Predicting consumer response In the previous post I discussed how it is possible to compress our knowledge of auto insurance lead consumers into a very compact model. A Bayesian Network, shown here,
Part 1 – the Problem It was years ago, about 2001, when we met with Todd Chapple (now at My Agent Solution, Inc.), who at the time was pioneering auto insurance leads online at Netquote. He is a very smart guy
A fascinating paper, by Alexander Wissner-Gross, suggests that increasing the entropy of a system, under your control, is an optimal path. This path will preserve most possible future states (and paths) of the system.
When the web was younger Insurance advertising was much easier for advertisers. Around 2000 or 1999 the pay per click model for search traffic was just evolving and advertisers could buy clicks for a fixed price. We could buy a set of keywords for $0.65 per click. The search engine would then place our ad at the top of search results. When a user clicked on our ad it cost us 65 cents. We bought a contract for 1 year at a time! This was a sweet deal.
People are hungry in Edmond, Oklahoma. It is our hope to provide a source of nutritious fresh food by serving local food banks.
The garden sits in the bottom of Chisholm Creek and shows great promise with great top soil and a nice flat 1/2 acre for cultivation.
Over a long and lucky life I have accumulated a lot...
Since I was a student of mechanics and physics a better...
What is this monster slouching towards Bethlehem from...
People are hungry in Edmond, Oklahoma. There were times as a child that I was hungry. People don't get enough fresh vegetables. It is my hope to provide a source of nutritious fresh food to my community of local food banks, kitchens, friends and family.
The garden sits in the bottom land of Chisholm Creek and has great top soil and a nice flat 1/2 acre for cultivation. We have added a water well, irrigation and electricity.
The setting is my favorite reason to garden here. The old elm tree shades a nice sitting area from which to view the garden and the rich nature that comes and goes in the bottom.
Over a long and lucky life I have accumulated a lot...
Even in prosperous Edmond, food banks do a steady business serving the poor. Most efforts are operated by volunteers. They almost always need help. Please give cash or volunteer.
Great examples:
Regional Food Bank: where you can donate or volunteer.
Other Options, Inc. in OKC
Project66 Community Food Pantry in Edmond