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Added to GOOGL and FB – Buy
Added small amounts to existing positions today in GOOGL at 2,651, FB at 304.745. Here is my previous analysis/trades for all positions: Alphabet Inc A (GOOGL) – Buy Facebook Inc (FB) – Buy The post Added to GOOGL and FB – Buy appeared first on Champton.
BuzzFeed (BZFD) – Buy
I initiated a small speculative position in BuzzFeed. (BZFD) position today at $9.35. BuzzFeed is not within my top 15 holdings. Most people using social media know of BuzzFeed and have seen and clicked on their content or have seen their Tasty products in their local Walmart. I admit I’m not too familiar with their […]
Meta Platforms (FB) – Buy
I added more to my Meta Platforms, Inc. (FB) (formally Facebook Inc) position today at $305.996. Meta Platforms is still my 2nd largest holding. The recent downward pressure makes for a good opportunity to add more or initiate a position. Not much new to say that I haven’t mentioned in previous posts. Here is my […]
Beetlejuice at Essex Cinemas 2021
Essex Cinemas for showing Beetlejuice last night! It was great to see again. My dad took me to see it for my birthday back in 1998 when it was first released.
Added to Facebook Inc (FB) and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) – Buy
Last week, I added more to both my Facebook Inc (FB) position at $332.6915 and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) position at $3290.5248. Facebook is still my 2nd largest holding and Amazon is my largest holding. The recent downward pressure makes for a good opportunity to add more or initiate a positions in both of these. Reason for […]
Portable Campfire and Marshmallows at Leddy Beach
🏖️ Great time relaxing at Leddy Beach trying out my anniversary present… a Radiate Portable Campfire: The Original Go-Anywhere Campfire! 🔥 You just open the lid, light a few pieces of the paper pulp and you got in a fire within a minute. When done, you cover it with the lid to extinguish it and […]
Champlain Valley Fair 2021 – Rock of Ages – Def Leppard Tribute Band
Heavenly and I enjoyed the day at the Champlain Valley Fair last Saturday (9/4/2021). We started with some fries from the Lion’s Club. Went to see the Flying Cortez acrobats and the Racing Pigs. Then we went to see the exotic animals tent. After that we visited the exhibition center, saw Companion’s latest record setting […]
Amazon Plans to Open Large Retail Locations Akin to Department Stores – WSJ
Online shopping pioneer wants a larger retail presence to sell clothing and household items and facilitate exchanges Amazon.com Inc. plans to open several large physical retail locations in the U.S. that will operate akin to department stores, a step to help the tech company extend its reach in sales of clothing, household items, electronics and […]
Waterfront Sunset – Bikepath Walk – Burlington, Vermont
🚶🏿♀️🚶♂️ After the last few weeks of either really hot or wet weather we were able to enjoy a walk on the Burlington Bikepath to the Waterfront and enjoy the sunset on this comfy evening! The walk was almost 6 miles. A little humid still, but quite a bit cooler so overall generally comfortable for […]
Barishi at Burlington Record Plant – Burlington, Vermont
It was great to see a live show again! First one this year for us! Thanks to Barishi, Sachem, Neck Knife, Savage Hen and Burlington Record Plant for hosting the event!
New Google Chrome Exploit – Confirm Upgrade to Keep Safe
By Gordon Kelly July 17, 2021 In an official blog post, Google revealed that a new ‘zero-day’ exploit (CVE-2021-30563) has been discovered in Chrome and — like the previous attack — it follows an anonymous tip-off. Unlike the majority of security flaws, a zero-day classification means the exploit has been made public before the company could patch it. […]
Point Break Showing at Barge Canal Market – 30th Anniversary
Enjoyed watching Point Break outside last Saturday at Barge Canal Market. with Heavenly. Thanks for hosting! It was a great night for a movie. I didn’t realize it’s been 30 years since Point Break was released! Photo from event by Barge Canal Market:
Facebook Ads – Changes to Attribution and Audiences
Facebook has announced the following message which affects how we are able to track conversions for Facebook Ads clients: Changes to attribution settings Apple has announced changes with iOS 14 that will impact how we receive and process events from tools like the Facebook SDK and Facebook pixel.. In response to these changes, we have […]
Fix Gmail Email Download Issues After Gmail Server Issues
The Google server outage earlier this week caused issues with emails managed within Gmail. Some Gmail users have had issues with downloading email from their domain-based emails that are managed within their Gmail accounts. If you feel you are missing emails or you test send an email to yourself and don’t receive it, you may […]
MailPoet has been bought by WooCommerce/Automattic
Today MailPoet announced that they are joining WooCommerce which is also owned by Automattic, the firm behind WordPress. This should help strengthen the compatibility with future versions of WordPress and WooCommerce and help ensure that development of MailPoet continues indefinitely. Click here to read more including FAQs regarding the deal. Many of our clients use […]
Happy Pickle Day 2020! Checkout a Pickle-based Game
Happy Pickle Day! Checkout Vermont based pickle game made by my brother Richard Bird #NationalPickleDay #pickleday 🥒 Happy Pickle Day! Checkout Vermont based pickle game made by my brother Richard Bird #NationalPickleDay #pickleday Posted by Jeremy Ryan on Saturday, November 14, 2020
What form of advertising has worked best for you and given you the best return?
It depends on the business. Generally a combination of Facebook Ads, email marketing, and Google Ads has done well. If you do these well, good rankings in organic search or SEO will happen naturally. More specifically, if you are selling products with current demand, Google Shopping should be where you start. Then use Facebook Ads […]
Happy 20th Birthday Google Ads!
20 years ago this month Google Adwords was launched to help businesses get more exposure in search results. Before that, search engine optimization was the only way to appear at the top of the search results. Google Ads helped a new business appear at the top for a modest per click fee. At the time, […]
2020 Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Here is our pumpkin carving for 2020! Carved mostly with a steak knife.
Saw Tenet at Essex Cinemas – Great Film!
Heavenly and I saw Tenet at Essex Cinemas last weekend. Great film, a bit confusing at first, but it all makes sense in the end… keeps you engaged all the way through. A must see for any Nolan fan. Our first time back to the theaters since COVID. Very few people there for a Saturday […]
Facebook Inc (FB) – Buy
I added more to my Facebook Inc (FB) position today at $270.065. Facebook is still my 2nd largest holding. The recent downward pressure makes for a good opportunity to add more or initiate a position. Not much new to say that I haven’t mentioned in previous posts. Here is my previous analysis: Facebook Inc (FB) – […]
Community Bank System, Inc. (CBU) – Buy
Over the last couple weeks I reinitiated a position in Community Bank System, Inc (CBU) at an average price of $58.34. I had sold the position back in April of 2019 to raise cash. Community Bank System in currently our 13th largest position at this time. I had already recently added more on the COVID pullback […]
Community Bank System, Inc. (CBU) – Buy
Over the last couple weeks I reinitiated a position in Community Bank System, Inc (CBU) at an average price of $58.34. I had sold the position back in April of 2019 to raise cash. Community Bank System in currently our 13th largest position at this time. I had already recently added more on the COVID pullback […]