5/07 UPDATE: I’VE ADDED THREE MORE TO THE END OF THE LIST. MVR 5/02 UPDATE: I’VE ADDED A COUPLE MORE LATECOMERS TO THE END OF THE LIST. MVR NOTE: I’VE ADDED TWO LATECOMERS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. MVR I’m ushering in May by kicking off a blogathon, where I promise to post something […]
WordCount Blogathon: A Post a Day for the Month of May
Starting tomorrow, May 1, I’ll be embarking on a month-long blogathon that I’m calling A Post A Day for the Month of May. I have a big birthday in May, and to celebrate I’ll be writing a post every day of the month. I’m also trying to write much shorter, more spontaneous blog posts and […]
Read All About It: Best Blogs on the Media Biz
These days freelance writers have to keep up with the times – the New York Times, that is, and the LA Times, the Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor. Why? The fortunes of newspapers are changing and it’s changing what they want – or don’t want – from freelancers. Shrinking newspapers advertising means shrinking […]
Writing Blog Posts: Plotted Out or On the Fly?
I write blog posts a couple different ways. Some days it’s the spur of the moment, when an idea strikes or I’m inspired by the day’s news. Other times I hatch an idea, dash something off in a hurry, then let it simmer half-written for days or weeks before finishing it off. Or I’ll have […]
WordCount Blog: 2008 Q1 Report
I’m taking a cue from public companies and issuing a quarterly report on this blog. I started WordCount as a New Year’s resolution, so the end of March marked the end of my first quarter as a blogger. Here are some highlights: Readership – More people are discovering the blog. Page views grew exponentially over […]
Social Networks Shrink, But It's Not What You Think
Any student of online social networks can see that right now, less is more. It’s not what you think. Social networks aren’t shrinking. The audience they’re trying to reach is. Think LinkedIn or Facebook, but way smaller. Exhibit A. Today, a new Website for women over 40 called Women on the Web, or Wowowow.com, said […]