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USA TODAY Sports' Scott Gleeson counts down to the start of the season, breaking down the projected field of 68.
The first word: After a slow start in the first half of conference play last season, North Carolina found its groove once coach Roy Williams inserted P.J. Hairston as a starter and finally turned to a smaller lineup.
Hairston helped the team regroup with his explosive offensive play —scoring 29 points vs. Virginia and 28 points vs. Miami — and the Tar Heels finished the season with a 9-3 stretch.
Heading into 2013-14, the momentum seemed to be in UNC's favor.
FULL COUNTDOWN: Projecting the field of 68
Ironically, it's Hairston that has all but halted that momentum. At the start of the season, the Tar Heels will be playing without Reggie Bullock (who left for the NBA) and Hairston, whose status is in jeopardy after twice being cited by authorities in May and June while driving a rental car linked to a felon, raising the possibility of an NCAA rules violation for receiving improper benefits.
That means North Carolina will be playing without its top two perimeter threats from last season with a tough non-conference slate ahead that features NCAA tournament participants Belmont and Davidson along with December matchups against Michigan State and Kentucky.
Williams, who suspended Hairston this summer but allowed him to start practice with the team, said the sophomore guard will sit "games" and he expects a decision before UNC's season-opener.
"Well crap, the NCAA made a decision on (Texas A&M quarterback) Johnny Manziel in frickin' two days," Williams said via the Associated Press. "It's not all my choice kind of thing. I really don't believe I'll suspend him for half a game either."
RELATED: Second rental links UNC's P.J. Hairston to Haydn Thomas
This means Williams could surely scrap the smaller lineup recipe from last season and get back to his traditional style dictated by tall, athletic front lines. This means the offense will run through James Michael McAdoo (14.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg, who didn't quite have the All-American season many basketball minds projected last season but made great strides as a sophomore. Toss in top newcomers Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks and the Tar Heels have ample interior options.
Pressure will be high on the guard tandem of point guard Marcus Paige and senior wing Leslie McDonald early on with Hairston out and a learning curve on deck for freshmen guards. But this North Carolina team still will be a force, and if Hairston's back at the level he was late last season by the time conference play rolls around, the Tar Heels won't be a team to sleep on the ACC or NCAAs. UNC hasn't gone consecutive seasons without an Elite Eight appearance in Williams' 10 seasons. Despite all the early-season hiccups, it'd be foolish to forecast that trend to end this season.
2012-13 in review: 25-11 overall (12-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), lost to Kansas in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
Tournament projection: At-large bid, No. 3 seed.
Coach's corner: "I look around the locker room and see a bunch of kids that I've really enjoyed coaching through (early) practices. look around and see a bunch of kids that want to learn and want to get better. If they continue doing that, we'll be able to compete. ... don't try to determine what we're going to be in April here in October. ...I've only gone wacko one time in the first 12 practices and that's pretty close to a record for me." — Williams, now in his 11th season at North Carolina after coaching 15 seasons at Kansas.
STARTING FIVE: Top story lines for 2013-14
Star watch (froncourt): If McAdoo (14.4 ppg) struggled to score in the paint consistently last season but if makes another jump in his play, he could be an All-American. Hicks and Meeks were both McDonald's All-Americans and figure to make an immediate impact in the paint to complement McAdoo. Hicks, in particular, could be a serious star early on. At 6-8, he has outstanding length and quickness. A string of big men Brice Johnson (6-9) Joel James (6-10) and Desmond Hubert (6-10) didn't see that much more than 10 minutes a game last season but should earn much more time with a bigger lineup.
Star watch (backcourt): Paige (8.2 ppg, 4.6 apg was immediately thrust into the starting point guard role as a freshman and figures to provide more offense with a better shooting percentage after a year of maturity. McDonald (7.2 ppg) brings expereince to the team and his perimeter shooting could be needed early on. Luke Davis and J.P. Tokoto could both see increased roles this season, especially if Hairston most likely sitting out for multiple games. Nate Britt
X-Factor: Hairston. Much of UNC's aspirations hover around the 6-6 guard's return. He averaged 14.6 points per game and injected the Tar Heels with offensive life to fuel last season's late surge. Even more important than his return will be how his teammates dodge the scrutiny of the troubled star's offseason.
"We're pretty much moving past it," Paige said. "We're not even thinking about it anymore. He's with us, he's practicing with us, he's hanging with us, we're there for him."
Team strength/weakness: Rebounding has been UNC's calling card in previous seasons, although last season was a break from the usual. Instead, ballhawking and defensive pressure became more of a strength as the Tar Heels led the ACC in turnover percentage — forcing opponents into turnovers on 22% of their possessions. Rebounding figures to again be a strength after the Tar Heels ranked 14th nationally despite sporting a four-guard lineup.
Conference outlook: How many ACC teams make the NCAA tournament? After only shipping four teams last season in a down year, the conference could almost double that number this season. The educated guess is six or seven bids. Duke, Syracuse, North Carolina and Notre Dame should be locks. Virginia and Maryland should escape the bubble. But how good will Pittsburgh be with an inexperienced team? And can projected middle-of-the-pack teams Georgia Tech, Florida State and N.C. State take a big step? Time will tell, as the league could attain the country's top RPI for the first time since 2009. That'd be a big boost for borderline NCAA teams.
Tweet that speaks volume: A tutor resigned from his job at North Carolina because of his dissapointment over Roy Williams' handling of P.J. Hairston.
Highlight reel: Roy Williams and Carolina students teamed up to fight cancer. Williams donated $1,000 for every half-court shot made by selected students during the team's "Late Night with Roy" event along additional contributions for shots that hit the rim or backboard.
Basics: The University of North Carolina is located in Chapel Hill, N.C., and the Tar Heels play their home games in the Dean E. Smith Center, which opened in 1986 and seats 21,750.
Trivia: When Williams served as an assistant coach at UNC under Dean Smith (1978–1988), one his most notable achievements included being instrumental in recruiting Michael Jordan to become a Tar Heel.
About this post: Every weekday, one of the 68 teams in USA TODAY Sports' projected NCAA tournament field will be dissected. The final bracket will be revealed in November.
Glance at the dance: So far 58 teams have been selected to the USA TODAY Sports preseason NCAA tournament bracket. The seeding so far:
No. 16 seeds (Play-in games): No. 68 Robert Morris, No. 67 Charleston Southern, No. 66 Northwestern State, No. 65 Norfolk State,No. 64 Georgia State, No. 63 Boston U
No. 15 seeds: No. 62 Vermont, No. 61 Texas Southern, No. 60 Elon, No. 59 Manhattan
No.14 seeds (Play-in games): No. 58 Toledo, No. 57 Towson, No. 56 Florida Gulf Coast, No. 55 Weber State, No. 54 Long Beach State
No. 13 seeds: No. 53 Eastern Kentucky, No. 52 Wright State, No. 51 Denver, No. 50 New Mexico State
No. 12 seeds (Play-in games): No. 49 Louisiana Tech, No. 48 Boise State, No. 47 Indiana State, No. 46 Southern Methodist, No. 45 Arizona State.
No. 11 seeds: No. 44 San Diego State, No. 43 Maryland, No. 42 BYU, No. 41 Cincinnati.
No. 10 seeds: No. 40 LSU, No. 39 Iowa State, No. 38 Stanford, No. 37 UNLV.
No. 9 seeds: No. 36 Oregon, No. 35 La Salle, No. 34 Villanova, No. 33 Wisconsin.
