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Jan 24, 2012, 3:28 pm
As anti-SOPA protests became more vocal and demonstrative, several supporters backed away from the online piracy bill, including the White House. This casts doubts on the passage of the bill. But perhaps just to make an example and show the world that it is still serious about taking down online pir... Comment - Like
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Jan 9, 2012, 11:06 am
Guest post written by Melanie Norwin
My son has always been very social. It’s caused some problems in him getting all of his school work done at times. But I told him that he better start to find a balance to it if he expects to make it through more than one semester at college. As Comment - Like
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Jan 5, 2012, 11:55 am
While Amazon continues to expand its publishing business, Barnes & Noble is getting out of direct publishing. That’s rights, pretty soon, B&N will not be publishing anymore Barnes and Noble Classics or anything else. It seems the the big book retailers is planning to put all its eggs in one basket... Comment - Like
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Dec 29, 2011, 8:17 pm
Even Danica Patrick in a bikini couldn’t help GoDaddy.com when the famous Internet company thought it was a good idea to support SOPA. Thousands of GoDaddy clients banded together to show the domain registrar exactly who’s wearing the man boots and who’s wearing womens boots by organizing a bo... Comment - Like
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Dec 29, 2011, 11:19 am
I was at the gym the other day and a friend and I were talking about our health issues. Comment - Like
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Dec 20, 2011, 11:35 am
If the supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act believe there piece of crap bill will actually stop intellectual property theft, I’ve got some motorhome insurance to sell ya. Seriously, Online pirates will adapt if this bill becomes law. What will happen is a gross violation of our constitutional ... Comment - Like
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Dec 20, 2011, 10:37 am
A while back, I said that even though I was firmly against the “agency model” for pricing e-books, I did not believe that Apple colluded with publishers. Well… as the lawsuit against Apple and the mainstream publishers moves forward, information has come to light to make me rethink my initial ... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2011, 12:43 pm
A rainy Saturday afternoon and I am quite bored. I decided I didn’t want to venture out into the cold, icy rain today, so my Saturday activities are cancelled. Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 6:06 pm
Anyone who writes for Demand Media Studio has probably noticed the title draught. I was away from demand for a couple of months and returned last week to an empty assignment pool. It seems, these days, you have about as much chance of getting an assignment as DMS as you do of getting low cost Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2011, 9:53 am
If you are seeking an online degree, Walden University seems like a pretty inconvenient choice. From what I’ve heard, it is definitely not a diploma mill. WaldenU.edu is a institution dedicated to hardcore academia. I mean if you like to do a lot of reading, research, and writing, Walden may be fo... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2011, 6:36 pm
I had to take my father to his urologist today. While I was waiting, I tried to begin a new short story. I didn’t get very far. Sometimes that’s the way it goes. Communicating with the blank page is kind of like being stuck in a canyon miles from civilization. You can’t get cell phone Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2011, 6:33 am
Do you keep a journal? I used to. From the age about 10 until I was about 22, I kept a regular journal. I briefly picked up the habit again at 29 and at 39. Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2011, 8:03 pm
Choosing a good online college or university can be difficult. There is often a stigma attached to non-traditional schools even though more and more students are seeking educational opportunities online. What constitutes a good online college? Well … it would have the same qualities as a good trad... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2011, 10:06 am
Back in the early 90’s, I remember stocking cell phones on a shelf at my local Sears Roebuck department store. Back then, cell phones still looked like walkie-talkies. You couldn’t play games or do stock trading or anything but talk on the phone. No one had heard of an “App.” Comment - Like
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Sep 23, 2011, 11:18 am
Guest Content by Donny Vinson
When we moved we took advantage of some of the Direct TV Promotions for new homeowners and my husband and I have instituted a date night policy since. I love it – we pick a theme (which is usually something geographic) like French or Indian and choose a movie to go Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 10:45 pm
I took my father to Walmart yesterday to pickup a prescription (my dad’s blind now and can no longer drive) and strolled around the store while he handled his business. Inevitably, I wandered into the electronics department, down the aisle with the iphone 3g cases and other cell phone accessories.... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2011, 10:48 am
People have been gambling for about as long as there have been people walking on this planet. Eventually gambling evolved into formal gaming houses — Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2011, 11:15 am
Yesterday, at the gym, a friend of mine commented that he thought I had lost weight (I’ve formed a kind of Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2011, 10:07 pm
. . . and if any of you guys want to join me, just click this link: https://plus.google.com/i/u7xbc_BjRT8:U-Zh7ARknzE Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2011, 6:00 pm
Barnes and Noble’s greatest fear is now Border’s reality as the last of its megastores prepare to close forever. In its heyday, Border’s was a living example of Social Darwinism as it killed off mom and pop indie book stores one by one.
