I'm always amazed at the power music and video have over us all. As I was home nursing a sick "tummy" yesterday, I had the opportunity to watch some shows I ordinarily would have clicked right by.
I'm no diehard country music fan, but Reba McEntire has a voice that is just out of this world and to see her paired with Kelly Clarkson's bluesy/edgy voice courtesy of CMT's Crossroads show was an experience I won't soon forget.
As a mom and an advocate for children in the foster court system of Lubbock County, this is ONE powerful song, with a powerful message (based on Clarkson's early family life as I found out on Wikipedia).
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One of the coolest things we do here in the C&M Web Development office is track the hits to our site [we use Google Analytics--very cool and FREE].
We are constantly measuring and evaluating visitor behavior...tweaking this...moving that...to enhance the visitor experience and maximize the depth of each visit. It also gives us a little "pat on the back" when we put something out there that is really popular.
Some things like Low Rider Bikes and the Snow Video [I'll save this story for another time!] are like the Eveready Bunny...they just keep going and going...who knows why? Gretchen brought it to my attention this morning that we have experienced a SURGE in views of our May 2007 Commencement video featuring our new Chess Diva, Susan Polgar, thanks to a posting on chessbase.com.