No. 8 seeds: No. 32 St. John's, No. 31 Harvard, No. 30 Notre Dame, No. 29 Baylor.
No. 7 seeds: No. 28 UCLA, No. 27 Saint Louis, No. 26 Indiana, No. 25 Georgetown.
No. 6 seeds: No. 24 Virginia, No. 23 Iowa, No. 22 Gonzaga, No. 21 Colorado.
No. 5 seeds: No. 20 Tennessee, No. 19 Creighton, No. 18 Wichita State, No. 17 New Mexico.
No. 4 seeds: No. 16 Marquette, No. 15 Virginia Commonwealth, No. 14 Connecticut, No. 13 Memphis.
No. 3 seeds: No. 12 Ohio State, No. 11 North Carolina.
Scott Gleeson, a national college basketball writer/producer for USA TODAY Sports, is on Twitter @ScottMGleeson.
Contributing: The Associated Press.


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There's little doubt that Swansea would have opted for Premier League survival over Capital One Cup glory if given the choice at the start of the season.
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But with a top-half finish looking more likely than a relegation battle following an impressive start to the campaign, the south Wales club can now afford to target a trip to Wembley - and indeed silverware - much more seriously than they may ever have imagined.
Swansea won't view a last-eight clash against Championship high-flyers Middlesbrough as a banker by any means of course but the draw could certainly have been tougher and manager Michael Laudrup is clearly focused on helping them reaching a first major final.
The Dane, who led Getafe to the Copa del Rey final in 2008, said: "When you are a smaller club when do you ever get the chance to play for a trophy?
"Being in mid-table or avoiding relegation is great, but it is a special feeling to win a trophy and we can do it with a cup."
Swansea haven't previously reached the League Cup quarter-finals in their 100-year history but should still head into this clash at the Liberty Stadium in confident mood of going even further despite their thrilling 4-3 home defeat at home to Norwich on Saturday.
Prior to that, the eighth-placed Swans had gone six Premier League games unbeaten to get right back on track following a tricky five-match winless spell while Michu has been key to their success thanks to his recent goalscoring exploits - including a late brace to sink Arsenal earlier this month.
Another two goals against the Canaries took the Spaniard's tally to 13 in all competitions so if he's given a cup run-out on Wednesday night then he'll definitely give them an additional edge in their quest to see off Boro.
Even though it's even harder than usual to predict how a manager will select his side for cup competitions as we enter a busy festive period, Michu did start in the previous two rounds at Crawley and Liverpool so a bet on him in the goalscorer markets will interest several punters.
He's a short price to net anytime with sportingbet but we're going to throw a Swansea victory into the equation as well and back him to score in a home win.
Given the number of top-flight sides who have been knocked out so far, we're not dismissing Boro's chances with little thought.
However, Tony Mowbray himself admits promotion is the major prize for the club this season and the forthcoming run of league games will be crucial to their hopes.
He said: "Whilst it's nice to have a run in a cup competition, get the plaudits and potentially get to a semi-final, televised games and heighten the profile of your club, the bottom line come May is, if you don't finish in the top two or the top six, giving yourselves a chance, it's a wasted season.
"For the club, the ambition we have got is to try to get back there as quickly as we can."
This is not to say he'll pick a weakened team - he won't - but I just feel the Swans will have the greater desire to progress and in conjunction with other factors such as quality and home advantage, they should do enough.
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Leinster moved up to second position in the RaboDirect PRO12 after they battled past Ulster 19-6 at the RDS in Dublin on Saturday.
Leinster moved up to second in the PRO12 table after they battled past Ulster 19-6 at the RDS on Saturday.
Jordi Murphy's converted try and Jimmy Gopperth's penalty took Matt O'Connor's men into a 10-6 lead at the interval, while Paddy Jackson responded with two three-pointer for the visitors.
But it was the Dublin outfit which controlled the second half and three successive kicks from their fly-half sealed a vital win.
Despite their excellent European form, the hosts went into the game outside the PRO12 play-off positions in fifth with six wins from 10 games.
They immediately fell behind to their Irish rivals when Jackson kicked a penalty before Gopperth levelled matters with one of his own.
The match proved unsurprisingly tight throughout the opening period with bragging rights and a place in the top-four at stake.
It wasn't until the 34th minute when the next score was produced as Jackson was successful once again with the boot. However, with the half nearing its conclusion Ulster's Sean Doyle was sin-binned for a cynical infringement and the home side capitalised when Murphy touched down.
Leinster started the second period as they ended the first – on the front foot – and Gopperth extended their lead to seven points with half-an-hour remaining.
Although the Belfast-based outfit had fleeting moments of inspiration, mistakes often prevented them from creating concerted pressure. And with the hosts' fly-half punishing any Ulster indiscretion, they quickly found themselves 19-6 down thanks to successive penalties from the Kiwi.
The visitors put pressure on the home team's rearguard towards the end of the match but they couldn't find the decisive try which would secure a losing bonus-point.
The scorers:
For Leinster:
Try: Murphy
Con: Gopperth
Pen: Gopperth 4
For Ulster:
Pen: Jackson 2
Leinster: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Dave Kearney, 13 Brendan Macken, 12 Noel Reid, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Jimmy Gopperth, 9 Isaac Boss, 8 Jordi Murphy, 7 Sean O'Brien, 6 Rhys Ruddock, 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 Leo Cullen, 3 Martin Moore, 2 Aaron Dundon, 1 Michael Bent.
Replacements: 16 James Tracy, 17 Mike Ross, 18 Jack O'Connell, 19 Tom Denton, 20 Dominic Ryan, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Darragh Fanning.
Ulster: 15 Ricky Andrew, 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Luke Marshall, 11 Craig Gilroy, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Paul Marshall, 8 Roger Wilson, 7 Sean Doyle, 6 Robbie Diack, 5 Dan Tuohy, 4 Lewis Stevenson, 3 Declan Fitzpatrick, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Callum Black.
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Tom Court, 18 Nicky Lutton, 19 Neil McComb, 20 Mike McComish, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Jared Payne, 23 Michael Allen.
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Fitzgibbon, Eddie Hagan-O'Connell (both Ireland)
Citing Commissioner: Eugene Ryan (Ireland)
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London Welsh will face Bath for the first time ever in league history on Sunday at the Kassam Stadium.
London Welsh will face Bath for the first time ever in league history on Sunday at the Kassam Stadium.
Welsh head coach Lyn Jones makes seven changes to his side. Tom Arscott returns to the side from injury at full-back with Tom Voyce moving to the wing.
There's a change in the centres with Gavin Henson partnering Sonny Parker, while Gordon Ross takes over the number ten jersey and Nick Runciman starts at scrum-half.
There are two changes in the forwards. Tom Bristow starts at loosehead in place of Franck Montanella and Lee Beach comes into the side at number eight for Alfie To'oala.
Welsh take to the field on Sunday with five former Bath players in their starting XV – Nick Scott, Tom Voyce, Paulica Ion, Martin Purdy and captain Jonathan Mills – plus another on the bench in Billy Moss.
The history between the two sides goes back to 1897/98, although they have never before faced each other in the league. They did famously meet in the 1985 John Player Cup final at Twickenham, a game which Bath won.
Meanwhile, Matt Banahan will make his first appearance since the second round of the Premiership on Sunday as he returns to the Bath starting line-up.
Banahan comes into the outside centre shirt, partnering Ben Williams. Tom Biggs and Kyle Eastmond continue on the wings, with Nick Abendanon at full-back. Stephen Donald and Michael Claassens also continue their half-back partnership.
