From the monthly archives:

August 2008

“First Hubby” by Roy Blount Jr.

August 29, 2008

Ok, I know that even for Roy Blount Jr. (if he reads my posts on him, my admiration for him borders on stalking) but really, I just think he’s the most amazing American humorist alive today. At last year’s Texas Book Festival I’m fairly certain I completely frightened Mr. Blount as I somehow kept ending [...]

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PW’s Publishing 101

August 28, 2008

It’s not too late to get your seat at one of the best days you could spend in terms of learning about how publishing works and how to get your book published.
For more information go to this link.
There’s even time for you to still turn a manuscript in! So go to it!

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Amazon Buys Shelfari

August 26, 2008

Ok, now is the time to start using Shelfari! And is there anything Amazon is not buying up? I have a cool virtual futon for sale – that’s great for reading books from Amazon. Maybe Amazon will buy that? :>)
And I have to give a shout out to Wayne Hurlbert who is the first one [...]

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Oy vey! Stop with the Uhs, Ums, Umms

August 25, 2008

I’m crazy about Joe Biden so I’m pretty excited about all the latest happenings in the world of politics, however, if Michelle Obama says, “Uhs, Um, Umm” one more time I’m going to go even more crazy!
Stop with the “Uhs”. Surely, someone much more adept than I, is media coaching her and advising her that [...]

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Tell me a good story …

August 15, 2008

I had the great luck of contributing a post to one of my favorite business folks Drew McClellan for his widely popular “Marketing Minute” blog. The post is focused on telling your company story.
I also shared a personal story about my own growing up and how I was always encouraged to tell stories. My grandfather [...]

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7 Steps to Building Brand

August 14, 2008

read it, learn it, do it!

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Facebook Overtakes MySpace

August 13, 2008

Read this Business Week article and make sure you’re on Facebook!

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Alexa Rankings – update

August 12, 2008
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Great post by Daniel Sacco of DailyBlogTips on Alexa Rankings and what they mean. This is one of my favorite blogs that I also recommend all clients read.

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Sony – Amazon ebook readers

August 11, 2008

Latest news on Sony’s new move to improve its competitive battle with Amazon’s Kindle.

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What’s everybody Twittering About?

August 8, 2008
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Ah, this makes me miss my days as a tech journalist when I read an article that is so wonderfully written and engaging. Still not sure what Twitter is? This article is for you.

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Bob lefsetz brilliance, Stephanie Meyers and music 2.0

August 8, 2008
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Go and read this great blog post by Bob Lefsetz on Stephanie Meyers, music and what folks need to be doing online to connect! Brilliant stuff!
I love this quote from the post, “Artifice is so seventies. The Net community is about sussing out the truth. Give them the truth and your honesty will [...]

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Alex Skolnick, Mitch Ditkoff and Changethis

August 8, 2008
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A superb client interview! This makes me very happy and it’s an insightful interview.
It’s always wonderful to be inspired by your client after you read an interview with him!
And today is a great day as well because my client Mitch Ditkoff had his Changethis Manifesto published! Love the Changethis.com folks!
And I think it bodes [...]

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