By Pem McNerney on July 22, 2010
Get People to "Like" Your Facebook Page | Social Media Examiner: http://bit.ly/9UiHrL # OpenPublish 2.1 Brings Semantic Web and Improved Theming: http://bit.ly/bloxWo # Drupal Can And Should Become Friendlier For Users: http://bit.ly/9JWxxf # Acquia aims to make it easier to design websites – The Boston Globe: http://bit.ly/9fzzHE # The Problem With Social Only Nonprofit Campaigns: […]
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By Pem McNerney on July 21, 2010
The Foolproof Cure for Weak Content: 4 Ways to Get Some Perspective: http://bit.ly/cIf0AI # Google Tells FTC a Hot News Doctrine Would Hurt Journalism : http://bit.ly/9OoQNc (Really? Wouldn't do much good for Google either … ) # Tumblr Is On Fire. Now Over 6 Million Users, 1.5 Billion Pageviews A Month: http://tcrn.ch/aBUrfI # Powered by […]
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By Pem McNerney on July 20, 2010
Local Guide Publisher Relaunches With New Strategy (And Name) | paidContent: http://bit.ly/ddLzzt # ZenithOptimedia: Social Media, Mobile Ads Fuel Improved Outlook | paidContent: http://bit.ly/9YfKfd # Amazon: E-Books Pass Print: http://bit.ly/b4hrZR "over past three months, for every 100 hardcover books … it has sold 143 Kindle books" # Blogs as Loss Leaders: http://bit.ly/dsEODi "What’s your plan […]
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By Pem McNerney on July 19, 2010
RT @TechCrunch Freelancer.com Acquires Freemarket, Launches Virtual Content Marketplace http://tcrn.ch/c227fM # Why Web host shut down 73,000 blogs a mystery | Media Maverick – CNET News: http://bit.ly/cle3AL # Wordcatcher: An Odyssey Into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words | Gotham Writers' Workshop: http://bit.ly/cb2Yj5 # The Accidents of Style: Good Advice on How Not to Write […]
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By Pem McNerney on July 18, 2010
As someone who constantly recommends the WordPress publishing platform, I’m also intrigued by other blogging platforms, particularly those that promise to be easy to use for non-technical content creators. A recent article from poynter.org makes the case for Tumblr. The article by Mallary Jean Tenore features Mark Coatney, who used to work at Newsweek and […]
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