Anthony Perenise starts at tighthead in place of David Wilson, scrumming down with Lee Mears and Paul James in the front row.
Dominic Day and Dave Attwood combine in the engine room once more. In the back row, injuries to Carl Fearns and Francois Louw see Club captain Stuart Hooper start on the blindside flank, with Will Skuse making his first Premiership start on the openside. Ben Skirving continues at the back of the scrum.
Head Coach Gary Gold has no doubt that Sunday's game will be another tough challenge for Bath, despite recording a 40-31 victory over London Welsh in pre-season.
"I don't think you can really read much into the pre-season result, this will be a very different game. They're a good group of players, are well coached and have a great attitude to work hard for each other – I've been impressed by what they've done this season.
Form:London Welsh have recorded three successive reversals in Aviva Premiership Rugby, since their 29- 19 victory at Sale in round four. Bath have won four of their last five matches in all competitions, but have won just once away from home in the Premiership since February: 24-23 at Worcester on 1 September. The two clubs have not played a competitive match since The Exiles visited The Rec on 14 February 1987 for a John Player Cup 4th round tie, which Bath won 30-4. London Welsh's most recent victory over Bath in a competitive match was 28-18 in February 1979 at Old Deer Park in a first round cup tie.
The teams:
London Welsh: 15 Tom Arscott, 14 Nick Scott, 13 Sonny Parker, 12. Gavin Henson, 11 Tom Voyce, 10 Gordon Ross, 9 Nick Runciman, 8 Lee Beach, 7 Michael Hills, 6 Jonathan Mills (c), 5 Matt Corker, 4 Martin Purdy, 3 Paulica Ion, 2 Neil Briggs, 1 Tom Bristow.
Replacements:16. Dan George, 17. Bill Moss, 18. Arthur Joly, 19. Adam Brown, 20. Mike Denbee, 21. Tyson Keats, 22. Seb Jewell, 23. James Lewis.
Bath: 15 Nick Abendanon, 14 Kyle Eastmond, 13 Matt Banahan, 12 Ben Williams, 11 Tom Biggs, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Michael Claassens, 8 Ben Skirving, 7 Will Skuse, 6 Stuart Hooper (c), 5 Dave Attwood, 4 Dominic Day, 3 Anthony Perenise, 2 Lee Mears, 1 Paul James
Replacements: 16 Brett Sharman, 17 Charlie Beech, 18 Kane Palma-Newport, 19 Will Spencer, 20 Guy Mercer, 21 Mark McMillan, 22 Sam Vesty, 23 Horacio Agulla.
Date: Sunday, November 4
Venue: Kassam Stadium
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
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The Mighty Oil, according to EA Sports
Jonathan Willis
August 13 2008 02:11PM
The greatest indicator of an NHL player's ability has just been released, and it shows troubling news for the Oilers. I'm not talking about hockey pool guides, or the NHL awards show, or even discussing each player on an individual level with the GMs of all thirty teams. No, I'm looking at rankings that really matter—the ones found on EA Sports' NHL 09 (thanks to Greg Wyshynski for finding these).
It becomes immediately apparent that the Oilers have some areas of concern:
Sam Gagner
Clearly, Gagner isn't looking to build upon his stunning rookie season. We've looked at specific areas of his game to see where problems will come from:
Offensive awareness: 75 (tied with Smid, Pisani and Brodziak) Passing: 78 (just ahead of Brodziak and Staios) Wrist-shot accuracy: 70 (tied with Brodziak, Moreau, Pisani, Souray and Gilbert)
Clearly, Gagner isn't interested in having an offensive game. If only he were more offensively aware! Fortunately, he's working on one area of the game where this team is also in trouble: faceoffs.
With the departures of Jarret Stoll and Marty Reasoner, fans knew that this team could have trouble winning draws. The news is even worse than that. Here are key Oilers faceoff men, ranked by ability:
Horcoff: 77 Gagner: 77 Penner: 75 Brodziak: 70
Clearly, Shawn Horcoff's injury was worse than we thought, destroying his faceoff game.
There are, however, some reasons for cheer:
Gilbert Brulé
OilersNation favourite Gilbert Brulé has had an awesome off-season, at least, according to the drunk squirrels at EA Sports. He ranks ahead of Sam Gagner in all areas of the game, with the only exceptions being faceoffs and defensive awareness. Fortunately, Gagner's been working on turning into Kris Draper, so he should be able to help minimize Brulé's defensive shortcomings.
Oh, and don't worry about Brulé's headspace—he plays an offensively aware (85), and disciplined (82) yet aggressive (84) game; clearly showing that he's got it all figured out. And you thought his one goal last season meant that he would have trouble offensively.
Ever worry about the Oilers' lack of a legitimate enforcer? Worry no longer. Between heavyweights Strudwick (88), Moreau (88), Souray (86), Staios (85) and Cole (85), the team has toughness covered. And if that weren't enough, Zach Stortini is both an elite fighter (92) and hitter (88).
In all seriousness, though, EA Sports puts out a decent hockey video game, even if they clearly just flip coins to decide how good players are in certain areas (Steve Staios—most poised Oiler, etc.). Still, the next time that somebody tells you that the Oilers should trade for Ruslan Fedotenko since he'll score 40 goals if he plays with Hemsky like he did in his video game, you won't have to feel bad when you ruthlessly mock him.
I read the same stats earlier today and Ganger was the most immediate thing that stood out as just bass ackword. No matter though, I'm playing the be a pro mode almost exclusively I'm thinking, so I can let the REAL on ice product speak for the Oilers organization and it's players while I carve out my own dynesty.
Do the ratings people at EA actually watch the fucking games? Jesus Christ.
If EA can put out an NHL game for PS3 that doesn't crash in between periods or lose save points I'll be happy enough.
Oilers just won the cup for me in NHL 07 with the addition of Zach Parise.
So what you're saying is NHL 2K9 then?
Nilsson overall 84 Cogliano overall 84 Gagner overall 75
Nilsson overall 84 Cogliano overall 84 Gagner overall 75
No, the first number is actually offensive awareness; these rankings don't have an overall rating.
So what you're saying is NHL 2K9 then?
As a long-suffering Wii owner, that's my only answer, really; not only is there no NHL 09 for the Wii, but not even NHL 09 For Dummies All-Play. Hopefully the motion controls don't suck ass.
"For Dummies" was supposed to be struck out. Silly comment box.
This article confirms it. You have officially sucked the tank dry of anything even remotely interesting. Starved as I am for the season to begin this kind of mind numbing discussion is over the top boring.
Gotta agree. Yuch!!!
This article confirms it. You have officially sucked the tank dry of anything even remotely interesting. Starved as I am for the season to begin this kind of mind numbing discussion is over the top boring.
Oh, I don't know; I've always found the NHL franchise rankings to be interesting.
If that's not your taste, there's the Brule article, an article on possible targets in Tampa Bay on my site (http://coppernblue.blogspot.com/) and Lowetide's conitnuing series on reasonable expectations up at his site (http://lowetide.blogspot.com/)
I'm surprised you're diggin' up EA Sports trivia while ignoring this blockbuster story...
