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Marketers Love Me

September 21, 2009
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If only I had the perfect scent, maybe I’d do my laundry. Oh wait. No more excuses. Well, if my scent wins…. Vote for me! Help me get my laundry done!
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Some WordPress Tips

September 21, 2009
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14 Essential WordPress Development and Design Cheat Sheets 13 Essential WordPress related Firefox Extensions (make blogging easy)
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[mix tape] Spend Labor Day Down the Shore with Jen A. Miller

September 7, 2009
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[mix tape] Spend Labor Day Down the Shore with Jen A. Miller

When Starbucks started offering its Pumpkin Spice Lattes last week, I almost started to cry.  Fine, that may be a little bit of an exaggeration but not by much. Don’t get me wrong.  I love the fall.  And, it’s not only because my birthday is in October.  No other season brings the enjoyment that...
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Bellwether Prize – Literature for Social Change

September 6, 2009
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As I was researching different writing opportunities¹, I came across the Bellwether Prize.  I thought that some of our contributors/readers may be interested in applying.  The application process has already started for 2009-2010.  Maybe it’s time to start revising your old work? Will also start posting some writing job opportunities that I find under...
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3 Things Not To Do at a Tweetup

August 24, 2009
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1.  Pick a fistfight over which application is better: Tweetdeck or Tweetie. 2.  Insist on prefacing your sentences with “@ .” 3.  Say, “Whoa, you are way cuter in your avatar.” * Thr33s is a column created by slackers inspired by 5ives. Feel free to post...
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How I Buy Books

August 16, 2009
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Like any normal person, I dig through the TED archives when I can’t fall asleep at night. (Readers, you heard it here first: when you don’t have a television in your bedroom, video apps are the next best thing.) Which is how I stumbled upon this inspirational gem circa 5 or 6 in the...
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Keeping Track (of What’s Yours?) in Web 2.0: Twitter

July 28, 2009
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Last week, there were some major revelations about who owns what in the 2.0 world.  We decided to summarize what we learned in order to help you keep track of your digital footprint. Twitter What they own:  All of your tweets – public or protected What you own:  The ability to protect your tweets...
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