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What I learnt from Blogging Heroes: Top Blogging Tips PART 1
Wanted to share this post I found on WordPress.com.� In publishing, the backlist is often the moneymaker for the house.� Not so in tech publishing, where books often have the half life of the household fruit fly.� But this post is a great reminder that sometimes books do have the power to live on.� Glad …
The Role of Books in the Digital Age
Wanted to share an interview I did during BlogWorld Expo in October…sure, yeah, I just realized I never posted this. In it, I talk about my BlogWorld panel and what I see (meaning, my opinion only, your mileage may vary) in the near future for books. Not so much hand flapping in this one, thankfully…
Tis the Season of Love
When Soccer Girl and I picked up IT Boy after his Sunday Funday program, we asked him what they did for the 3 hours he was gone from us. Sometimes when we ask we hear about how he played “sports” or bounced on the trampoline. This week, he told us they sang “Minutes”. Surprised that he offered …
Merry Happy – The Wheeled Edition
Having a boy is a wonderful thing. It’s not just snips and snails and puppy dog tails. It’s not just the whole family running around trying to put together all the tools in his Handy Manny toy toolbox. The big and the small one. What would an evening in the IT household be without someone screaming, …
Toucha Toucha Touch Me
I’m an early adopter. Certainly for technology purposes, but in the case of the TSA and the overly friendly security folks, for sure. I flew to Seattle earlier in the month for business out of Newark Liberty Airport in NJ. I waited in a hopelessly long line of clueless people, as per usual. When I …
Be a For Dummies Champion!
As many are aware, I am one of many who work on the For Dummies brand. Dummies is a brand that is loved worldwide, with millions of fans. Our brand ambassador program, called Dummies Champions, is launching and we’re looking for a select group of fans to help us spread the word about For Dummies. …
Have YOU done yours yet?
Done what, you say. Ha! I’m talking about holiday cards, people. There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who get their holiday cards out early, and those who don’t. I’m usually one of the latter. Sure, I’d LIKE to get them done early, but that rarely happens. There are a couple of …
Love you to the moon and back
IT Boy is obsessed with the moon. Sure, he likes things that are circular, like car wheels and balls, but it’s the moon that is his true love. We talk about it all the time. If it’s in the sky, he can find it. I don’t know how, because most of the time I can’t, …
The Wisdom of Soccer Girl
Bear with me on this one, as it rambles more than most. In August, I got an email advertising a special Halloween edition of Kids Night On Broadway, a fantastic promotion that allows you to receive a kid’s ticket to selected shows FREE when you buy an adult ticket. Tickets are available for the winter …
Recap of BlogWorld Expo, plus a little *sizzle*
As I mentioned here and here, I was fortunate to attend my first BlogWorld Expo last month. Having never gone before, I was eager to experience this social media conference in all ways possible. Meaning, as a speaker, an attendee, and a sponsor. I’m going to try to cover the conference from all three perspectives, as …
How the IT Girl found bliss at 35,000 or so feet
This summer, I had the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. Sure, it was a business trip, but it was still a remarkable experience. I was invited to attend my company’s Asian sales meeting being held in Penang, Malaysia. To get there, I flew from the US to Penang via Singapore, taking Flight …
Daddy Blogger ≠ Mommy Blogger, plus a book giveaway
Recently, I read a post by CC Chapman entitled “I’m a Dad and Damn Proud of It.” Certainly, it was a great post talking about what he feels is the most important role that he plays, which would be father to his kids. In the post, he goes on to talk about why “Daddy Bloggers”, …
Twitter etiquette – Twittiquette?
Hello citizens of the Interwebs… Miss Manners is calling! I’m genuinely interested in what people think about the following… Does Twitter etiquette dictate that you must acknowledge follows? …with a DM? …with an auto-DM? …at all? Nothing annoys me like the reply email (especially the dreaded “reply-all”) email that says “Thanks!” and nothing but. I kind …
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