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Do Relationships Need Lies to Survive?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Reassurance, Singled Out, Little Lies, Hurt Feelings, Lies, Relationships, Best Friends, Writing, Singles, Serious Lies, Compassion, Death, Loyalty, Deception, Media News, Love, Betrayal, Blogging, Healthy Living News
Bella DePaulo

I draw a big line between little lies and big ones. Serious lies -- the big time betrayals of trust -- are probably never good for relationships of any kind. Little lies are often a different matter entirely.

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Why I Write

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creativity, Transcendent, Insanity, Huffingtonpost, Writing, Reason, Intuition, Blogging, Irrationality, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

In the challenges, the fears, the dark in its obstinence, in its unique fearfulness -- we discover the mystery of life. Not as a thing to be dismissed but an infinite source of creativity to be loved.

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FTC to Social Media Marketers and Bloggers: Y'all Play Fair Now!

Andy Sernovitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sernovitz, Ftc, Sponsored Posts, Social Media, Wom, Disclosure, Ethics, Social Media Policies, Word of Mouth, Blogging, FTC Social Media Regulations, Media News
Andy Sernovitz

"I'm a free-speaking blogger" doesn't give you a free pass from consumer protection laws. If you get compensation, you're a business now. You don't get a free pass just because it's social media.

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Blogs To Bestsellers (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz and Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blog Books, Slidepoll, The Hipster Handbook, Fail Nation, I Can Has Cheezburger, Blogs, Bloggers, Stuff White People Like, Rules for My Unborn Son, Blooks, Julie and Julia, Bestsellers, FU Penguin, Hungry Girl, Lolcats, This Is Why You're Fat, Books, Fail, Belle De Jour, Blogging, Postsecret, Books News

Blog to bestseller, it was the story of the decade. Most popular blogs were a book deal waiting to happen, and a wave of recent bestsellers that origi...

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A Surprised Thank You

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cruise, Blogger, Air America, Progressive Infrastructure, Blogging, Politics News
Mike Lux

I am surprised, delighted, but mostly humbled to report the news that Air America is reporting that I am currently 3rd on their list of nominated bloggers for the ir competition. I am especially surprised given my evil DC insider status.

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Fifty Things Under $50 Bucks To Promote Your Book

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Marketing, Promoting Your Book, Marketing Yourself, Youtube, Books-News, Book Marketing, Authors, Twitter, Books, Facebook, Books News, Marketing Authors, Blogging, Books News
Penny C. Sansevieri

These days it seems like everyone's book marketing budget is a little tighter. If you're feeling the pinch, here are some tips that could help keep you on track.

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Why Did the Writer Break Her Foot?

Wednesday Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Promotion, Taekwon-Do, Office Culture, Publishing Industry, Changes in Publishing Industry, Writer's Life, Blogging, Books News
Wednesday Martin

I have it on good authority that starting tomorrow we'll "share" our content on our iphones for no advance. People will say things like "I guess I'll write a book" and no one will find it unusual.

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New Literacy and the Commoditization of Content

Celeste Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texting, Reading, Book Publishing, Vook, Literacy, Online Reading, Branding, Facebook, New Literacy, Publishing, Internet, Stanford, Books, Blogging, Books News
Celeste Fine

Perhaps product innovations, like books with video, are only as successful as they pertain to customer intimacy, and the future of books isn't inventing a better book but better meeting readers' needs.

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Do Book Bloggers Make a Difference?

Beth Kephart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Blogs, Bloggers, Book Bloggers, Books, Book Blogs, FTC Guidelines, Ftc, Blogging, Books News
Beth Kephart

Let's stop asking if book bloggers can make a difference. Let's start figuring out how they can operate -- with integrity and commitment, without fear of being fined -- in the coming era of new FTC guidelines.

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The Secret History of Kubrick, the Blog Theme That Changed the Internet

Tina Daunt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Technology, Stanley Kubrick, Wordpress, Michael Heilemann, Design, Blogging, Blogosphere, Blogging Software, Online Design, Simplicity, Binary Bonsai, Wordpress Themes, Los Angeles News
Tina Daunt

Kubrick, the template that launched millions of beautiful blogs and helped transform the Internet, will be retired mid-year as the default theme for the popular WordPress blogging platform.

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My Friend Christina and the Downfall of Newspapers

James Boyce | Posted 10.07.2009

Read More: New Media, Downfall of Newspapers, The Washington Times, Bloggers, Talking Points Memo, Traditional News Reporting, Blogging, Online Journalism, Inside DC, Media News
James Boyce

So now, here's a real journalist, with real credentials, who had the audacity to go into the real Iowa last year, now writing for a real ... online news site.

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Who Sent the Original Retweet?