August 13 2008, 08:20PM
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Judicial Settlement Conferences and Staff Mediation
Roselle Wissler
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Dispute Resolution Magazine, Vol. 17, p. 18, 2011
The present Article summarizes the findings of an empirical study that provides a rare look at lawyers' views of judicial settlement conferences and court staff mediation, based on their experience with the procedures in federal court. Lawyers have more concerns about settlement conferences with judges assigned to the case than about settlement conferences with other judges, but see few differences in benefits between the two. Staff mediation is far less likely to raise concerns than judicial settlement conferences, and presents a mixed picture with regard to its relative benefits. Lawyers' strong overall preference for staff mediation suggests that when they consider all dimensions, lawyers assign greater importance to their concerns about judicial settlement conferences and to the benefits that staff mediators offer than to the benefits judges provide. Given the paramount importance of judicial impartiality, avoidance of the appearance of impropriety, and non-coercion of settlements in promoting public confidence in the procedures courts provide, the empirical research to date raises concerns about judges routinely conducting settlement conferences in cases assigned to them for trial.
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Keywords: Judicial Settlement Conference, Mediation, Empirical Research
Date posted: October 29, 2011
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Insights from the Marketo Summit
I have just returned from the Marketo Marketing Summit in San Francisco this week where I joined 7,000 other registered attendees from what I believe is now one of the premier B2B (and B2C) marketing events of the year. In the opening keynote by Phil Fernandez and throughout the conference, Marketo made mention of their study with The Economist where marketers ranked their top three priorities, which were. Blog Content Demand Generation Strategy Marketo Marketo Summit people process technology It's All About The Customer – And Marketing Must Respond.
Marketo Adds Custom Objects. It's a Big Deal. Trust Me.
Customer Experience Matrix
My first question when Marketo announced its new mobile app connector this week wasn't, "What cool new things can marketers do?" But one of Marketo's biggest technical weaknesses has always been an inflexible data model. Sure enough, when I finally connected with Marketo SVP Products and Engineering Steve Sloan, he revealed that the mobile data is being managed through a new custom objects capability – one that Marketo didn't announce prominently because they felt Marketing Nation attendees wouldn't be interested. Well, maybe a little.)
Marketo Conference: Is Predictive Modeling The Future of Marketing Automation?
Customer Experience Matrix
Marketo held its annual Marketing Nation Summit this week, hosting 4,000+ clients and partners. The event seemed relatively subdued for Marketo – I didn't spot one costumed character – but the over-all atmosphere was positive. The company made two major product announcements, expanding the reach of Marketo campaigns into mobile apps and display ad retargeting. Those struck me as strategically valuable, helping to secure Marketo's place at the center of its users' customer management infrastructure. By that standard, predictive analytics is still far from overcrowded.
Marketo Conference: Small Changes, Big Picture
Customer Experience Matrix
Marketo wrapped up its three day Marketing Nation conference yesterday, having once more displayed its own marketing prowess by attracting national media attention (see here and here ) with an appearance by Hillary Clinton. But it''s Acxiom, not Marketo, doing the hard part of matching advertising audiences with identified individuals. My main reaction was, what's new? Fair enough.
B2B Marketing Trends for 2016
social media, data analytics and adwords; and companies such as Marketo and Hubspot. B2B Marketing. processes are fundamentally changing. The first generation of digital natives expects to be able to complete most of their selection process. through their own research, without talking to sales—until late in the journey. They expect content to be relevant, easy to find, and mobile- friendly.
9 Ideas (and 1 Big Lesson) from the Marketo Social Marketing Roadshow
The Point
Last week I attended (and was a presenter at) the Seattle edition of Marketo's 2012 Social Marketing Rockstar Tour , a roving conference/seminar series being held this summer in cities nationwide. Marketo bills the event as an opportunity to hear, learn, and share advice on B2B social media marketing strategy. The real opportunity is with the friends and networks of those contacts.
ANNUITAS Named Finalist for Marketo Revvie Award
ANNUITAS Named Finalist for Marketo Revvie Award. ANNUITAS ®, a demand generation strategy and change management firm, has been named a finalist for a Marketo Revvie Award in the Digital Services Partner of the Year Category. Presented by Marketo, the leading marketing software and solutions provider, the Revvie Awards program recognizes companies that effectively use Marketo to attract and engage customers. Marketo users will vote on finalists and the winners will be announced at the Marketo Marketing Nation Summit 2016 in May.
Happy 10th Birthday, Marketo!
Modern B2B Marketing
Author: Sanjay Dholakia Ten years ago this month, Phil Fernandez, David Morandi, and Jon Miller founded Marketo with one idea: to create a new kind of enterprise software company, one dedicated solely to the needs and mission of today's marketing professional. Thank you for helping Marketo make the last decade so special. Here's to the next 10! Modern Marketing b2b Consumer
Marketo Goes to College
Modern B2B Marketing
Today, Marketo announced that they're standing up for the next generation of marketers. Partnering with Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business , Marketo will be helping to prepare undergrads for this new world of marketing. Students will also have access to Marketo's customer engagement platform to complete their assignments, and to practice the techniques they learn.
B2B Marketing Trends for 2016
social media, data analytics and adwords; and companies such as Marketo and Hubspot. B2B Marketing. processes are fundamentally changing. The first generation of digital natives expects to be able to complete most of their selection process. through their own research, without talking to sales—until late in the journey. They expect content to be relevant, easy to find, and mobile- friendly.
Marketo Summit 2015: Focusing on Yourself, Focusing on Your Team
I was reminded today of my own story of professional growth and development. I ran into an old acquaintance at the Marketo Summit here in San Francisco, and as we were catching up on our old CEO I mentioned how much I will always appreciate the fact that he invested in training and professional development for me, as it was that training which really empowered me to grow and mature as a marketer.
Marketo's Engagement Engine Simplifies Complex Marketing Automation Campaigns
Customer Experience Matrix
But the good folks at Marketo have taken a step in that direction with their latest enhancement, which they call an "engagement program". The system will go through the content in this order during each execution (which Marketo calls a "cast"), and send each person the first item they have not already received. This is something Marketo might want to reconsider.
Doing More Together: Facebook and Marketo Drive Marketing Success
Modern B2B Marketing
Marketo is happy to be one of the partners contributing to this vision through our integrations with Facebook that connect the dots between seemingly disparate activities, digitally and offline. For instance, Marketo's integration with Facebook's Offline Conversions API allows marketers to connect "offline" conversions, an event not measured by Facebook (e.g.
Marketo Announces Japan Expansion
Modern B2B Marketing
And in our short history, it sure seems like people want Marketo. First, we heard customers in the UK asking for our technology; in 2011 we took the international plunge and hung the first global Marketo shingle up in Dublin. Needless to say, that shift plays right into Marketo's hands. Read the full press release on Marketo's Japanese expansion here.
B2B Marketing Trends for 2016
social media, data analytics and adwords; and companies such as Marketo and Hubspot. B2B Marketing. processes are fundamentally changing. The first generation of digital natives expects to be able to complete most of their selection process. through their own research, without talking to sales—until late in the journey. They expect content to be relevant, easy to find, and mobile- friendly.
Marketo Summit 2013 #MUS13 Insiders Guide
B2B Lead Blog
The Marketo User Summit in San Francisco has expanded from the original 2 days to 3 days plus and the event is so jam-packed that it's important to have a game plan to get the most out of it. Sunday April 7 – If you are a super-nerd like me, you may have signed up for the inaugural Marketo Individual Certification Exam. Plus, you are out of the office and no distractions.
Join Infer at Marketo Summit 2016
Marketo Summit is upon us yet again, and we're geared up for a fantastic week of networking, learning, and connecting with thousands of data-driven marketers about the power that predictive can have on their businesses. The post Join Infer at Marketo Summit 2016 appeared first on Infer: Predictive Lead Scoring for Sales & Marketing. Optimizing marketing campaign efficacy.
