From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Give the gift of Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies

May 30, 2008

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First, thanks to everyone who bought the book. This isn’t a sales pitch, I promise. In fact, it’s the opposite. I find myself with about about dozen copies of EPPfD here on my desk. These are copies I am provided by the publisher to do with as I see fit. I’ve given away those that [...]

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Taking value away from users to try to force a specific action is almost always going to be less desirable than providing people what they want.

May 29, 2008

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Here’s a little secret: statistically speaking, no one cares about what you have to offer, show or say. But rather than have me beat you over the head with that statement of fact, I’ll let Loren Feldman tell you in this video.
In fact, the collective “they” care so little, “they” aren’t even going to [...]

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Going mobile?

May 26, 2008

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A friend of mine recently launched (Ok, it was a while ago) a service to automatically convert blogs into mobile sites. Now you may be thinking that it’s not all that difficult, or that with the rise of the iPhone and other browser-rich mobile devices, such technology wouldn’t be all that necessary.
I thought that. And [...]

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Parsec Awards 2008 – Who will you nominate?

May 26, 2008

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It’s time for podcast listeners to nominate their favorite podcasts in the realm of speculative fiction. Well, truth be told, it’s been time for a few weeks now. I’m just my standard putzy-self and have managed to not post anything about it until now. Sorry Doug. The rest of you? Sue me.
I’m working on getting [...]

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RIP, Forrest Pollock

May 20, 2008

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Anytime I’m asked “where did you get your start in [insert trendy new way to say The Stuff You Do here]?”, I reflect all the way back to my first job at a production company back when I was in college. The lessons learned there shaped me into what I am today. (Hi Jane. Hi [...]

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Unintentional consequences of social media

May 8, 2008

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Yesterday I tweeted about an incident involving one of my favorite food establishment and an unfortunate outbreak of Hep A. It wasn’t a store in my local area. I had no immediate connection to the happenings and I’m honestly not at all concerned it can/will happen to me, though it certainly could. No, I tweeted [...]

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Fire at First Fridays

May 3, 2008

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Fire at First Fridays

Originally uploaded by evo_terra

So my first First Friday at Phoenix was a blast. I’ll go again. Need a Seqway or something.
Anyhow, I captured these ladies slinging fire as we were heading back to the car. My first Flickr video upload!

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