May 2010

10 tasty iPad apps for writers

May 28, 2010

If you’re a writer, the first iPad app you probably downloaded was Pages, Apple’s word processing app. Now, what else do you need? Here are 10 tasty treats you’ll want in your digital lunch box: 1. Adobe Ideas 1.0 for iPad – When inspiration strikes while you’re out and about, Adobe Ideas is a good [...]

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Writing headlines for searchbots, not readers

May 17, 2010

“Headlines in newspapers and magazines were once written with readers in mind, to be clever or catchy or evocative. Now headlines are just there to get the search engines to notice.” – Taylor Momsen Did Not Write This Headline, by David Carr, The New York Times

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Facebook fun facts

May 13, 2010

Think you know Facebook? Check out this infographic from Online PhD Programs:

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Tweets are the new quotes

May 4, 2010

Twitter has become an essential news source for bloggers, reporters and other news gatherers, but not for me. I’m too lazy to quote stuff I see there. First you have to take a screen capture, and then cut/paste it into your copy. It’s too much work. I rationalize not doing it by telling myself that [...]

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