How to write a holiday letter (2008 Remix)
It’s that time of year again. If the sales and the Christmas tree lots weren’t already giving me hints, I’d know because StatCounter indicates a surge of hits to my […]
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Sorry I couldn’t be two places at once
Some of us who usually attend Seattle Mind Camp were lured down to Portland over the weekend for Orycon. Orycon was great. However, this spoof video of Mind Camp, produced […]
Using a blog to promote and organize a conference
This excellent article on the Commoncraft blog does a good job of answering the questions I’m often asked by clients and prospective clients about using a blog to promote and […]
Should you redesign your website?
If you are considering redesigning your website, you may want to employ Website Optimizer to test the effectiveness of your changes before you commit to them. 80/20 Internet Marketing explains […]
Quick reads
Just as many social networkers enjoy the challenge of compressing their observations into a 140-word tweet, many writers have become intrigued with the power of a story told in just […]
I preferred the topless meeting
The Oxford University Press’s choice for 2008 word of the year, hypermiling, left me cold, but I sure liked some of the finalists and shortlisted words: frugalista – person who […]
Twitter: Beware the long tail and what it’s attached to
There’s no question but that journalism has in recent decades shifted its focus from news (chosen for news value) to “infotainment” (chosen for entertainment value). And the journalism world made […]
