Riley Banks's Blog, page 15

Blogging takes a lot – creating awesome content , designing , moderating comments , commenting on other blogs, guest posting , … And social media is just a part of it. There are over 200 social sites (at least according to Wikipedia ), but does this…
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There is no doubt that it’s winter time here in New York City! For the last couple of weeks we have had plenty of snow, wind, fog, rain and hail. Even when it’s cold, raining or freezing temperatures, I’m out there with my camera. Please enjoy a few…
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Great  SEO   Whether you’re promoting an idea, a product, or a service, it’s essential for your website to feature great SEO content that captivates your audience. Well-written, properly optimised articles and blog posts will not…
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Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) leaves Grey’s Anatomy after ten remarkable seasons. Saying goodbye is “Oh” so bittersweet… ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy is a nighttime soap opera with all the suspense and excitement that is expected from a top rated drama. However after ten seasons of the same old, we beg to know if any of the […]
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In memory of those who gave their lives to give us freedom – Lest we forget This is an article I wrote many years ago on Anzac Day – in fact, it was one of the first articles I ever had published as a journalist. Given that today, Australians and New Zealanders everywhere remember our […]
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  Next time you turn on your tap or light, spare a thought for those who live in Australia’s harsh Outback.   It’s dark and you want the light on.  You flick the switch.  Hey presto – light.  Or – if it doesn’t switch on, you are a tad frustrated.  It means one of several […]
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Should Hobart allow a cable car up Mt Wellington? As a recent arrival to Tasmania (as opposed to a true, generational local), I am quite new to The Great Tasmanian Cable Car Debate – a debate that has been raging for 108 years! I kid you not. For more than a century, locals have been arguing and fighting […]
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It’s Easter, a season people around the world celebrate in a variety of ways. Here are just a couple of the ways people celebrate Easter: USA: In America, as the Protestant values of hard work and the Catholic family values evolve and merge with a more secular reality of 21st Century life, there is more of a personal […]
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