What Tomorrow's Marketers should Watch for at Marketo Summit 2016
Thousands of attendees are eagerly anticipating a trip to Vegas for Marketo Summit 2016. What this Year's Marketo Summit Means For Marketing Technology. Going along with this year's Marketo Summit theme we wanted to explore the firmographics of the sponsors and exhibitors to get a glimpse of where the future of marketing technology is heading. click to view larger).
Meet SalesPredict at Marketo Marketing Nation Summit & SiriusDecisions 2016 Summit
Doesn't have quite the same ring to it, but team SalesPredict is excited to be participating in two important industry events next month: Marketo's Marketing Nation Summit and SiriusDecisions 2016 Summit. Marketo Marketing Nation Summit | Booth #821 May 9-12, 2016 | MGM Grand | Las Vegas, NV | #MKTGnation. April showers bring May.marketing conferences? Will we see you there?
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The Point
B2B Marketing Lead Management Lead Nurturing Marketing Automation Uncategorized hubspot marketing automation best practices marketing automation software marketing automation survey marketing automation tips marketo Marketo agency Marketo consultant Marketo partner pardotAre most B2B companies getting maximum value from their investment in marketing automation?
Infer Scores Now Available in Marketo Sales Insights
We're excited to share that Infer Scores are now integrated with Marketo Sales Insights to give more reps visibility into their best-fit prospects so they can close deals faster. Once Infer is configured with your Marketo instance, any administrator can edit the standard setup for Sales Insights. How to Use Infer Scores in Marketo Sales Insights. Click the Sales Insight option.
Marketo Tells How to Use Social Media for Lead Generation
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I often cite marketing automation vendor Marketo as a shining example of a company that gives away great information as a way to promote its business. Marketo recently contacted several B2B social media marketing pros to get their tips on how to generate leads with social platforms. B2B Content Marketing Social Media Marketo They report encouraging results.
Raab Report: Act-On, Eloqua, Pardot, and Marketo Vie to Lead in Mid-Size B2B Marketing Automation Segment
Customer Experience Matrix
The leaders quadrant in this sector is quite crowded, with Act-On , Eloqua , Pardot , and Marketo all jostling for position. Act-On, Pardot, and Genius specialize in smaller companies than Marketo or Silverpop, which in turn serve generally smaller clients than Eloqua or Neolane. Today I'll present the third and (mercifully?) They have one to fifteen marketing automation users.
[Infographic] The Marketo(er's) Guide to SXSW
Modern B2B Marketing
This year, Marketo is going big. We are hosting 10+ sessions featuring marketing thought leaders from organizations like My Fitness Pal, The Economist, Kaiser Permanente, Mashable, and of course, Marketo! And to learn more about what Marketo has in store for SXSW check out our microsite. Author: Dayna Rothman We can't wait for SXSW! View the infographic in a new window here.
Marketo Raises Another $50 Million: Where Does the Money Go?
Customer Experience Matrix
Marketo this morning announced a new $50 million funding round, almost exactly one year to the day after raising $25 million in November 2010. All this new information begs for an update of the analysis of Marketo's finances that I prepared last year. I won't go into the same details, but the key figures for 2010 and 2011 are: This is good news, in that Marketo has managed to increase the all-important Revenue per Client figure. Remember that Marketo said it has $70 million cash on hand? marketo funding marketing automation industryThere's some truth to that.
Texts From Marketo: Starting Our Story From Page 1
Modern B2B Marketing
At Marketo, we recently decided to restart our social storytelling and are going back to page 1 of our social storybook—without any jargon. We realize that some people may not know what we mean when we say that Marketo is the "best in class engagement marketing platform". Texts From Marketo. Author: Shanna Cook I'm not reinventing social, I'm just going back to page 1.
Marketo Spark Targets Small Business Marketing Automation
Customer Experience Matrix
Marketo today announced the launch of Spark , a new brand aimed at small and mid-size business. Functionally, Spark is pretty much identical to the standard Marketo system. Most of these aren't of interest to small business, and several involve additional charges even for Marketo's regular packages. Spark starts at $750 per month with no annual contract, compared with Marketo's $2,000 per month minimum and annual contract for its full-featured Professional Edition. Whether Marketo actually makes any money at this price is questionable.
Prepare for 2015 with Marketo's Marketing Predictions
Modern B2B Marketing
To answer this question, we caught up with Marketo's internal thought leaders to hear about the changes they anticipate in the coming year and how they think marketers can prepare. Download the Marketing Predictions slide deck and jumpstart your 2015 preparations: Marketo's 2015 Marketing Predictions from Marketo. Instead, the marketer will drive the relationship.
Engagement is Everywhere: Marketo's Spring 2015 Product Release
Modern B2B Marketing
For the first time, we are making it possible for marketers to engage their customers on any channel–-email, web, social media, digital advertising, and more—all from Marketo. Here's a look at our new products, unveiled today at the Marketo Marketing Nation™ Summit : Marketo Mobile Engagement : With over 7.2 It's time to finally break down these silos.
Introducing Marketo's Email Lookbook for Spring/Summer 2014
Modern B2B Marketing
Introducing Marketo's Email Lookbook for Spring/Summer 2014 was posted at Marketo Marketing Blog - Best Practices and Thought Leadership. | [link]. Author: Dayna Rothman A really good email is often the difference between a click-through and a direct route into the spam folder. That's why we have compiled a collection of our favorite emails for our Spring/Summer 2014 Email Lookbook.
You've Set Up Marketo And Salesforce -- Now What? Why You Still Need Attribution
But even if you've set up a great marketing automation platform like Marketo and a solid CRM system like Salesforce, there's still work to be done. While it's a step in the right direction, "it doesn't then connect the dots back into Marketo or Salesforce.com for that true 360-[degree] view of the customer.". Marketo) and the CRM (e.g. What content did they view or download?
Marketo Email Campaign Keeps It Short & Sweet
The Point
A client confessed recently that one of the reasons his company had selected Marketo as a marketing automation provider was because he was so impressed by their marketing. Quite apart from the merits of their technology, Marketo does indeed have a reputation for (to borrow a time-worn phrase): eating their own dog food. Is this an email design to make art directors swoon? To wit: 1.
We Should Be Asking: "Why Didn't Marketo Raise More?"
It's All About Revenue
When I heard word of Marketo's $50 million round, my immediate response was, "Good for them; better for the industry," predictable though it may sound. fully expect this round – which, according to industry observers, brings Marketo's total raise to $107 million – to brighten the spotlight that's already shining on marketing automation and related categories like revenue performance management. When it comes to Marketo's funding, the question most observers will ask is: Why did they need to raise $50 million just one year after securing $25 million?
Marketo Data Tells Us: Which Channel Wins More, Faster
Modern B2B Marketing
So in this fourth blog in the Marketo Institute series, we're going to look at the next two channel pipeline metrics: win rate and velocity. This image shows win rate across all channels (all Marketo customers). This image shows velocity across all channels (all Marketo customers). The Happy Marketing-to-Sales Handoff. Sales: "Those leads were garbage.". The Need for Speed.
We've Partnered with Marketo to Accelerate Your Account-Based Marketing Initiatives
Sales Intelligence View
Today we're excited to announce that we've expanded our partnership Marketo to help companies jump-start their ABM initiatives. InsideView is one of a few select Marketo ABM launch partners that will team up to bring ABM solutions to the market. Market Intelligence ABM ABM acceleration ABM tips account based marketing insideview partnership marketo abm marketo partnership sales and marketing alignmentReady to launch an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy, but not sure where to start? With […].
Marketo Announces Revvie Award Recipients — InsideView Takes Two Home
Sales Intelligence View
Today, Marketo announced the winners of a variety of Revvie Awards that will be presented at The Marketing Nation Summit next week in San Francisco. Each of the awards aims to highlight a partner that uses Marketo […]. Conferences Marketing #MktgNation14 insideview marketing marketo Marketo Marketing Nation Summit While we can't speak for the other award winners, we're thrilled to have won for both of the categories we submitted.
The Economist & Marketo: Figuring Out The Next Era of Marketing
Modern B2B Marketing
To help provide a few guideposts, Marketo and the Economist Intelligence Unit have teamed up to see if we can jointly help marketers everywhere navigate this new era. We have talked to some of the brightest minds in marketing around the globe, surveying marketers at companies of all sizes and shapes. Author: Sanjay Dholakia "What a long, strange trip it has been…". Well, maybe a little.
Marketo Data Tells Us: Which Type of Emails Have the Highest Conversion Rates?
Modern B2B Marketing
Introducing Marketo Institute. Marketo Institute was started in 2014 by Marketo Co-founder Jon Miller. His vision was to gather data across all Marketo customers and provide marketers with fact-based insights and data-driven best practices to help them succeed in an ever-changing digital world. This scene often feels too familiar: You: Yes! Your Boss: Is that good?
Top 10 Marketing Automation Mistakes
The Point
For example, Marketo users might see links that reference something that looks like: mkto-af53353.com.) It's well documented that, of the companies who invest in marketing automation, many fail to achieve maximum return from that investment, or even utilize marketing automation technology to its full capacity. Not having a larger strategy/plan for how you plan to use the platform.


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'clickndrag' has been renamed to 'planes'. Check out planes on pygame.org.
Mouse-sensitive sprites. Hierarchical windows. Drag and drop. All with one new class. No messing with your main loop.
The clickndrag module introduces the "Plane" class which extends PyGame's "Surface" functionality, offering a hierarchy of mouse-sensitive, draggable Surfaces that can be used as sprites, windows, icons or other interactive elements.
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Removed OK button and callback from gui.OptionList to be able to embed it in more complex dialogs. Added gui.OptionSelector as a drop-in replacement. Simplified cursor rendering in gui.TextBox, which is done in gui.TextBox.redraw() now, no longer messing with gui.TextBox.text. Changed Plane.remove_all() to actually call Plane.remove() for all current subplanes. gui.Container now also shrinks horizontally when a subplane is removed. Added 'insert_after' argument to Plane.sub(), making it possible to render related subplanes without others inbetween. Plane.sync() uses the offset between Plane centers instead of Plane toplefts now, avoiding alignment problems with dynamic Planes as gui.OutlinedText. gui.OutlinedText now saves and restores the center of OutlinedText.rect upon a text change. Fixed default background color setting in various places. Added wrapping at newlines to gui.OkBox. Several fixes to be compatible with Python 2.6 distutils. Added clickndrag.VERSION, which is now read in setup.py. Documentation update.
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Dr. Yong-Chool HA is Professor of International Relations at Seoul National University and has served as a visiting professor at both the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and University of California-Berkeley. His research focuses on comparative studies between the Soviet Union, South Korea, Japan, and Prussia during the late industrial period, while he teaches comparative politics of Russia and Korea. Dr. Ha is currently writing a book on the social consequences of state-led industrialization, comparing the four countries mentioned above. His publications include: Economic Reforms in Socialist Countries, co-edited with S. Gomulka and Caeone Kim (1990), The Origins and Development of South Korea's Northern Policy (2003), and The Dynamics of Strong State (2006). Dr. Ha received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California-Berkeley.
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Russian Nonproliferation Policy and the Korean Peninsula
January 25, 2007
Authored by Dr. Yong-Chool Ha, Dr. Beom-Shik Shin.
Efforts to resolve the threat posed to Northeast Asia's security by North Korea's nuclear proliferation through six-party negotiations are proceeding with great difficulty. As in any multilateral process, a major problem is understanding the goals and perspectives of each of the participants.


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F-Area Reactor Site Cleaned Up
Washington Closure Hanford announces the complete cleanup of the F Area, the first site to seal up the reactor and all of the associated buildings and waste sites.
A couple dozen Hanford Employees gathered for the announcement Wednesday morning in the F Area.
Six other reactors have been sealed up, but this is the first time a whole area has been totally cleared.
Matt McCormick, Manager of the U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, said this is a significant milestone, and a step in the right direction in returning the area to its previous state.
"This is what it looked like before Hanford was here," McCormick said. "That's what we're really focused on is restoring and returning this area...to conserve and preserve those natural and cultural resources that are crucial here in the northwest."
The only building left standing on the two-square mile site is the actual reactor, which will likely remain in the spot for the next 90 years as the reactor decays.
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It's still the summertime doldrums here at the Nation. With little news expected in the next few weeks before things heat up prior to the season starting articles involve projections, speculation, rumours and British people bombing down hills after a wheel of cheese.
And today we present an article on the new trash button and what it means to society. If you want an article about EV/60 or something else substantiative keep on truckin soldier. If you want to know why we created a trash button that will probably lead to fist fights in the comments section for all eternity read on.
This is an article about the business of the Nation and nothing more. You have been warned.
Back in 2011 the Nation Network signed a landmark advertising partnership with Post Media and OilersNation.com. Under the terms of this agreement the Edmonton Journal sold OilersNation advertising inventory along with it's own EJ inventory to companies all over Northern Alberta and beyond. They are far and away the industry leaders of monetizing news sites so it made perfect sense to try and make something work.
It was a negotiation that dwarfed the Treaty of Versailles in it's complexity, term of negotiation and number of soldiers in attendance. But we got a deal done and it worked pretty darn well.
Until the lockout.
The 2013 lockout was an absolute bitch for any business involved with Professional Hockey to any degree. Bars and restaurants lost money. People who sold hockey apparel lost their shirts* both literally and figuritively. Media folks tasked with covering the NHL sat about twiddling their thumbs and cursing their luck.
And here at the Nation we took it right in the beans. Not so much in terms of traffic - somehow that remained miraculously steady. But more in terms of trying to build our revenues which in turn allows us to continue to lead the league in bloggers under payroll.
We can't count the number of times we heard potential advertisers say "I really like what you guys have to offer here but I want nothing to do with the NHL at all during the lockout. Frankly they can go (words deleted to protect the children.)"
And so we struggled along. We did a wage rollback across the board but didn't let any writers go. We scrambled and sold off organs to fund the burn until the season came back and then we waited for our advertising partnership to start ramping up again.
In our subsequent chats with the EJ they made the very rational observation. "The local market for hockey related advertising is still in the doldrums. We will continue to do our best to move units for you guys but it is going to take some time for things to recover."
"Time for things to recover?" That's all very well and good for a publicly traded media congolomerate with private planes, private executive washrooms and DVDs of Howard Stern's "Private Parts" on every table in the building. But for the Nation Network - a double dog dare turned into a blog turned into a beer - we have no such luxuries.
And so we took the massive gamble of ending our advertising partnership with Post Media back on June 1. That is kind of like quitting your job in Green energy investments to do hockey blogging and other internet jiggery and throwing your entire future down the toilet.**
We rolled the dice and undertook the very risky play to sell our own advertising in house and set about looking for a sales executive. In the meantime your ol' pal Wanye and Co set about selling advertising ourselves and hitting the mean streets of Edmonton advertising proposals in hand.
