Ryan Kopf's Blog

Con Registration Badge UpgradesFeb 22, 13 4am

One of the best parts about being a computer scientist (can I just say scientist.) is getting to use my computer skills to make awesome things that make the conventions better. One of the biggest is the convention registration system cons.

AniMinneapolis Adds Monica RialFeb 22, 13 2am

Monica Rial is an ultra popular voice actress known for characters like Mey-Rin in Black Butler, Mirajane in Fairy Tail, and Shiro in Deadman Wonderland. She is one of the main characters in countless anime, those are just the characters that I actually have seen the shows for.

Iowa City Owl's Top Stories EverDec 26, 12 3pm

Looking back, I made a list of Iowa City Owl's top stories ever - stories that generally had 100 times more views than any others.

Adwords Quality Score 10/10 UpdateOct 18, 12 1am

Last week I posted about how to work towards getting a better quality score in Google Adwords, and since then I've been experimenting even more. Here are some more tips in addition to what I've previously written about.

MyOtaku Dating For Anime FansOct 9, 12 5pm

Lately I've been spending some time making a lot of pretty awesome updates to MaiOtaku (mispelled as MyOtaku). The greatest thing about targeting an anime demographic is that so many people are online all the time.

Adwords 10 out of 10 Quality ScoreOct 8, 12 12pm

I'm sure everyone is looking for information on this, so I'll give you some insight into all the things I've discovered while advertising for Anime Midwest in Chicago. These tips are ones that I've discovered after a ton of research, not the usual stuff.

One of the best things I've seen all week.Jun 20, 12 8pm

The city of Troy, Michigan was facing a budget shortfall, and was considering closing the Troy Public Library for lack of funds. Even though the necessary revenues could be raised through a miniscule tax increase, powerful anti-tax groups in the area were organized against it.

Fixing Education With ToleranceMay 2, 12 2am

Education is an issue that I couldn't feel more strongly about, and every time I read either a positive or negative education story, it causes a surge in my veins. There is absolutely nothing more important than the education of our youngest generation, and yet our schools are rife with apathy, repetition, and destructive thinking.

Back from ACENApr 30, 12 4am

I returned today from yet another weekend filled with adventure, this time again at Anime Central. Considering it was my third year attending, the convention felt rather natural for us, as we attended to promote Anime Midwest.

New Portable SoundApr 24, 12 6pm

I'm excited to share that the cons now have a really cool new portable PA system to use at mini-events. This will likely be used for panel rooms, not the mainstage sound, at the conventions themselves.