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Spreading Science

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Sue

Acephalous is doing an interesting study on the speed and spread of memes for the upcoming MLA conference. He’s asking for help artificially spreading a meme so he can dissect and demystify the process. This may just be a fascinating … Continue reading →

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Raises all Around

Posted on November 10, 2006 by Sue

This year’s ballot measures to raise the minimum wage passed in six states: Montana, Ohio, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and Nevada. That means that ~1,561,000 million Americans are getting a raise, which is not only good for them, but also good … Continue reading →

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No Fiddling Here

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Sue

Four hundred and thirty one days have passed since Katrina wreaked havoc on the gulf coast. I’m lucky enough to have friends on the ground in New Orleans fighting to save their city – otherwise, I might not know about … Continue reading →

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Book Challenge

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Sue

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 … Continue reading →

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100 Million Users, Wrong?

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Sue

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 … Continue reading →

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Paris Hilton & Value

Posted on September 24, 2006 by Sue

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 … Continue reading →

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Saturday Surfing

Posted on September 23, 2006 by Sue

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 … Continue reading →

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One Web Day

Posted on September 22, 2006 by Sue

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 … Continue reading →

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Google v. Freelancers

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Sue

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 … Continue reading →

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Automated Losses

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Sue

I love it when things suddenly appear to re-affirm statements I’ve made. I spent some time today checking out the new SBA research library. I downloaded enough material that it made better sense to print in volume using their ink, … Continue reading →

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