Out with the old, and in with the new (computer)
If all goes well, this will be the last blog post I write – on my current office computer. I’ve used this eMachines PC for more years than I care to remember; it’s been at least five, maybe closer to six. A new hard drive and a few other essential upgrades have kept her alive [...]
Get paid to tweet
Read a snippet from a Q&A freelance writer April Choi did with me for Ebyline about getting paid to tweet, then follow the link to the original post.
Poll: What web apps do you use for your freelance business?
Take this short poll to help me decide what to include in a panel discussion on web apps for writers at the ASJA 2012 conference next April in New York.
RIP Steve Jobs: Here’s to the crazy ones
Cartoonist Hugh McLeod turns the text from one of Apple’s most famous TV commercials into a fitting tribute for its founder and ex-CEO, who died Oct. 5 at 56.
Big 3 social networks create press rooms for journalists
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn now have help pages for journalists. Here’s the scoop on what’s available.
WordCount Redux: 10 keys to hosting a successful Twitter chat
While I’m out this week, enjoy this WordCount post that didn’t get the attention it deserved the first go around. The subject: hosting a discussion on Twitter.
Should writers use Google+?
Some initial impressions of how the new Google social network works, and how writers could use it.
Reminder: #wclw writers’ chat on WordPress today @ 10 am PT
Please join us today at 10 am Pacific time for the #wclw chat for writers and bloggers, when website designer Ron Doyle will discuss all things WordPress.
Facebook biz app challenges, but LinkedIn’s fighting back
Facebook, the world’s biggest social network, wants into the business networking business. But LinkedIn’s countering with new moves – and apps – of its own.
Recommended reading for writers for June 10: content curation
A run down of stories on curation tools that writers can use to aggregate and share news and other information.
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