What makes us think we can do a better job than a building full of sales professionals at Post Media? Passion we suppose. Passion and determination and a lack of brains. While we combed the internets, retained head hunters and offered everyone wearing a suit within 100 miles an interview we were able to land 5 new advertisers and kickstart growth again.
We are very grateful to these advertisers for their support.
You may have noticed that we now have a "negative props" or a trash button on the site now allowing everyone to give the big ol thumbs down to any comment they see fit. This was something we long held off on doing for fear that it will turn into a 24/7 flame war with everyone trashing everyone and calling for permanent bans on the biggest offenders.
Yet "branding a trash button" remained on our list of things we could do to run cool advertising campaigns for advertisers. So one day we sat down and made a list of commercial waste disposal companies we could approach with the idea and got to steppin.
And amazingly the first company we approached thought it was a great idea. The guys over at Construction Waste Disposal saw the value of the concept straight away. "As a company that operates commercial trash bins there are few opportunities to brand ourselves in a memorable way to Albertans. The idea of a trash button - people trashing something and seeing the CWD logo afterwards - is a hilarious idea and reinforces the connection between our company and trash. It's our business and we take it very seriously. Will this campaign result in more awareness for our company and more revenue down the road? Only time will tell. We are thrilled to give it a shot."
The 2013-14 NHL season approaches and it is a make it or break it time for the Nation Network. Coming off a lost season that saw more money lost than Blockbuster Video in its final years we are fully in control of our own destiny. We have finally found the Sales Executive to take us to the next level and he starts on Tuesday. NationHQ is ramping up on the back end with Kent Wilson, Thom Drance and Jon Willis leading the way and getting our content ready to be the top of the pops in the coming season.
We have some deals on the table to add some amazing writers to the other sites and some opportunties in radio and podcasting are back on the table. We are finalizing a deal to buy a website and nearly double our traffic overall. And who knows you may even hear your ol' pal Wanye chitty chatting away in our squeaky pre-pubescent voice in the near future.
Anything and everything will get a good look in our quest to make the Nation into a powerhouse business. This means 100 writers under contract, 100 million pageviews a year and $200k to Edmonton charities annually. Rather than allowing things to recover naturally we are going all in and publicly stating our goals on a website that now gives people the ability to trash what we are saying and will remember our words for all eternity.
We can't overstate how much appreciate everyone reading our sites, buying our gear and paying 1% attention to our ads.
We here at the Nation Network are ready to go.
**See Gretz, Wanye circa 2009.
Love the trash button, but think you got the name wrong...
From here on in let the trash button be known as the "DSF" button...
Glad to see you guys made it through the lockout. I was really worried about that.
Also, I'm somewhat surprised you don't ad Trash/Props buttons to the articles themselves.
August 02 2013, 01:00PM
The boys over at CWD want to say thanks to ON for allowing a lowly garbage company to be welcomed into the ON family with such open arms. We can't wait to TRASH IT up ourselves.
Long live trash.
August 01 2013, 10:41PM
This FIST is for you Sir Wanye Von Gretz
First of all, thanks for having one of the best blogs in Edmonton, and all the work that you do. But honestly, I can't say I'm a fan of the negative props button. Before it was implemented, I thought it would be a good idea, but after seeing the results, with about 95% of comments receiving more 'trash' than 'props', I personally think it could do more harm than good to the website.
I completely respect and understand the choice, and doing it for revenue and advertising opportunities is a good reason, but from another perspective, it could really affect how readers view the website.
While the idea of negative props is a good one, people who automatically trash a comment seems to already be becoming a problem. I'm not sure if it's because they do it for their own amusement, because their own comment got trashed, or simply because they think any opinion except their own is garbage, but the fact of the matter is, it is consistently happening. I don't know if it will change in the days and weeks to come, but early signs show the odds are against it.
For me, the main problem is that people comment to get their opinion out there, and naturally want to get a positive reaction. However, seeing people trash everything may make people hesitant about putting their opinion out there, or saying something controversial. It discourages intelligent debate and discussion, which for me is one of the main reasons I visit the site on a regular basis.
Now, I know I'm just one reader, with one opinion, and if I'm in the vast minority, I know this single opinion won't change anything. I completely understand wanting to do what you think is best for the website. But I just wanted to share my opinion, that the 'trash' option makes me less likely to visit the site and comment.
August 01 2013, 10:46PM
It takes some courage to stand back and admit that what you are doing just isn't allowing you to reach the full potential of your original idea.
To paraphrase... behind every great fortune is at least one great gamble.
Good luck to you.
Can we trash the Flames????
Love the trash button but why on earth do we have a thumbs up instead of a fist up?
I really can appreciate what you are saying. Who doesn't want to engage in scintillating debate without being subject to derision? Still, I have to trash your comment and suggest you grow thicker skin.
It's actually the complete opposite for me! Before the 'trash' button, people used to comment to debate points, which created interesting conversations. Now all they do (it seems) is trash the comment, without stating why they disagree with it. I have no problem with people disagreeing with what I say, and the possibility of getting trashed to hell won't deter me from commenting, but all I was saying is it might intimidate new potential commenters, and discourage intelligent conversation and debate like this website had before, which does lower my interest in visiting the site and commenting. Only time will tell, I hope I'm wrong, because this is a great website!
please let me be fist trashed!
August 01 2013, 10:43PM
Well, it takes a lot of hutzpah to your goals, dreams, and assorted other personal things out in the public forum. Nothing like having it all out there for your success to be judged by strangers.
Good on you. ON is my most visited website on a per-day basis with the exception of possibly Google.
By the way, does the owner of this website know that there's a someone writing this garbage on here? This Wanye guy outta be fired!*
*Get it out of the way early in this comment section.
Since we're a bit off the usual topic, let's talk about advertising.
I've got nothing against T&A, but I like to keep it off my mobile devices and certainly don't want it at work. The old tilted-kilt banner (that was there *forever*) crossed the line for work, so I adblocked it. A week or so ago I started getting occasional porn pop-ups from this site (and no other) on my android tablet, so I finally installed an adblocker on it too. You guys need ad revenue and I respect that. However, please keep an eye on your ad providers because some of us view this site in environments where sports are okay but jiggling silicone isn't. You can't make money off your ads if everyone is blocking them!
Good luck to ON and CWD.
August 01 2013, 10:45PM
Also, speaking of advertising:
Why do you keep trying to sell me lightsabers?
Now the question is:
Which stats guy will come up with a Corsi, Fenwick, etc type stat to quantify the difference between trashes and props?
for canucks army they should have it called the Riot It! button instead of trash.
August 01 2013, 11:58PM
From the headline I thought you were talking about us having Linus Omark's rights
What this site needed was a way to be negative AND anonymous! Like a basement dwelling unemployed general studies major.
Kudos! And Eat SH!T.
August 01 2013, 11:08PM
Chris Pronger AND Sheldon Souray
You still need link to add links so that we can effortlesslesly repost and forward links for all of these life changjng articles to our buddies. I can't believe that you haven't leveraged the power of social media and the crowd yet. I can sound all smartish drinking beers after beer league hockey by quoting Mr. Wanye or LT or JW or TD but my googly eyed Dman isn't going to remember what I told him tomorrow so he'll mss out on a great afternoon at work of pretending to work. Add link buttons or email or Facebook buttons and with one click and adding an email address I, we, all of us can tell the world. Who knows, if we invite enuf citizens to come and join the Nation maybe Wanye manor will become reality and DSF may find love.
