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Can I Write for a Living? There's Only One Way to Find Out

Robyn Harper | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: LGBT Youth, Coming Out, Blogging, Life Purpose, Finding Your Passion, Finding Your Purpose, Finding Your Life Purpose, Gay Voices News
Robyn Harper

I got to thinking: LGBT teenagers need to be shown the bigger picture. They need to know they're not alone. They need to know that it does get better. They need to be shown the future, especially their own. So I wrote a letter.

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(Video) WordPress Founder: Mobile Blog Platform Growing Fast

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Mobile Platform, Wordpress, Blogging, Video, Technology News
Andy Plesser

Mobile blogging is growing quickly with over four million active users of the mobile WordPress platform, says WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg in th...

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How to Photograph Food Without a Fancy Camera

Small Kitchen College | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Photos, Photography, How To, Food, Cameras, Food Photography, Budget, How-to Photography, Food Porn, Food Blogging, Food Blogs, Good Bloggers, Taking Pictures of Food, Photography Tips, Blogging, Food News
Small Kitchen College

You can literally end up writing a book about the food, but it's the pictures that are truly worth a thousand words. It's the best way to capture the experience of making and enjoying the final product.

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Open Letter to College Grads: Employers Are Looking You Up -- Here's How to Get the Job Anyway

Patrick Ambron | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Resume, Google, Job Search, Google Plus, Job Search Advice, Job Market College Graduates, Facebook, Job Search Tips, Online Job Search, Blogging, College Graduates, College News
Patrick Ambron

Most HR departments are required to research you online before making a decision. Here are a few ways to make sure you're putting your best foot forward -- or at least not shooting yourself in the foot.

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Last Night, I Dreamed That I Was Goldman Sachs' Social Media Manager...

April Rudin | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Reputation, Goldman Sachs Bonuses, Crisis Communications, Online Reputation, Public Relations, Social Media, Google +, Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, Media News
April Rudin

One of the stories pinging around on the Internet a couple of weeks ago was Goldman Sachs' plan to hire a social media community manager. While most c...

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Is the Media's ADD Hurting Our Country?

Abby Huntsman | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: The Internet, Internet, Twitter, Muammar Gaddafi, President Obama, Email, Evening News, News Cycle, Blogging, Communication, Politics News
Abby Huntsman

So, here we are: a world of commentators, Tweeters, bloggers, and citizens with one of the most powerful tools developed in the history of mankind (the Internet) at our fingertips, literally, but how do we plan to use it? And, what is our collective responsibility?

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You Could Be Driving Your Blog on Steroids With Triberr

Sreedhar Pillai | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Social Media, Triberr, Blogging, Blog Platforms, Media News
Sreedhar Pillai

Triberr is organized around a theme of tribes, so you come across strange sounding terms like, tribes, bones, bonfire and so on which are all synonyms for popular terms on the social web you know about.

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What I Learned From Going Viral

Gene Marks | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Small Business, Viral, Blogging, Internet, If I Was a Poor Black Kid, Going Viral, Viral Blogs, Small Business News
Gene Marks

When you write or produce anything that you intend to be viewed by the public, make sure you really mean it. Make sure you're willing to defend it. Don't just put it out there.

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'Eat My Dust, Hear My Drum': American Modesty Has Died. I Killed It

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Lake Shore Drive, National Pride, American Exceptionalism, Bumper Stickers, Modesty, Self-Publishing, Flag-Waving, Bragging, Santa Barbara, American Heroes, Self-Esteem, Suvs, Blogging, Manners, Culture News
Peter Mandel

Modesty has died. You hadn't noticed? Its quiet nature made it marginal. It caught a cold. It stayed in bed. Our fireworks and gunshots killed it off.

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Homeowner Activists Will Be Crushed Under Their Own Weight

Richard Zombeck | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Homeowners, Foreclosure Crisis, Activist, Activism, Bloggers, Blogging, Ows, Business News
Richard Zombeck

The divisiveness, infighting, and turf wars have made it easy for the ones who created this mess to run roughshod over the American people and the laws that were meant to protect them.

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Parenthesis: The Best of the Parenting Blogosphere

The Huffington Post | Emma Mustich | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: The Bearded Iris, Mom Blogs, Mur Lafferty, Mom-101, Pinterest, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Parenthesis, Parenting, Parent Blogs, Blogging, Dad Blogs, Parents News

Welcome back to Parenthesis, our weekly roundup of standout writing from mom and dad blogs everywhere. This week, we agonized with The Bearded Iris as...

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Introducing a Blog Blog

Lindsay Hoffman | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Blogosphere, John McCain, The Blog Blog Project, Media and Politics, Stee Schmidt, The Princeton Review, Blogging and College, Political Activism, University of Delaware, Joe Biden, Blogging, David Plouffe, College News
Lindsay Hoffman

Blogs can serve as a great outlet for college students to voice their concerns and opinions in a mediated environment that is often saturated with viewpoints from established players.

