The Authentic Eccentric

Jen posted a book challenge - pictures of our bookshelves. Since I like to amuse her, I’ve complied.
This is a shot of one the bookcase in my downstairs office:

This is a shot of the bookshelf in my upstairs office:

While she was telling me about the challenge, I mentioned that my bookshelves would amuse people because […]

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Wired writers must be on fire - Michael Calore has a great post up on the companies that are winning and losing the transition to a web 2.0 audience. Of course, it may just be that we share the same opinion of MySpace, but overall I use all of his top picks and I’ve dissed […]

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During more of my meandering time, I wandered across a sharp and insightful post by Prince Campbell at Chartreuse about Paris Hilton’s popularity and value - I highly recommend you read on past this snippet, it’s a good perspective to consider when developing your online presence:
I’m amused by Paris Hilton.
If Madonna was Marketing 1.0 then […]

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It’s obviously a lazy Saturday night for me, since here I am wandering the web catching up on what I’ve missed while I’ve been focused on projects. It was time well spent, though, since I came across the best post from Stephanie at Back In Skinny Jeans:
How to explain RSS the Oprah way
Today, I’m going […]

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Today is the kickoff of a new annual event - One Web Day - to celebrate all that the Internet has brought into our lives. I like it too because I get to make a wish at the end
For me, the greatest gifts have been community and connections. My life has been enriched […]

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It has been an action packed two weeks for me so I have been light on posting.
The new MacEvents.com site went live Wednesday morning. The team at Clipper Web Development created a great new design and built some nifty new features into the site:
Before:

After:

One of the best additions to the site is a section designed […]

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Five years later, it’s still relevant.

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Via Interesting People, Sally Richards brought up a great point about Google’s latest News Archive venture that has huge impact for freelancers, writers and photographers (links mine):
I hope Google and its partners in this venture remember the terms they purchased the stories under. Many freelance pieces “published years ago,” did not include Internet rights under […]

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After I published my post on golden handcuffs, I received a number of emails from people about money: specifically, the ability to write their own paycheck.
While everyone liked the theory, I nonetheless received emails that were basically excuses or reasons people “couldn’t” determine their own income. While I’m addressing all of the folks who […]

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Food for thought this weekend - who is your lord and master?
I find it ironic that Radio Shack would fire 400 workers via email on the eve of the U.S. Labor Day Holiday. For me, there was no clearer sign that the traditional covenant between company and worker is in rough shape. That leaves me […]

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