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How to Show Something Is Really Yours
May 10th, 2008 |Just had to share this grammar blooper from PC Magazine’s Mother’s Day article. Perhaps, the magazine wanted to emphasize Mom belongs to you in superlative terms. Of course, I wanted to know what gadgets they recommended for us geeky moms.
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Links: 2008-05-09
May 9th, 2008 |Memory Improvement Tips Top 10 PR Tips for Small Businesses Write with Authority and Inspire Trust The best time to submit news 8 violent truths about freelancing part one and part two 178 ways to improve […]
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Stop the Graying of Sites Trend
May 7th, 2008 |The messages many sites send when they use gray text on a white background is, “We don’t want you to read our content,” “Our content isn’t worth your time,” and “We want you to struggle reading our content because we think black is boring.” #333333, #666666, #999999, and #cccccc (various shades of gray) are almost black, […]
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How Lenovo Outdoes Apple with an Ad
May 6th, 2008 |I rarely check out videos because chances are high that it won’t have captions or subtitles. But I bit on this Lenovo-produced video comparing its ThinkPad X300 to the MacBook Air [link: Dave Winer]. It presents a powerful visual message without using words. But not one to let commercials sway me without research, I wondered how […]
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Links: 2008-05-02
May 2nd, 2008 |10 Clever Ways to Wow Your Clients Are You Approaching Freelancing All Wrong? The Only 12 1/2 Writing Rules You’ll Ever Need poster. Should get this for my office. Actually have wall space. [Link: Deb Ng] Four Ways to Target Online Buyers […]
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Links: 2008-04-25
April 25th, 2008 |Liz Strauss on creating a successful blog with community. Long transcript (we deafies thank you), but great conversation. You can download the PDF for reading a bit at a time. Fail frequently. Edison didn’t fail 1000 times, he found 1000 steps to creating the light bulb. Also, think […]
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Links: 2008-04-18
April 18th, 2008 |Five Words You Can Cut: Blogged about this in the past… cut modifiers such as “really, very, much” is a good start. I use “just,” but more to add “conversation” to writing. If it’s an article or something formal, I omit it. [Link: John] 35 Essential Elements for […]
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Links: 2008-04-11
April 11th, 2008 |Create a Rock-Solid Tagline That Truly Works: Want the next “Just do it?” Try these tips. 3 Ways to Appeal to Readers and Skimmers: I think many places go overboard on bolding including this article, but otherwise its tips are on the money. Should You […]
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Links: 2008-04-04
April 4th, 2008 |Can’t get the media to do a write up? Perhaps, guilty of one of these angry journalist complaints? Work on a site with a team [Google edition] [Yahoo edition] [Microsoft Live edition]. This tool comes in handy when you’re working with a team on a Web site and […]
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Links: 2008-03-28
March 28th, 2008 |Professional lexicographer Erin McKean is behind Dictionary Evangelist and Verbatim Magazine. I’ve heard great things about her TED speech on redefining the dictionary. Insanely Creative Portfolios from around the Web: Collection of design portfolios. Worried about iPod or iPhone theft? With Hideapod, put it inside […]
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