But then, it became the endangered species as online e-t... Comment - Like
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Sep 5, 2011, 11:27 am
Actually, Alice never lived here . . .
Nonetheless, for the past couple days I been receiving emails from some guy spamming me with messages intended for the Alice Blue Review. How these messages are finding their way to my inbox I have no idea (anymore than I can fathom why messages that are inten... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2011, 12:07 pm
This year is really blowing by quick. Next week it will be Labor Day, the unofficial end of Summer. Pretty soon, will be whipping out the long john and getting ready to send out holiday cards. That will be good news for bookstores, as the holiday season is when they tend to do most of Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2011, 11:11 pm
You’ll notice I got a new Wordpress theme for this blog. I’ve gone through several the past couple of years. That’s mainly because I was relying on themes made by others and never could find one that completely suited me. I’ve tried to make my own, but they’ve never turned out very well un... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2011, 10:08 pm
I don’t know business attire from blac label clothing, which is, I suppose, why I’m not involved in the fashion biz. But I do know the difference between a good publishing idea and a bad one. A good idea: e-books. A bad idea: adding soundtracks to e-books. Yeah, I know . . . Who the Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2011, 4:18 pm
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. –(Business Wire)–
In an online conference today, Silicon Publishing demonstrated early results of work that expands the output capabilities of the company’s document design solution, Silicon Designer, from printed products to products that are received across electronic m... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 4:28 pm
Let’s see: A flood, an earthquake and now a hurricane (and most likely more flooding). Yes, last week, heavy rains tore through my neck of the woods. Roads, bridges, etc. were closed, washed out and otherwise damaged. My basement got flooded. Had to drive through the rain and muck to buy a new pum... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2011, 11:15 am
For the past couple of years, traditional publishers have been scrambling to respond to the changes wrought upon them by the digital revolution. In the beginning, they poo-pooed new technology such as the ereaders and POD. They had nothing but scorn for self-publishers who chose to publish and distr... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2011, 10:05 pm
Perhaps some of you have heard about the class action lawsuit being filed against Apple and the five publishers who first jumped on the Apple bandwagon with the agency pricing model for e-books. The suit filed by Hagens Berman alleges price-fixing in a deliberate attempt to hurt Amazon.
Given my ea... Comment - Like
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Aug 10, 2011, 10:50 am
When I saw the stock market plummet today, I got a twinge of déjà vu . I’ll admit that I know nothing about stock trading. I tried online trading once. It was just before the tech bubble burst. I lost a couple grand.
So when I see the stock market tank, I wonder how much Comment - Like
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Aug 7, 2011, 7:24 pm
Thanks for the guest post by Jonathan Curtis
My kids agreeing on something? A month and a half ago I would have told you that you were nuts but ever since we went to http://www.EXPERTSATELLITE.com and got that satellite subscription they’re always chatting with each other. Turns out both my daught... Comment - Like
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Aug 5, 2011, 7:41 pm
I’ve got about 5 days left to file an answer to the law suit. Who knows if I’ll make the deadline? From my point of view, it doesn’t matter whether I actually owe this particular debt or not because I owe so many people and I have no money to pay. I am effectively judgment-proof. Comment - Like
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Jul 28, 2011, 7:47 pm
I never had a train set as a kid. Never swung on a wooden swing set either. I’m not suggesting I was deprived as a child. Despite my modest working class upbringing, I had my share of toys.
