From the monthly archives:

July 2007

Filling the holes

July 31, 2007

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As I sit here not admiring the dozen or so holes in my walls from some recent and yet-to-be-completed plumbing work, my metaphorical mind is on overdrive.
All of us have holes in our lives — professional or personal… or [...]

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Are you selling what they should be buying?

July 29, 2007

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I’ve been reading Joe Marchese’s Online Spin for some time now. Very good and very dense information on the changing nature of marketing and advertising — including what it means to even try to advertise in the digital space. Always good.
Recently, he posted a piece on targeting. I realize that most of my audience probably [...]

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Yeah we’re movin’ on up…

July 29, 2007

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Man… moving is a pain in the ass. We’re not fully done, but we have quite a lot finished. And since I’ve been remiss about these as of late, I figured I’d crank out a Sunday Special.
Last night, I [...]

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Bring me your social media circles

July 25, 2007

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I hit this briefly on a recent post, but it’s worth going deeper. Rather than join the fray and argue my point, I’m going to make a statement.
I hereby promise to try out each and every social media application [...]

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Moving and slow posting

July 25, 2007

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Gang,
As I may have mentioned, the last few days and next several have been and will be eaten up with moving and unpacking — in that order. So don’t expect many (read: ANY) posts until I get my office and this house in some semblance of order.
E.

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Evo talking on Writers Talking

July 23, 2007

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I had the honor of appearing on Writers Talking recently. Just to make things fun, I decided to phone-in the interview from the airport. Well, that’s not true. Yes, I was at the airport, but chalk it up to poor planning on my part and not some desire to make a nifty sound-seeing tour of [...]

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Friend blogathoning for Leiomyosarcoma

July 22, 2007

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My friend Lejon is doing what he can to benefit the memory of Joe Murphy and for research on Leiomyosarcoma, the cancer that took Joe from us way too early in life. Lejon has signed up for Blogathon and he’s looking for sponsors. You know the drill. Give what you can, tell your friends, and [...]

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Harry Potter and illicit filesharing

July 21, 2007

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The latest and lastest Harry Potter book is out, and the intrawebs have been buzzing about bootleg copies circulating around the net. Two things seem to be cited the most as the negative of that:

Less copies will be sold, since readers can get it free online
Early-readers were posting spoilers from the book
Let’s deal with these [...]

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Four things pissing me off this evening

July 18, 2007

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I’m not very happy tonight and certainly in a thumbs-down mood. Here’s why:

NPG Cable just might be the worst internet company I’ve ever had to deal with. I can barely keep my VPN connection open thanks to the constant [...]

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What’s the point of Gleamd?

July 16, 2007

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A few days ago, J.C. Hutchins was good enough to list me on Gleamd. What is Gleamd? Damn fine question. I’ve read the FAQ, and I’m still not sure. Well, I have an idea, but I don’t want to mischaracterize the site. Perhaps one of you has some further experience with the site and can [...]

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World Fantasy 2008 Podcast interview with Evo Terra

July 16, 2007

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For those of you interested in the Fantasy side of life, check out this interview I did with my friend Kurt on the official World Fantasy 2008 podcast. Thanks for having me on, Kurt. You Calgarians sure know how to make a guy feel welcome. I always love a good excuse to go to Canada, [...]

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A Toony For My Thoughts

July 16, 2007

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Back from Canada! Didja miss me?
We had a great time. Well, apart from the jackhole who smashed the window of our rental car and nabbed The Lovely Wife’s camera bag, that is. Figure $500 for the window, another $4K [...]

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I’m a WANCer

July 4, 2007

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Check out my appearance on the We Are Not Cool podcast. Though it’s recommended to do shows like this while drinking, I did it sober. So tell me if I’m still funny, OK?
And to Jason, Doz and Michael: Thanks! I had a blast and am happy to reappear any time.

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Hear me on View from the Quad

July 2, 2007

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Hear me spread the gospel of Podiobooks.com far and wide! I recently guested on View from the Quad, and the interview is now live. I’m really interested to hear how this turned out, as both Cian and I were having horrible connection issues before and during the interview. I think we tried at least five [...]

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On Sheeple and advertising – a story of irony

July 2, 2007

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I know that most of advertising is pretty clueless. Hey, I work in the industry, so I have the right to say this… because it’s true. And often times, the irony is priceless.
Take the term “sheeple”, an amalgamation of [...]

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Social Media Showdown!

July 1, 2007

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Insert witty banter about pitting bitter rivals against one another. But I’m tired and lazy…
Though it’s not really an apples to apples comparison, I thought I’d showcase how I’ve personally been adopting two hot trends in the world of Web 2.0 — social networks and social… chatter. So let’s put Facebook against Myspace and Twitter [...]

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Lazy Sunday afternoon — but still planning

July 1, 2007

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Happy Canada Day! In celebration, I played a round a disc golf and didn’t hurt myself. Hooray!
Additionally, I added some events to my upcoming Seattle – Vancouver trip starting July 5th. Thanks to those of you who offered [...]

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