Can't wait to see how many trashes some if the more infamous posters will get. Can we bring back New Age System for a while?
August 02 2013, 06:05AM
Princess Diana
August 03 2013, 09:28AM
I can trash AND props a single comment?!? Wow that's hilariously stupid! This is going to be a gong show!!
Great marketing idea though! Well done Nation Network, well done.
August 02 2013, 10:55AM
In the hopes of making this thread even more trashtacular, I would like to say, "eat sh!t Oilers," and, "GO FLAMES."
Thank you and goodnight.
@Young Oil
Totally. I've been a fan of this site for years but in the last 6 or so months it has got a little to troll friendly for my liking. This new trash button, while a good idea, seems to exacerbate the problem.
You're right though, this is a good site for (somewhat) intelligent conversation about The Oilers so I hope we all keep the site classy.
This isn't about having thin skin and not being able to take criticism. Most people here are pretty awesome. I just don't want this site to turn into the TSN comment section where nothing intelligent seems to happen.
August 02 2013, 01:13PM
We try to remain on top of commenting as much as possible, but it can be a 24-hour, 7-day a week job sometimes. If you have any specific concerns at any time, feel free to email me and we'll look into it.
August 02 2013, 12:59AM
How many ON readers read the readable readings of this blog on their Iphone? For me, I double tap to zoom in on the text and all adds are blocked out. Maybe it would be good for the site (aka good for potential advertisers) if you threw in a small, tasteful banner add (similar to the one at the end of each article) in between paragraphs every once in a while, just to augment exposure and provide a new option for advertisers.
Because iphone's zoom option blocks out the side adds, I had to stop and think for a bit when I first started reading this article, because I totally forgot OilersNation even had adds. Just a thought.
Oh, and Wayne, if you're looking to hire a marketing genius (aka struggling science student) I'm all yours.
Also now you totally need to find either a boat "prop" store or a movie "prop" store to sponsor the prop button. AMIRITE AMIRITE???
Peter Pocklington.
August 02 2013, 12:34AM
@Young Oil
I really can appreciate what you are saying. Who doesn't want to engage in scintillating debate without being subject to derision? Still, I have to trash your comment and suggest you grow thicker skin.
August 02 2013, 03:42AM
People are trashing every comment to an excessive degree because the button is brand new, idiot. Not because they actually disagree with what people are saying. Give it 3 more articles and then complain about people trashing too many comments.
Hey, Marketing....Genius!??!
Uh, aren't you "marketing" yourself here? And doing a mighty fine job of it, you genius, you! Though, the fact that you're "struggling" doesn't exactly cast an image of success, I'm quite sure Wanye will be convinced, nevertheless.
Guess you already know, then, that a big part of marketing is the ability to create an emotional connection with your target demographic.
And I can think of no better way to do it than to grind some innocent, well-meaning prick into the ground, can't you?
I mean, that last "idiot" sure must have been some sort of dolt for not realizing that people were pushing the trash button because it's a novelty. In fact, they should be degraded for lack of intelligence! That would be a masterful piece of marketing, wouldn't it? Yeah, insult the clients, keep 'em comin' back, and fill your pockets beyond belief. Great strategy, but then, you're a genius, so I guess we should have expected it.
August 02 2013, 01:39PM
Any honest feedback is always appreciated. Or, mean, negative, unfair feedback is fine too, as long as it is directed exclusively at Wanye.
When I saw the headline I thought this article might be about the potential trade of Linus Omark.....
August 02 2013, 01:01AM
@Young Oil
People are trashing every comment to an excessive degree because the button is brand new, idiot. Not because they actually disagree with what people are saying. Give it 3 more articles and then complain about people trashing too many comments.
Has everyone forgotten about Dany Heatley?
August 02 2013, 01:27AM
Nobody here knows hockey except me and DSF.
Let the games begin
Leave Bobo alone. He was probably out wandering around all night. He'll make more sense once he gets a few hours of sleep.
August 02 2013, 01:46PM
While I miss the Enders of yesteryear and am nostalgic for the way things used to be when there weren't that many of us posting, by the same toke I'm happy that the site has grown into the success that it is.
It took real stones for these guys to evolve this into the place that it is and if the downside to their success is having a few more trolls online then so be it. Whenever a site gets bigger the level of discourse goes downhill to some extent. It is inevitable.
Just remember the good days and when you see someone trolling then trash the ever loving hell out of them.
August 01 2013, 11:22PM
You still need link to add links so that we can effortlesslesly repost and forward links for all of these life changjng articles to our buddies. I can't believe that you haven't leveraged the power of social media and the crowd yet. I can sound all smartish drinking beers after beer league hockey by quoting Mr. Wanye or LT or JW or TD but my googly eyed Dman isn't going to remember what I told him tomorrow so he'll mss out on a great afternoon at work of pretending to work. Add link buttons or email or Facebook buttons and with one click and adding an email address I, we, all of us can tell the world. Who knows, if we invite enuf citizens to come and join the Nation maybe Wanye manor will become reality and DSF may find love.
There's FB and twitter (and even G+) buttons at the bottom of each article.
Maybe I should make them big like the TRASH IT button.
Haha, the google ads that came up for me in the banner were NHL stats and Plastic Trash Cans.
August 02 2013, 03:32AM
... so much trash !
August 02 2013, 09:46AM
*picks up end table and throws it through the TV*
August 02 2013, 11:31AM
Somewhat unrelated (and unwarranted, since I'm an evil Flames fan) but you're an awesome dude, Wayne. I mean that in the most sexually intimate way possible.
August 02 2013, 05:47AM
Love the Trash button
You good sir are a genius*
trash nicely now kids
*Thats what she said
August 02 2013, 08:07AM
This site is nothing short of inspiring!
August 02 2013, 08:40AM
Let the trashing and hurt feelings begin!
August 02 2013, 02:05PM
What a creative idea in micro-advertising.
Beware the trolls that will try to get as many Trashes as possible as a twisted badge of honour.
August 02 2013, 07:25AM
I still want a hoodie.
Also I want some random Twitter person to recognize ME the next time Wanye and I hang out late at night at an Oodle Noodle.
Baby steps trouty. Baby steps.
August 02 2013, 08:12AM
If you're serious about being a powerhouse let's see the Nationgear flow, godammit! Enough of this leaving us hanging like heroin junkies for a dang hoodie or YAKCITY tee!
no comment
August 02 2013, 08:24AM
Long time lurker (stalker too) on this site. Love the idea, glad it keeps u alfoat, it's going to be easier to recognize a dsf article as it will have 300 thumbs down after it and not 300 replies (wasting all our time...which actually is why I visit the site...)
What ideas for a thumbs up button? Smilling steve tambi? Kruger Motivational Speaking Company? a thumb amputee holding up his fist*?
*I just copyrighted that idea, so obtain, please forward oilersnation hoodie to me down at the trailer park.


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From the very first day of law school, students learn about the law through the lens of litigated cases and through the eyes of a lawyer in the role of advocate – a lawyer that is supposed to argue for a particular position or a cause. However, lawyers serve crucial roles that do not focus on making arguments or "winning," but on planning, advising, and counseling their clients on a wide variety of matters, such as risk assessment, avoidance of potential legal problems, and the resolution of disputes without resorting to litigation. This is true for many different types of lawyer, but especially for the transactional lawyer who negotiates and drafts contracts. This article explains how to design a transactional drafting course that introduces students to the role of lawyer as counselor, and provides suggestions for introducing students to the role of lawyer as counselor in all of their first year required courses, without the need for abandoning the use of appellate cases.
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