You Are More Likely to Survive a Plane Crash than Click a Banner Ad

How annoying are banner ads? You know, those ubiquitous advertisements that drop down in your face when you open most news sites? The worst are the ones that expand when you scroll over them, forcing you to click on them no matter how hard to try to avoid it. If you hate banner ads as much as we do, you are not alone: most people do not click on them. Solve Media, an advertising consulting company, has discovered how much more likely you are to do even the most statistically unlikely of things than click on one of these intrusive advertisements, Business Insider reports.

For example, “you are 31.25 times more likely to win a prize in the Mega Millions than you are to click on a banner ad.”

Not only that, “you are 87.8 times more likely to apply to Harvard and get in…

112.50 times more likely to sign up for and complete NAVY SEAL training…

279.64 times more likely to climb Mount Everest…

and 475.28 times more likely to survive a plane crash than you are to click on a banner ad.

” It’s unclear how they figured this out, or if the methodology is all that sound, but we’re going to hazard a guess that people hate banner ads enough to enjoy the numbers anyway.

The Atlantic Wire

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Stricter Offensive Bumper Sticker Laws in Tennessee

Starting Friday, Tennessee drivers caught with obscene or patently offensive bumper stickers, window signs or other markings on their vehicle visible to other drivers face an automatic $50 fine.

The law also includes movies other drivers can see playing inside of vehicles, including adult films.

Tennessee code 55-8-187 had allowed judges to decide on a fine from $2 to $50 based on their opinion.

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Fire Department Rescues Kitten with Leaf Blower

We had a small kitten that fell and got trapped in a small pipe at the fire station and we used a leaf blower to blow it out of the pipe from the other side of the building….. No kittens were harmed in the making of this video ….

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The Podcasting Church

I know a lot of folks in the ministry read this blog, and I know a lot of those folks are engaged in all sorts of social media; so when one of my readers wrote a book about the church and podcasting, I thought I’d make a post about it.

In The Podcasting Church, author, Paul Clifford, an early adapter to podcasting, clearly explains the art and technology of podcasting in such a way both the non-technical and tech-savvy will walk away feeling equipped and envisioned. Clifford understands the challenges churches face keeping up with modern technology and seeks to not just explain the how of podcasting, but also brings a renewed vision to use technology to present the Gospel in non-traditional mediums.
The Podcasting Church helps church leaders think through the benefits and costs of starting various types of podcasts. Leaving nothing to guesswork, he walks through every aspect of planning, recording, editing, and promotion. Clifford also suggests creative ways churches can use podcasting to communicate to their congregation, local community, and beyond.

So who’s the author?

Paul Clifford started the “Tech, No Babel” podcast in July 2005 as a way to share his tech knowledge with other churches to help them more effectively spread the Gospel. The skills he learned from the early days helped him advance his podcast and the online ministry at his church, Quest Community Church in Lexington, Ky. He is currently the Frankfort Campus Video Team Leader at Quest Community Church, where he has served since 2000.

Paul’s greatest passion is to see people have better lives and eternities. He loves using his technology gifts toward that end and encouraging others to do the same. Paul owns Trinity Digital Media, LLC, helping churches advance the kingdom through technology. Paul resides in Nichloa

You can buy Paul’s book here: www.podcastingchurch.com

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