{"id":148,"date":"2007-11-21T05:30:48","date_gmt":"2007-11-21T10:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pixelwit.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/21\/intelligent-youth\/"},"modified":"2009-08-14T15:56:54","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T20:56:54","slug":"intelligent-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pixelwit.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/21\/intelligent-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Intelligent Youth on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a rare occasion, but every now and then I actually pay attention to what’s happening on this blog. It was during one of these moments of heightened awareness that I noticed a recent trackback from a young whippersnapper (he ~claims<\/em>~ to only be 16) linking to my Text Link Ads Needs Improvement<\/a> article. With my curiosity piqued, I decided to visit his site and see what Mr. William Montanaro had to say about TLA.<\/p>\n

I must admit I was quite impressed with what I saw. William appears to be very intelligent and extremely focused for a teenager. When I was sixteen I was interested in 4 things: girls, girls, girls, and cars (but mostly the first 3). Mr. Montanaro, on the other hand, is focusing his attention on writing and he’s well on his way to becoming a successful li’l web entrepreneur. But before I go too far extolling the many virtues of William’s site (clear concise writing, etc.), as a matter of full disclosure I feel it’s important to note that my opinion was in no way influenced by the very first paragraph of his blog post which states…<\/p>\n

\n“Before you read this post, it might help if you peruse (skim) this post<\/a> by Pixelwit (one of the most incredible flash developers I have ever seen by the way<\/strong>).”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sure, he’s young, and maybe he’s never seen…<\/p>\n