Media Notes Canonical Briefs

This years edition of the Cream City Nine has changed dramatically since the beginning of the season. The rookies took over and with the superb pickups at the trade deadline by Arnold, the General Manager, this team is one mixture of enormous maturity with veteran talent and a surprising array of rookies that have made their mark and frankly, driven the team with the excitement and speed of…

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Coming off of a winning major West Coast road trip, one in which they won 7 games against just 3 losses, the youthful Milwaukee Brewers are fast with minor league seasoning to take on the 2023 campaign. This season, Joey Wiemer usually plays right field. Big, strong and very fast, is batting .204 but is a thrill every time he is at bat because he swings like he’s going for the fences on every…

The ‘Dog Days Of August’ in baseball is not relegated to teams out of the running. Following the 2020 year of Covid, where players new and veteran alike, walked through a 60 game season in a breeze with the winds of pandemic everywhere. But not this year. This is a Big League season. This season, the younger players who are in their 1st, 2nd and/or 3rd year, are beginning to wilt. The flowers…

https://youtu.be/ltOge9h_Ffk For every kid who ever entered a baseball stadium, it becomes a treasured memory. It is usually the biggest thing one has ever seen or experienced at that time. And the moment you first get a glimpse of the grass, perfectly mowed and greener than green could be, your mouth curls into a smile and eyes light up as the entirety of that moment…that single moment opens up…

The Case For Electronic Balls & Strikes

On Saturday evening, way down South in the town Sherman set ablaze, one of baseball’s finest pitchers, Brandon Woodruff fired a strike on a 1-2 pitch, inside the pitching zone over the right side of the plate. The inning was done with runners on the bases, stranded again with the game tied 1-1. Astonishingly, CB Buckner, the guy in blue behind the plate called it a ball. The catcher, Pina, held…

December Was A Month To Remember In Cream City

Now we understand how the Milwaukee Brewers will attack the new 2021 season. What a December they had. While they did not take up the final year of The Great 8’s contract, they did sign Zach Green to a minor league deal. His credentials in 2020 totaled 16 plate appearances and picked up two hits. Then they jumped on Luke Maile from the Pirates. He didn’t play last year because of a fractured…

Facebook is Letting Some Users View Instagram Stories on Facebook

  It’s not just Facebook’s messaging tools that are slowly becoming more intertwined – this week, some users have reported seeing this notification in their Facebook feed:

The note, as you can see, explains that some users are now able to view Instagram Stories on Facebook, with the Instagram Story appearing within the Facebook Stories feed, though with an Instagram rainbow border around the…

Facebook Outlines New Measures to Protect the Integrity of the US Presidential Election

The US Presidential Election campaigns are gaining momentum, and the expectation is that it will be one of most divisive and volatile political battles in the nation’s history.

And already, there have been accusations of questionable tactics, and concerns around the use of misinformation in order to gain advantage. Questions have been raised around the voting process itself, the use of image…

Facebook Outlines New Measures to Protect the Integrity of the US Presidential Election

The US Presidential Election campaigns are gaining momentum, and the expectation is that it will be one of most divisive and volatile political battles in the nation’s history.

And already, there have been accusations of questionable tactics, and concerns around the use of misinformation in order to gain advantage. Questions have been raised around the voting process itself, the use of image…

Facebook Tests New Page Design Which De-Emphasizes Like Counts

Facebook is testing a new Page format in its app which is designed to put more emphasis on the essential Page details – and which also, interestingly, removes the option to Like a Page, with the focus instead shifted to ‘Following’.   The example below shows the current format (left) and the new format side-by-side. As you can see, the new layout includes a larger, central profile image, a short…

  Ads placed in Facebook news feeds account for almost three-quarters (74.3%) of total link clicks from Facebook ads targeted towards educators, per a new study [download page] from MDR. The report explores the optimum placement, platform and time for advertisers to get through to educators online.   When it comes to reaching educators, Facebook stands out as the platform with the highest…

6 FACEBOOK Ad Mistakes That Can Sink Your Marketing Budget (and How to Avoid Them)

For those clients who do not really understand FACEBOOK, here are some tips to keep in mind. Facebook ads can be a great promotional option, and can provide significant benefits, with respect to both increasing brand awareness and boosting sales. But not all Facebook ad campaigns are created equal.

Often, even a seemingly simple oversight can cause you to quickly burn through your Facebook ads…

FACEBOOK Adds Custom Audience Creation Options Based on Shopping Activity

  With Facebook and Instagram Shops on the way, Facebook has this week added some handy new Custom Audience creation options to align with increasing eCommerce activity.   As you can see in this screenshot, according to Andrew Hutchinson, Social Media Today 060120, now, in your Custom Audience options through FacebookAds Manager, there’s a new option to create a listing based on…