E-commerce Update

Well, the Amazon Tag Cloud has been sitting over there for a few days now, and I'm already bored looking at it. And based on the reports, apparently the rest of you are as well. In fact, most of you are using RSS readers, and can't even bask in the digital glow of the Amazonian recommendations. So, that little experiment has officially run its course, and will disappear "real soon now".

On the other hand, the tip jar icon turns out to be a useful way to let people buy Totally Scorched, the complete CD collection of the original Scorched Earth. So, I've created a new PayPal button, which does exactly that - $20 and a shipping address gets you a secure and easy way to buy Scorch. If you've been waiting, and didn't want to send a check, now's your chance to own a piece of gaming history. Try out the button below, and if you have any problems, let me know.

I want to get Totally Scorched! for $20

Or you could, you know, download the game off the web for free. Either way, right?

(I'll update the official site once I've got the kinks worked out of this button).

Welcome to my Blog

One nice thing about having a blog is that you can do pretty much whatever you want with it - as long as you aren't trying to make a living off it, you don't need to get too hung up on how often you post, whether you're rambling, or how much traffic you get.

I've been pondering posting more, with a corresponding increase in the randomness of what I post about... (I know, hard to believe that's possible). If past trends bear relevance, this little experiment should last until about Christmas, when I can finally open the nifty new Rock Band game, and start my own virtual band.

So, what's on my head as I ponder my blog? According to Google Analytics, this blog has had about 243 visits over the last month, which doesn't include any RSS syndication, just people visiting the page directly. The average user spends a whopping 90 seconds on my blog before seeking greener pastures (I bet I've lost most of you by now...)

Something I've also found fascinating about blogs, is the fact that some people actually make money from their blogs. Some people disparage those people making money as selling out, or being inauthentic. To those people, I say... how about spending a little money at Amazon this Black Friday? (Yes, that's an affiliate link.) In fact, I stuck an Amazon tag cloud widget over to the right - it's fascinating to see what comes up. As I write this, it's busy selling Zunes and Cookbooks. The former, I suppose, because I've talking about them on occasion (although not generally favorably, alas), and the latter no doubt because of my fondness for cocoa. If I get bored of the widget it will come down - I doubt it will make me any money, but I certainly won't complain if it does.

And here's one other tidbit to experiment with... if you find my writing entertaining, and you want to drop a dime in the hat, feel free to use this spiffy little PayPal widget: