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KIFI And KIDK Handily Beat Out The Post Register In Online News

Posted by Joe Eagle

September 3, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the newsletter or RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The world is turning more and more to the internet for delivery of news media - and Radio, newspapers, and print media are feeling the crunch. So much so that many of them have started [...]

Idaho State Fair

Posted by Joe Eagle

August 31, 2008

It’s time again for the Eastern Idaho State Fair! The food, rides, displays, venders, carnival games, petting zoo, 4H, the list of to see’s and to do’s are almost endless. Depending on your age group and interests, you may be interested in different events, but I thought someone out there might be interested in a [...]

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McCain’s Pick: This could be the one…

Posted by Open Mind

August 29, 2008

So, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is emerging as the possible VEEP candidate for McCain. While I’m a Romney supporter, I like the Dark Horse approach. She’s young, attractive, smart, and — perhaps very importantly in this campaign — a woman. Looking over her record, I think she’s a candidate that conservatives could get behind, courting [...]

A New Name For IdahoFallz.com

Posted by Joe Eagle

June 28, 2008

IdahoFallz.com has a great history. I have been looking for ways to continue to improve the site and I have some big ideas that are in the works.
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IdahoFallz.com - New Ownership Information (it’s about TIME!)

Posted by Joe Eagle

April 28, 2008

O.K., here it is, finally - Information on the sale and new owner of idahofallz.com.
Some months ago I was researching some information on the internet, and I came across a website dedicated to discussion in our home town of Idaho Falls. I was very impressed with the some of [...]

Local News Station KPVI Stole My Work

Posted by Joe Vandal

April 2, 2008

This morning I discovered that our local NBC news affiliate KPVI published a news story on their website, and the graphic they used was stolen from my website, the IdahoFallz.com blog. You can see clearly from the attached images that they used my “IFPD” picture taken of an IFPD truck, originally published on IdahoFallz.com as [...]

Celebrating Two Years Online in Idaho Falls

Posted by Joe Vandal

October 18, 2007

It has been two years today that IdahoFallz.com has been active online.
It has been a wild ride, and mostly enjoyable. Despite some folks’ misgivings about anonymous online chat, I think the majority of discussions have been honest without going too far overboard. It turned out that many people value a forum where they can [...]

Open for User Access Again

Posted by Joe Vandal

September 11, 2007

My long online nightmare is over, IdahoFallz.com users can once again access the backend system for writing article drafts and modifying their profile information.
A security hole was identified many months ago that forced me to demote all users to where they could not even create article drafts. It involved a core problem with the [...]

SiteMeter-SpecificClick Cookie Discovery Prompts Cancellations and Cleanups

Posted by Joe Vandal

August 2, 2007

While creating another unrelated website, I considered if I wanted to use the SiteMeter service for tracking visits and visitor statistics. I had not considered the question for a long time, and so I Googled “sitemeter sucks”, a strategy I use to find criticism of a product or service.
Apparently SiteMeter is now serving third-party [...]

August 1, 2007 State of the City Blog

Posted by Joe Vandal

August 1, 2007

July 2007 was our twenty-second operational month, and we earned an all time high of 19,536 visitors! All you visitors and participants are awesome. We now have 551 articles, which have generated 7,915 comments.
A couple articles were submitted in July via the new EZ Article Submission Form, which does not require any registration. I hope [...]

July 1, 2007 State of the City Blog

Posted by Joe Vandal

July 1, 2007

June 2007 was our twenty-first operational month, and we earned over 18,400 visitors! At this point, a lot of IFz traffic is from search-engines, so IFz traffic counts will probably hover around the 18-20k mark for a few months. All you visitors and participants are awesome. We now have 536 articles, which have generated 6,947 [...]

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How would you change IdahoFallz.com?

Posted by Joe Vandal

June 1, 2007

Changes are afoot everywhere this summer.

I am also open to fresh ideas about how to improve IdahoFallz.com, so I open this discussion thread here to anyone with improvement suggestions.
Feel free to discuss policies, visuals, where information is located, and especially new features you would like to see.
Besides giving fresh ideas on what to change, [...]

Idaho Falls Live Chat

Last Message 37 minutes ago

Guest_007 : Best of luck to nemesis, but I'm sure she'll be back after a short hiatus. On a lighter note, looks to be a great Friday!!
Guest_007 : Some have come back under different identities and others resume under their same names. I think it's good for everyone to take a break from time to time if only to get out of the "circle of doom" that is political talk.
Guest_007 : We've all voiced our opinion and at times felt like leaving, which some of us have. However, being the fun site it is we (& those that have previously left) always find our way back.
Guest_3902 : Maybe this site is experiencing major overhaul. Either way, it's too bad the posters I enjoy reading, agree or not, have left.
Guest_3902 : I have seen some of the most even-tempered, thoughtful and respectful users leave, and the "dead weight" someone referred to stay here and get in everyone's faces constantly.
Guest_3902 : I suppose you would be disappointed in a person who left a bad relationship too. Sometimes we leave in life what isn't healthy or productive. Comparing it to toys is not even in the same ballpark.
Guest 3333 : I see nothing wrong with strong opinions. At least the people are not namby pamby. We can't always roll over and not let our opinion be known.
Joe Eagle : I do agree with Nemisis that there has been very heavy and heated in the political discussions area recently - but I have to remind myself the elections are just around the corner.
Joe Eagle : I think Nemesis was tired of all the political talk. We have some very strong opinions on this site (which I love) and some great debates. Some enjoy the debates, others dont.
boomer : Why not save it until after the election? If you all want to change some minds, get out of the house and hit the street. Go get someone registered.
boomer : Time for the politickin' to stop for a while. We can all bicker forever, but no one is changing opinions.
Guest_1592 : I don't think that's it at all. S/he posted in the McCain's pick thread, and I think s/he's just tired of all the nonense and it's not making her/him happy any longer. I respect her/his decision to do what's best for her/himself. And if being here isn't it, then it's the right choice to move on.
Guest 3333 : I for one was very disappointed in (notice I said in, not about) Nemesis when she quit. It was almost like "I'm going to take my toys and go home since you won't play my way". She has threatened to quit once before but changed her mind
Guest_1592 : Sad to see Nemesis go. Seems like this site has the same problem as some businesses ...... all the good ones leave and only the "dead weight" sticks around. Ah, well. Nemesis you will be missed by many.
Joe Eagle : All in all, I very much respect Roger Plothow for staying in touch with us here on IdahoFallsToday. com - and in touch with the community at large.
Joe Eagle : Maybe some ideas from some IF residents here could help them figure out how they could make it work.
Joe Eagle : I suggested if he cant change his model, that he at least address with users here as to why they can't make it work.
Joe Eagle : He said one reason for the lack of unique visitors to the PR website was because they charge for visitors.
Joe Eagle : I received an email from Roger Plothow about the Post Register article. He doesn't want it published, and I'll very much respect that.
Guest_7000 : Star Trek....cool!
Guest_1776 : Live Long and Prosper
Guest_1776 : This is Nemesis, signing out of the chatbox, too. Thanks for all the nice chats, everyone! Hopefully you all find what it is makes you happy. Since this site does not make me happy, I will go now. (And maybe that will make some of you very happy, so hey, it's a win/win situation).
Guest_hambone : And talk about assuming, i wasn't even talking about you, & it appears neither was 7791 when they said "some people". paranoid much 4603?
Guest_hambone : it wasn't an assumption, it was an opinion. Clearly two different things.
Guest_4603 : Nice try though, ham. You know what they say about assuming and pointing fingers.