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Jul 16, 2011, 9:24 pm
Spike Lee and company are getting paid 32 million Euros for French TV rights to a movie that didn’t Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2011, 9:33 pm
You ever have a day that just starts out wrong and keeps getting incrementally worse as the day progresses? Sure you have. Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2011, 11:41 am
With regards to yesterday’s verdict in the Casey Anthony trial, I must admit two things:
I was somewhat surprised by the verdict and secondly, (although I am sure I am alone here) I had a new respect for our legal system. Not because I believed that Casey Anthony is innocent, but because we do hav... Comment - Like
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Jun 25, 2011, 10:58 pm
Read a report in The Guardian about Marvel killing off Spiderman. Gotta hand it to British reporters — that they can reveal the death of a major comic book hero icon as nonchalantly as a sale on table tennis equipment is an amazing feat. Seriously, shit like this is why I stopped reading comic Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2011, 10:21 pm
There’s a story in The Telegraph about a John Locke (not the philosopher or the character from Lost), who has sold over a million copies of his book self-publishing on the Kindle.
More and more the Kindle as a market for books is sounding very attractive. After all, at the rate I’m going, I won... Comment - Like
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Jun 16, 2011, 12:18 am
The other day I was reading this story about debt collectors. Basically, debt collectors are whining because they don’t get any respect. I was as bemused by this as the reporter who wrote the article seemed to be. Having had my own run-ins with debt collectors I’m not sympathetic to their plight... Comment - Like
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Jun 6, 2011, 9:06 pm
Franco Bertucci presents Note to Awkward Editor posted at Awkward Guy, saying, "Hello, I write and edit my own poems and other embarrassing things. Here is a note I wrote to me, the editor. Perhaps your readers will heed the advice more than I do. Thank you for considering my submission. Respectfull... Comment - Like
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Jun 5, 2011, 11:48 pm
The heat has finally gotten to me so I shave my head yesterday. Not that I have that much hair left on my head, but there was enough to add to my discomfort in this hot weather. A single human hair is said to be 50 micrometers wide. I’m thinking my hairs aren’t that Comment - Like
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May 30, 2011, 12:11 am
Knew this guy in high school. Nice guy. Real cheery fellow. Loved to race around on his atv on the weekends. One day he’s racing around quite recklessly, Comment - Like
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May 29, 2011, 1:07 am
It’s 1 am and I’m sitting here, dark circles under my eyes, unable to sleep. My mind is racing and it’s too hot to sleep anyway. Sure not going to get rid of dark circles staying up ‘til all hours. But, I like those hours between 12 and 2 am. I do some of my Comment - Like
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May 28, 2011, 9:21 pm
Movies, audio recording, video games, YouTube videos, animation — the need for voice actors has never been greater. If you are looking for quality, professional voice talent for your latest voiceover project, look no further than Studio Center. Comment - Like
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May 20, 2011, 9:24 pm
I’m constantly amazed by how many things you can do with a smart phone nowadays. like the old iPhone ads used to say, “There’s an app for that.” Now Android starting to catch up in the app market. Lately, they’ve come up with a barcode scanner app for Android phones that turns your phone... Comment - Like
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May 18, 2011, 10:14 pm
In a recent post over at Media Bistro, a writer brought up a rather tired argument against Amazon’s Kindle and print publishing ambitions: That somehow, pricing its titles at a lower price point than what mainstream publishers want to charge leads to lower quality. Comment - Like
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May 10, 2011, 3:23 pm
No, actually I can’t see you and I probably don’t know where you live. Even though I have a new PC that came preloaded with Skype. I don’t have a Skype account and I’ve never bothered buying a web cam. It’s not because web cameras are all that expensive either (you can pick one up Comment - Like
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