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How to Use Social Media for Social Change

Dorie Clark | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Email, Social Media, Social Change, Facebook, Blogging, Social Media Tips, Social Media Marketing, Impact News
Dorie Clark

Social media is the perfect tool for mobilizing your friends and colleagues to take action on a cause you care about -- sending a letter to a legislator, signing up to attend a rally, or spreading the word through their own social channels.

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Marketing Your Way Into College (or a Job)

Jayati Sengupta | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Social Media, Money-Making Tips, Twitter, Job Search, Social Networking, Pinterest, Career Advice, Facebook, Job Search Tips, College Admissions, College Acceptance, Blogging, University Admissions, Internship Advice, Resume Building, Employment, Marketing Advice, Marketing, College News
Jayati Sengupta

As colleges become more competitive, prospective students need to leverage special talents, skills and experiences to gain admission to their top college choices. Students need to market their specialty wisely.

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5 Traits of Successful Bloggers

Delia Lloyd | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Susan Cain, The Happiness Project, Blogging Tips, Colleen Wainwright, Gretchen Rubin, What Makes for a Successful Blogger, Successful Bloggers, Communicatrix, Blogging Advice, Bloggers, Blogging, Technology News
Delia Lloyd

The best bloggers I know never run out of material to write about because the they never run out of things that fascinate them. And they are able to transmit that sense of wonderment onto the page.

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As Traditional Media Continue to Decline, It's Time for Bloggers to Step up

Jason Salzman | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Westword, Michael Roberts, Coloradopols, Ross Kaminsky, Jason Bane, Blogging Advice, Blogging Tips, Blog Tips, Blogger Advice, Blogger Tips, Tips From Bloggers, Blogs, Blog, Bloggers, Blogging, Denver News
Jason Salzman

With traditional journalism dying, here are some tips on blogging from Colorado bloggers, to inspire more and better blogging.

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Burgers or Blogging? Further Thoughts on Pursuing Your Passion

J.D. Roth | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Career, Money, Work, Job, McDonald's, Personal Finance, Blogging, Income, Business News
J.D. Roth

Whatever the case, when you work, do your best. This is the real key to job fulfillment -- not to pursue your passion, but to be passionate about what you pursue.

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WATCH: Including Personal Blogs On A Job Application, From Tory Johnson

Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Resume, Marlo Thomas, Mondays With Marlo, Tory Johnson, Video, Personal Blogs, Blogging, Job Seekers, Women News

Career Expert Tory Johnson, CEO of Women for Hire, explains whether having a blog will help or hinder your chances of getting a job. var src_url="...

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Banking on Social Media: The Right Experts Count

Camilla Webster | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Google, Law, Social Media, Twitter, Money, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Blogging, Media News
Camilla Webster

Social media is a great modern response to this age old conundrum. But you can't just hire any young thing if you're in the business of selling advice and strategy and here's why.

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All or Nothing: On Ambiguity

Gloria Lin | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Blogging, Oversharing Online, Tumblr, Teen News
Gloria Lin

We create blogs with the intention of having others read them, and then we shield away most of what we want to blabber on and on about for the simple reason that we don't want others to read it.

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Is It Possible To Have A Peaceful Divorce?

Brandi Megan Granett | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Friendship Advice, Mental Health, Divorce, Peace, Bloggers, Blogging, Divorce Advice, Divorce News
Brandi Megan Granett

There is nothing truly peaceful about taking your life -- whether it's your choice or not -- and halving it.

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A Modern Writer's Existential Crisis: And Other Jokes

Gavin Shulman | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Twitter, Bloggers, Writing, Youtube, Media, Facebook, Blogging, Tumblr, Books News
Gavin Shulman

In this messy, mammoth, modern, multi-dimensional media environment it can sometimes leave a writer wondering: who am I?

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No Money? No Problem. 5 Ways To Earn Cash Fast!

> | Gavin Sullivan | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: How to Save Money, Marketing Research, Teen Unemployment, Product Testing, Money, Teens-Money, Money Tips, Pocket-Money, The Mash, Chicago-Teen-Unemployment, Blogging, High School News

Gavin is a junior at Loyola Academy and a reporter for The Mash, a weekly teen publication distributed to Chicagoland high schools. Already count...

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In Year of Uprisings, Reporters Brave Crackdowns from Wall St. to Tahrir Square

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Egypt Protests, Reporters Without Borders, Social Media, Corporate Media, Free Speech, Tahrir Square, Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Reporters, Media, #Occupywallstreet, Journalism, Occupy Movement, Blogging, Syria, Media News
Michelle Chen

You wouldn't think handling a notebook or a camera could be a hazardous line of work. But according to the latest global Press Freedom Index, abuse and oppression of reporters has made journalism an increasingly risky job in many countries.

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The Barbara Tree

Robert Koehler | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Education, Chicago, Participatory Consciousness, Cancer, Love, Peace, Blogging, Spirituality, Chicago Spirit, Grief, My Chicago, Healing, Chicago News
Robert Koehler

Some years ago, I donated money to the Chicago Park District and they planted a tree of my choosing (a linden) in honor of my late wife. This is the Barbara tree, which I visit regularly.

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