Sleep With Your Top Commenter!

by Greg on March 10, 2010

Do you know the number one commenter at your blog? You should. And I think you should be sleeping with that person every night… because it should be you.

If you invite people over to dinner at your home, you’re not going to let them do all the talking. Your blog’s no different. You want to be a good host. [click to continue reading…]

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Keeping It In Context

by Greg on March 8, 2010

In the offline world, we use all our senses to help give context to what we see, hear, and read. We react differently in a haunted house on Halloween than we would if we were in our own home and costumed people started jumping out of every nook and cranny.

Similarly, the sign I’ve shown here can mean different things, too, depending on where you encounter it (just who stores children?). [click to continue reading…]

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A Peek at an iPad Book

by Greg on March 5, 2010

Penguin showed what they are doing with the iPad:

(If you can’t see the video, click here to head over to Gizmodo.com and their write-up) [click to continue reading…]

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A Question about Questions

by Greg on March 4, 2010

I’m prepping for the SCBWI-LA Writer’s Toolbox workshop I’m leading this Saturday called Unleashing the Power of Social Media for Writers and Illustrators.

It’s seven hours (or thereabouts) of fun, covering a whole lot of ground. And it leaves me with a question for y’all here – what are your big questions still? What areas would you like me to focus on more (or less)? [click to continue reading…]

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Beware the Numbers!

by Greg on March 3, 2010

Earlier this week, I clicked over to the profile of a new follower on Twitter. The graphic to the left shows what I saw – over 850 followers yet not a single tweet!

To make matters more confusing, this person had been placed on lists 11 times. Was s/he a celebrity? An expert with waiting fans? As far as I can tell… no and no. [click to continue reading…]

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Facts and Figures – The State of the Internet

March 2, 2010

Here’s a video put together by Jesse Thomas with a bunch of facts and figures about the net. This internet thing is big! I mean REALLY big.

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

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And the Consultation Goes To…

March 1, 2010

Holly Cupala! Congratulations, Holly.
Thanks to everyone for participating in my first ever giveaway and recommending such great blogs. This was a fun way for me to kick off my new offering… and a super way to fill up my reader with new blogs.
(Methodology: there were 71 comments before the deadline, though one person asked not [...]

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More Linkage

February 28, 2010

In response to Simon and Schuster saying authors should blog and use social networks, Joanna Penn posted a great collection of tools to use to help set up an author (or any) platform. Very useful info, indeed.

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Finding Great Blogs (and My Giveaway!)

February 26, 2010

If you’re looking for good blogs to read, one of the best ways to find them is to ask people for recommendations. I’ve been doing that right here and have a list of almost 50 blogs for us all to explore already. Where?
In the comments of my post offering a freeeeee consultation! To have a [...]

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Your Friends Don’t Mean to Send You Spam

February 25, 2010

On Twitter this week, there’s been a rash of spam Direct Messages (DMs). Some read “ha ha! Is this you??” with a link. Others are… uh… suggestive and also have a link or email address you can click on.
First of all – DON’T CLICK THE LINK in the DM.

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