From the monthly archives:

August 2007

I Have No Time for That

August 30, 2007

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Today’s five o’clock shadow is… A CULT CAST! Yep, it’s been a long LONG time since I put one out. But now the office is ready, I had some free time and thought… why not?
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Here’s to the crazy ones

August 30, 2007

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My new favorite quote, attributed to Johnny Appleseed:
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve [...]

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I’m on .TV!

August 29, 2007

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Now before you ask, no… this is not the project I’ve decided to stick with that will get me back in your ears on a regular basis. As I said in yesterday’s post, I’m intrigued by video and am seriously considering working with the medium for my next project.
This ain’t it.
But I do hope to [...]

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links for 2007-08-29

August 29, 2007

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Cerf: Expect the Internet to radically change television
85% of all video we watch is pre-recorded. Then why the hell do we let networks dictate when we watch it?
(tags: television tv internet ondemand download newmedia timeshifting)

26 Free Tools for Buzz Monitoring
Keep an eye on what is being said about you. Cool stuff even I didn’t know [...]

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The magic of online video

August 28, 2007

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Originally uploaded by evo_terra

Today I discovered the magic of online video. OK, truth be told, I discovered online video a long time ago, but it was over the weekend when CJ showed me how to get Stickam working. As for the magic, [...]

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Dust Storm in the Desert

August 23, 2007

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My very first video uploaded. I feel like part of the cool club. I took this a week ago with my Treo 755P, so don’t expect amazing quality. But it does showcase the really powerful dust storms we get here in Phoenix when the monsoons kick in.It wa

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13 Bullets: A Vampire Tale

August 22, 2007

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13 Bullets: A Vampire Tale

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I recently completed the print version of David Wellington’s 13 Bullets. Thanks to David for sending me a copy of the book, and for keeping it as a free online serialized text story. For today’s Five O’Clock Shadow [...]

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No, you don’t need to know everything

August 20, 2007

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Originally uploaded by evo_terra

When someone comes over to my house and says something like “Here, boy” to my dog, I don’t bother to correct them. Yes, the dog is female and yes, the person is wrong. But so what?
Trust me. The dog [...]

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Off the cuff Top 10 Marketing Mistakes to avoid

August 16, 2007

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Originally uploaded by evo_terra

Recently I was asked (twice, because I’m a putz) to contribute to an article to be posted in Entrepreneur magazine. I’m hopeful that my ideas will make it in, but you never know. So, at the request of the [...]

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It’s OK to ask for help

August 12, 2007

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Celebration time. I just turned in my last chapter of Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies, due out from Wiley Press in November of this year. But unlike the first book Tee and I penned (Podcasting for Dummies), this one [...]

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Good thinking

August 12, 2007

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Good thinking

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Nabbed this from Chris Pirillo’s Flickr photo feed.
I have nothing more to add, other than:
Can I get a Hell yeah!
I’m going to make my own version of this sign and plaster it to my door.

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Phoenix Media Makers afterglow

August 7, 2007

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Last night I had the chance to get together with the folks from the Phoenix Media Makers at a meetup at a little coffee shop near downtown. I met:

Marc and Nicole from The Wood Whisperer podcast
Chris from the Hands [...]

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A missed opportunity for ISPs

August 6, 2007

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Originally uploaded by evo_terra

One of the dumbest things and ISP can do is to put up a “This Page Suspended For Too Much Traffic” pages. Seriously. It’s a public relations and marketing fiasco.
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My kind of humor

August 1, 2007

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I’m not a huge fan of comics — either online or off. But I have been following A Softer World for a while. They make it easy for me, putting the image right in their RSS feed. Love that!
I felt the need to share their most recent:

What kind of funny do I like? This [...]

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