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“PLAYBOY: What’s the difference between the people who have insanely great ideas...”

– The Playboy Interview 1985 (via kevinthau)

Oct 6th

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May 5th

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The Remedy Is a Dose of Apathy: Why I'm not... →

doseofapathy: While conservative media buzzes and complains that Obama gets credit for a project that started under Bush, I am unamused. Who cares? Such bantering between the left and right is not only typical and to be expected, but also indicative of how the stereotype that Americans think we’re better than…

May 2nd

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Mar 15th

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I write like Stephen King →

I write like Stephen King I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Jul 29th

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May 16th

May 15th

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Reflections of a Newsosaur: Stop the exploitation... →

Feb 4th

“The Distance to Your Customer Is Nil.” --... →

That’s what I told my audience last week at the Inbound Marketing Summit held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The distance to your customer is nil because the wave of new social technologies — blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc. — has made it so easy, even frictionless, for customers to find out about your company, talk about it, and let you know what they think about it. We...

Oct 19th

How To Throw A Killer TweetUp « The Adventures of... →

Have you ever wondered what your Tweeps are like in real life (IRL)? Ever wondered if they really look like their avatars? Why not host a TweetUp! No matter where you live or what you do there are others on Twitter nearby and there’s nothing quite like meeting your favorite Tweeps in real life (IRL). Just ask @RobinWalker or @MisterNoodle…I hugged them when I met them at a TweetUp. Besides...

Oct 19th

Seven Things that Influence Whether or Not I... →

Oct 11th

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Why Search Is Broken, and How Semantic Search... →

We should not have to do a “search”… on our search results. In order to understand what a user is really looking for, we need to use a system where you ask real questions to get real answers. We need to use commonsense reasoning, looking at natural language processing and the inflection and semantics. If a system looks at all of the information available and digests its full meaning, it can take...

Oct 9th

Word Mole

Oct 6th

SU - A Dozen Social Media Applications →

Many marketers employ a wide range of effective approaches while, despite the super-sized growth, others have not yet leveraged social media. Consider these 12 ways companies leverage social media to build relationships and drive sales:

Oct 3rd

35 Gifted Photographers With Exceptional Web... →

They say that anyone could pick up a camera and start taking beautiful photographs, as long as the camera that they used is an utmost quality type. I tend to disagree. While there are apparently born gifted photographers, many have to gone through countless years of learning and hardship to achieve a remarkable standard in photography.

Oct 2nd

Marketing Safari: 10 Reasons Why Companies Should... →

Why should I or my company participate in social media? That´s a question many are asking themselves these days. Isn´t it just rants and trouble? Is it really worth the risk or should I rather just leave it? Well, even though you decide not to take part in social media, your brand and reputation will. So if those matter to you, you should seriously consider a social marketing strategy.

Sep 28th

Why Should I Engage in Social Media? →

How many times are you hearing the question, “Why should I engage in social media?” during your work week?

Sep 28th

“Do you have a computer that is just hanging around collecting dust? One that you...”

– Don’t Trash That Mac « Things Are Looking Up…

Sep 26th

HOW TO: Set Up a Winning Facebook Fan Page →

Sep 25th

HOW TO: Set Up a Winning Facebook Fan Page →

But what about your business? Does it use Facebook? If you’re a business owner, you really need to set up a Fan Page, or else you risk being left behind as more businesses shift to social networks like Facebook. This post is a beginner’s guide to setting up and getting the most out of a Page on Facebook for your business.

Sep 24th

Elementary Sites →

Sep 23rd

Edmodo - Home →

A private microblogging platform for teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments.Learn more on our blog & wiki.

Sep 19th

Content Marketing Today » Why Being Visual Can... →

It’s hard to make things easy. And, it’s even harder to be amusing at the same time. But the very best visuals take a complex idea or series of connected ideas and make them instantly understandable. Just the right visuals make those ideas even more memorable when they are funny as well. In the case of the Intersection Marketing blog from Mark Smiciklas, he manages to do both consistently.

Sep 18th

How to Avoid Scheduling Yourself into Overwhelm... →

Recently I had a potential client contact me to discuss working together. The biggest issue she was having at the moment was scheduling meetings & speaking gigs while still making time for writing, client projects and personal stuff without feeling like she was losing opportunities. When you’re trying to balance your life with the personal, the professional and middle of the road stuff that...

Sep 18th

“The freelance world is one of the best ways to get a job and pay the bills....”

– Begin A Photography Business And Give Up Your Day Job | Free Articles Directory from ArticlesMass.com

Sep 18th

13 Writing Tips | The Cult →

For this essay, my goal is to put more in. To put together a kind-of Christmas stocking of ideas, with the hope that something will be useful. Or like packing the gift boxes for readers, putting in candy and a squirrel and a book and some toys and a necklace, I’m hoping that enough variety will guarantee that something here will occur as completely asinine, but something else might be...

