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Keep abreast of what’s happening online. One great website to help you “feel the pulse” of new topics belongs to a social media star, Pete Cashmore: mashable.com. I often hear from clients that they don’t have time for social media. The problem with that is that it’s like saying I don’t have time to tell … Read more
Tips re If your website… If your website does not load quickly, viewers will not wait and will quickly move on to another website. If your website is not organized and easy-to-navigate viewers will quickly become frustrated and click off. If your website is not attractive viewers will dismiss it as amateurish or unprofessional and … Read more
A website must include: Header — includes your logo, a tagline and often a means of contacting you: email address or telephone number. Navigation — Most often seen as clickable text or graphics to the left in a stacked fashion or along the top horizontally placed under the header. Main body — This is the … Read more
I woke up thinking about web design that looks great on both the iPhone and a huge monitor and a small monitor and in every different browser. I think I am not the sole Mac user who is irritated by the fact that non-Mac users still use Internet Explorer—in my opinion, a crappy browser. I … Read more
Another reason not to get drunk and sloppy. An Apple employee had too many beers and forgot his iPhone 4G prototype on the bar stool. It was cleverly disguised as a 3GS iPhone. But was then taken apart and inspected which revealed it to be a next gen iPhone. The 4G will not be called … Read more
My countdown has begun. On Sunday I’ll be speaking at American Society of Journalists & Authors conference about web design and social media for writers. I’m looking forward to it. Then May 2nd the magazine I’ve been writing for is flying me to Puerto Rico for a few days to write an article. All expenses … Read more
Here’s a 2 paragraph excerpt: Speaking of hip, here’s a book for hip grandmothers, Super Granny: Great Stuff to Do with Your Grandkids. It is the ultimate resource for today’s super grannies to captivate their grandkids. It’s offers 75 cool and creative projects, all grouped by age from infancy to adolescence (2–18). There’s something for … Read more
In June I’ll be covering Jennifer Beale’s new book, “The Seven Year Bitch”; July will be Susan Shapiro and her new book, “Overexposed”; August will be Bruce Frankel’s book, “What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life?
I’m happy to report that i’ve been swamped. Fallen a wee bit behind on blogging but hey, i’m not complaining! Designing websites, creating event program books, newsletters and teaching social media. It’s all good.