Guest_4603 : Never voted dem a day in my life.
Guest_007 : hambone? what r we making pea soup here? LOL ooops
Guest_hambone : dont sweat it 7791. the liberals on this site are just naturally miserable and arent happy unless they have somebody or something to complain about. they clearly have no life. IMHO
Guest_4603 : Yeah, uh-huh. Good discussion going on the Palin thread.
Guest_7791 : have a nice day.
Guest_4603 : Oh brother. I'm not picking comments apart, only the over-used phrase of "ditto" on this site. You may also want to apply your last sentence to yourself today....
Guest_7791 : obviously it bothers you I didn't say "you", I said some people. But it you feel the need to pick apart peoples comments or the way they write then something is wrong.
Guest_4603 : Did I say it was under my skin? It's clearly a matter of opinion, what's great for you isn't right for me, and vice versa.
Guest_7791 : Well it's better than the "you go girl"s and the "I agree with you because" it's shorter and people get the gist of what youre saying. I find it odd how the littlest things can get under some peoples skin. Those type of people should probably take a break from their online world and get out a bit more.
Guest_4603 : Actually, I recall babs used it a lot first, then others started picking it up. I personally would rather hear "I agree with you because..." then add their own thoughts. I could "ditto" all day and not have a thing to say myself.
Guest_007 : ditto 7791! funny how people have nothing better to do than put down others.
Guest_7791 : Obviously nobody followed the post where Bundy suggested using "ditto" instead of constantly praising other posters needlessly. I think it's a good idea. Why don't we stick to the topic instead of peoples writing skills or lack thereof? There are quite a few of you who use multiple aliases on this site, not to say that 007 & GH are, just saying.
Guest_4603 : Ditto - ditto - ditto - ugh, doesn't anyone think of Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore when it's used over and over on this site? Remember "Ghost"? I'm not that old am I?
Guest_823 : GH and 007 you two (or one?) are so tiresome and predictable
Guest_7791 : marcus...you so crazy
easterner : facepalm! LOVE IT! LOL!! ha ha I couldn't resist, either. . .
Marcus : Oh no...we can't have this turning into another candid thread. Candid will go down in history as a FACEPALM comment week. «link»
Guest_007 : Ditto, LOL! (sorry, couldn't pass it up) Later GH
Guest_House : I agree. The topic is now offically dead. It's going to turn into more name calling and petty arguing like the candid post did. but that's how the liberals play when they've got nothing solid to work with. Have a good one 007.
Guest_007 : it's ashame that she's trying to turn the "this could be the one" thread into another Candid post by attacking posters instead of the topic. I guess that's what happens when they've got nothing left to work with.
Guest_0000 : I guess we were watching two different speeches. All I heard was positive talk coming from Palin.
Guest_1549 : I didn't hear anything positive in Palin's speech. Everybody can complain and that is all she did-bad mouth the opposing team.
Guest_007 : I know, I saw that!! But I guess it's better than being called a "call center boy". LOLOLOLOLOL (oops, sorry, forgot you don't like to "LOL")
Guest_0000 : the queen of sock puppeting is complaing about sock puppeting 007, that's funny!
Guest_007 : What an awesome speech by Palin last night!! (looks like 2438 was blown away by it too)
Guest_2438 : Surprise. A hypocrite Republican.
Guest_2438 : McCain was against Palin before he was for her. Palin was against the federal government before she was for it.
Guest_2438 : Palin managed to leave Wasilla $22 million in debt, though it was debt free when she got it. A perfect replacement for President Bush.
Guest_2438 : In the nationally televised speech, she stood by McCain and said, "I've championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress.
Guest_2438 : When Palin spoke after McCain introduced her as his running mate at a rally in Ohio last week, she made fun of earmarking.
Guest_2438 : Wasilla had received few if any earmarks before Palin became mayor. She actively sought federal funds -- a campaign that began to pay off only after she hired a lobbyist with close ties to Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
