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Top 6 reasons to attend National Night Out 6 Aug 2013 | 10:44 pm
In a few hours thousands of National Night Out block parties across the country will officially commence, and you may be thinking – should I stop by? The answer is simple – yes. The idea behind neigh...
Top 5 Cellphone Do’s and Don’ts 26 Jul 2013 | 09:33 pm
Yes, we realize that about 20 years ago there was no need for a “Cellphone Courtesy Month,” but since 91% of American adults now use cell phones, and phone booths have fallen by the wayside, it’s neve...
New updates to Current Caller ID 25 Jul 2013 | 11:29 pm
5 billion! That is a lot of anything. But in this case, that is the number of calls and texts made by WhitePages Current Caller ID Android users to date. And of all calls, 56% of them are calls that C...
An elegant way to test the Sequel Ruby ORM 23 Jul 2013 | 02:11 am
Introduction Here at WhitePages we are fond of Postgres. We use it to store most of our data. When we recently decided to rebuild our entire Email and SMS system, Postgres was the natural choice for s...
Reading the Tea Leaves: Royal Baby Names Throughout History 19 Jul 2013 | 09:40 pm
Names are our obsession here at WhitePages, so delving into the history of royal names is a bit more than a weekend sport. We all know some names are timeless, like William and Elizabeth, but which na...
Journey of a Rainier Scholar Intern 18 Jul 2013 | 03:51 am
My name is Danait Yemane and I am a member of cohort V in Rainier Scholars. I am an Eritrean-American, and a first generation college student attending Johns Hopkins University this fall. Both of my p...
Caller ID Throughout the Ages 11 Jul 2013 | 10:59 pm
We often wonder what we’d do without Caller ID since it’s so useful for finding out who’s looking for us, but in reality, people have been using different forms of caller ID throughout the ages: Burni...
Memories of a full-time intern 11 Jul 2013 | 12:44 am
June 25th, 9:00 in the morning, I walked into the WhitePages front lobby. Well, actually more like 8:45, since I wanted to be there early, (and I might have been waiting at the bottom of the Rainier t...
How to Get the Most Out of Google Analytics on an Ad Supported Site 9 Jul 2013 | 12:36 am
The following is an excerpt from a guest post on B2C Community by Matt Magnuson, the WhitePages Sr. Traffic and Ad Revenue Analyst. Google Analytics is a fantastic tool. It allows you to get great ins...
How to make summer travel a breeze with WhitePages 21 Jun 2013 | 10:12 pm
Welcome to summer! You’ve got your tickets, flip flops, favorite books & stuffed animals in the bag: You’re ready for your family vacation. Yes, we plan each day and make packing lists almost to the ...