Sep 18th

New on Twitter? Tips and Hints | Laurel Papworth-... →

*pats on head* so cute, with their little anxious yet eager faces. Will anyone talk to them? Will they make new friends? Will they make an ass of themselves? Anyway some tips – you might want to do these step by step. I wrote them that way:

Sep 18th

The Reverse-Marketing Twitter Checklist: 8 Steps... →

One of the hardest things about marketing on Twitter is that it doesn’t even look like marketing. In fact, the closer you watch those who have made a success using inbound marketing techniques, you’ll see that it seems that they’re not doing much of anything at all. Sure, they’re talking to people and sharing some great resources, but that can’t be marketing … ...

Sep 18th

4 Simple Digital Techniques for Small Business... →

Are you a local business owner who has been hearing the buzz about the power of Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and all of the Social Media networks recently? I think if your reading this that there is a very good chance that the answer is “Yes”. After reading a post by Chris Brogan called 5 Things Small Business Owners Should Do Today Online I decided to give you the four prerequisite steps I use...

Sep 14th

Top 60 Amazing Seo Tools →

Sep 11th

“Entrepreneurs and openness to new ideas (or not?) I’ve heard more than a few...”

– For an Entrepreneur, It’s Crucial to Reject New Ideas | Women Grow Business

Sep 10th

Why you have to engage in social media, even if... →

If you read blogs about marketing small companies, you’re inundated with “social media” advice about why you need a blog and a Twitter account and everything else.

Sep 9th

“It seems as if everyone with a camera is setting up shop and marketing...”

– The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals | Virtual Photography Studio - Digital Photography Business Guide To Resources, Products and Information

Sep 9th

Daily TWiP - First documented computer bug occurs... →

The first documented computer bug wasn’t an infinite loop or an off-by-one error - it was a moth. Today in 1947, a small winged insect was discovered to be gumming up the works of the Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator while it was being tested at Harvard University.

Sep 9th

The Smart Way to Tap Social Media - BusinessWeek →

Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn activity means nothing if it doesn’t move the needle on your strategic business goals

Sep 8th

Eight Things to Have Figured Out Before You Meet... →

I was talking with Steven Fisher about a few projects we’ve been working on. We realized that most people who start projects haven’t fully planned out what they might need before sitting down with a designer. This, inevitably, ends in the client, the designer, or both frustrated and annoyed with the process/project. This also usually results in the client not jazzed enough about the final product...

Sep 8th

Create a font from your own handwriting -... →

At fontcapture.com you can create a font from your very own handwriting. There’s no software to download and install, all you need is a printer and a scanner. Simply fill in the font template, scan and upload it to our website, and download your completed font. The fonts you create using fontcapture.com can be used on both Windows and Mac computers.

Sep 8th

Copyright Myths Debunked : Art + Law + Blog →

Over lunch the other day, a coworker asked whether it was true that there was no need to register work with the Copyright Office as long as you put it into an envelope and mail it to yourself. Gazing past the rigatoni stuck in his teeth and focusing on the question, I realized that I had heard it before. Many times before. “So what’s the deal?” he asked, “Is it true or...

Sep 5th

“Readers at tripwire magazine daily submit links and short descriptions to highly...”

– 60+ Fresh Very Useful Articles for Designers | tripwire magazine

Sep 4th

DIY Themes — The ultimate premium WordPress theme... →

See how Thesis Theme gives you total control

Sep 2nd

in over your head →

A Quick Reminder Here’s a quick comment about life, money and value.

Sep 2nd

ShareOnce →

One place to share with all your places your group is.

Sep 2nd

Finding a Fascinating Photography Project that... →

When you’re searching for a niche in which to specialize, there’s often one ideal place to look. Pick a subject that genuinely interests you, something that you’ve been shooting anyway just for fun and you’ll not only be earning a little extra cash, you’ll also have that unbeatable feeling that you’re being paid to do something you find immensely satisfying. It’s the perfect combination: an...

Sep 2nd

The 7 Questions you need to be asking your... →

For the past two weeks I have been looking at job listings, consulting opportunities and speaking to people who are looking for a professional with experience in the new media communications and marketing space. (My full time contract with Best Buy has expired) Evidently there are very few of us that have proven ourselves to be successful. This is not surprising as roles like social media manager,...

Sep 1st

10 Ways To Create A Community Around Your Tweetup →

I regularly attend tweetupmellers. At first I assumed that all tweetups and get togethers have the same sense of community, but I soon learnt that there was something different. I quickly learnt that this was due to the organizers efforts to ensure people felt like they were part of a larger community.

Aug 31st