Guest_2438 : McCain also criticized $450,000 set aside for an agricultural processing facility in Wasilla that was requested during Palin's tenure as mayor and cleared Congress soon after she left office in 2002.
Guest_2438 : In 2001, McCain's list of spending that had been approved without the normal budget scrutiny included a $500,000 earmark for a public transportation project in Wasilla. The Arizona senator targeted $1 million in a 2002 spending bill for an emergency communications center in town -- one that local law enforcement has said is redundant and creates confusion.
Guest_2438 : records show that Palin -- first as mayor of Wasilla and recently as governor of Alaska -- was far from shy about pursuing tens of millions in earmarks for her town, her region and her state.
Guest_2438 : Three times in recent years, McCain's catalogs of "objectionable " spending have included earmarks for this small Alaska town, requested by its mayor at the time -- Sarah Palin.
Guest_2438 : McCain had criticized earmarks from Palin «link»
Guest_1179 : Funny, Guest-Casper - about the extinguisher.
Guest_2692 : they are all a bunch of losers
Guest_2692 : so did any Republicans talk about any actual firm plans or was it all school yard taunts again? (like the Democrats did last week)
Guest_Casper : Get an extinguisher! Save him!
Guest_3936 : Huckabee is on fire! great speech
Guest_3936 : Ok politics aside and regardless of skin color, I gotta say on average, the democrats are better dancers
Guest_3936 : Romney's speach picked it up a little
Guest_3936 : Romney's speach picked it up a little
Guest_3936 : The convention induces yawning though
Guest_3936 : Replican's slogan "Country First" is very clever
Joe Eagle : (turned out longer than I had first anticipated... I just got going, and it kept expanding)
Joe Eagle : New Article today on our Local Online News Websites. Please share your thoughts!
Guest_9251 : is that the lesser of two evils?
Fezzik : now i have the Bond theme looping in my head
Fezzik : you too 007
Guest_007 : oh well, have a good one fezzik! thanks for your POV.
Guest_007 : I know what you mean. Personally I don't spend that much time on that site, but from the stuff I've looked up before, it's been useful or funny at the very least.
Fezzik : I didn't mean that in a rude way, only making a point that you reap what you sow
Guest_007 : this is true
Fezzik : for the most part, you get what you search for. if you're searching stupid, you'll find stupid
Guest_007 : lol
Guest_007 : not sure what they meant by "it's overrated". How can youtube be "overrated"? doesn't make much sense to me.
Fezzik : agreed. I mean, if you think youtube is stupid and immoral, then stop doing searches for "Chia Pet Sex"
Guest_007 : I don't see how anyone can not like youtube either. just like the internet though, there's some useful info and there's some garbage on there.
Guest_007 : that's true.
Fezzik : you can spend too much time doing just about anything. that's not really an argument against youtube
Guest_4603 : I didn't mean that in a rude way, only making a point some spend way too much time online and their families suffer, other good can be done if we all get away from the 'net sometimes.
Guest_4603 : Or, you (I) can not spend so much time on the internet and get out into the community and be involved, and spend more time with my family. Or, endlessly visit blog sites and youtube and pi** my day away. No thanks. I like this site though.
Fezzik : whether it's a waste of time or not is a personal choice. you can learn how to play a musical instrument on youtube or you can watch some teenage girl whine about her social life for 20 minutes. up to you
Fezzik : Given the wide range of subject matter on YouTube, if someone doesn't like it, they are the ones on trial, not YouTube
Fezzik : It's kind of like saying you don't like beverages
Fezzik : I never heard someone say they don't like youtube before. It's kind of a strange comment actually
Fezzik : My head is a point
Guest_CallCtrBoyee : LOL good point Fezzik!
Fezzik : What a wonderful world.
Fezzik : The Republican party is the party of bad ideas.
Fezzik : The Democratic party is the party of no ideas.
Guest_CallCtrBoyee : I agree....it's reached it's end...no point in commenting on it anymore. Let the libtards....ooop s, I mean liberals argue amongst themselves.
Guest_4603 : Youtube is way overrated IMO- and a waste of time for me.