So just finished deleting the last of the some 1,500 spam comments, installed a new comment filter, and re-enabled comments. If you have trouble commenting, feel free to e-mail me at lastname at gmail dot com.
Guide: Make Yahoo! Pipes the ultimate news tracker
A few summers ago, I was guest editing a blog that covered a few topics I had only loosely tracked before. Since my job was to find and post the most interesting overlooked bits, I gave <a href=http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/>Yahoo! Pipes</a> a look as a way to create a “news scanner,” and...
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A moment of weakness
I’ve held out for years, but after foregoing a new phone, I finally caved and bought an iPod to console myself. An iPod Touch, no less! After a lifetime of dealing with third-tier MP3 players, I finally have the Cadillac of personal digital media. It plays movies! Music! And it’s...
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Making money from free content
Working on a business plan to monetize your content? Kevin Kelly has some words of advice. He has posted an essay on making money from copyable content, particularly in finding differentiators that can’t be copied. In bullet forms, his main suggestions:
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So long ...
Just when I made it big enough to get comment spam, I’ve decided to close up shop. Working 50 hours a week as Managing Editor plus being a full-time student, investigative reporter and aspiring job applicant just leaves no time for this pursuit.
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