Ben Arnon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Media, Social Media, Sms, Twitter, Retweeting, Microblogging, Tweets, Retweet, Viral, Blogs, Micropublishing, Blogging, Technology News
Ben Arnon

Retweeting is a Twitter convention created by users. Because of its speed of delivery and its potential reach, retweets are fast becoming the most viral way to spread ideas in human history.

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Bound and Gagged: Publishers Remain Silent

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogs, Book Publishing, Gagged, Publishing Industry, Books, Publishers, Blogging, Books News

There's a chill in the U.S. publishing industry when it comes to blogging. As we've been tracking down talented book-industry people to blog for th...

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A Startling Reminder of Gender Bias

Tim Berry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gender Equality, Copyblogger, Gender Stereotypes, Blogging, Women, Women in Business, Men WIth Pens, Technology News
Tim Berry

On the Internet, the world of George Eliot and George Sand, women novelists with men's pen names, is still around.

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Poop Culture

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bathroom, Toilet, Poop, Culture, Bowels, App, Charmin, Marketing, Ass, Blogging, Ambassador, Defecation, Advertising, Healthy Living News
Robert Rosenthal

It seems inevitable that the potty is going public and the continued descent into indignity will be fed by our insatiable consumption of crap TV and tabloid fodder.

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Post Blogs Brooklyn

The New York Observer | Molly Fischer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Blogs, The Brooklyn Blog, Blogging, Brooklyn Paper, Brooklyn, New York Post, New York News

The Post continues its Brooklyn adventures. Last month it started throwing in The Brooklyn Paper for the borough's subscribers; now, its website offer...

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Simple Ways to Promote Yourself Online

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Marketing, Promoting Your Book, Marketing Yourself, Book Marketing, Authors, Books, Marketing Authors, Blogging, Books News
Penny C. Sansevieri

In as much as I've taught Internet marketing and publicity classes, the idea of marketing yourself online is still very confusing to a lot of people.

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs: Technology Sister Insider

Duchess Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Race-Talk, New Media, Women's Rights, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Women Bloggers, Blogging, Black Women, Video, Media News
Duchess Harris

I can't think of anything more important for Black women in 2010, than to focus on Audre Lorde's mantra: "We can learn to mother ourselves." This, in and of itself, is a revolutionary idea

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Blogger Reads A Book A Day

The New York Times | PETER APPLEBOME | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book a Day, Nina Sankovitch, Books, Book Blogs, Reading, Blogging, Books News

In a time-deprived world, where book reading is increasingly squeezed off the page, it is hard to know what's most striking about Ms. Sankovitch's que...

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End the Mobile App Guessing Game

Michael Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Blackberry, Android, iPhone Apps, Blogging, Bloggers, Apps, Symbian, Los Angeles News
Michael Martin

Bloggers, internet publishers, and branding pros need to take notice. You need to get mobile very quickly lest your brand falls behind and loses market share.

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48 Year-Old Blogger Has Gone 9 Years Without Spending Money

treehugger.com | Brian Merchant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Library, Cave, Green News, Spending, Bloggers, Sustainability, Daniel Suelo, Green Living, Blogging, Carbon Footprint, Eco-Stunt, Green News

Daniel Suelo wasn't poor, a victim of bad luck, mentally ill, or even uneducated. He just decided that he wanted to have nothing to do with money. So ...

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Online Activism 1.7: Lessons Learned in Copenhagen

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Internet, Copenhagen 2009, Online Campaigning, Online Activism, New Media, Activism 2.0, Blogging, cop15, Old Media, Technology News
Kevin Grandia

While social media played a role like never before in the run-up and during Copenhagen, there remain issues that must be overcome before activism fully utilizes the power of social media.

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Eight Steps For Successfully Marketing Yourself Online

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Marketing, Promoting Your Book, Marketing Yourself, Youtube, Books-News, Book Marketing, Authors, Twitter, Books, Facebook, Books News, Marketing Authors, Blogging, Books News
Penny C. Sansevieri

We've been doing "online" for a long while now and we've seen many changes, but one thing has remained consistent: regardless of where you go or how you pitch, you must know your market.

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Get Famous Fast

Denise Brodey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Promotion, Recessionista, Self-Publishing, New Authors, Author Branding, Book Publishing, Future of Publishing, Book Videos, Book Publicity, Branding, Book Groups, Publishing, Personal Branding, Writing, Authors, Books, Blogging, Book Trailers, Self-Promoting, Books News
Denise Brodey

You can mourn the death of publishing or you can start bushwhacking a new book trail. These women certainly have.

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Everything Is Your Resume

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Marketing, Promoting Your Book, Marketing Yourself, Book Marketing, Authors, Youtube, Twitter, Books, Facebook, Marketing Authors, Books-News, Blogging, Books News
Penny C. Sansevieri

When you put something online, it can almost live forever. That means that we have to be careful what we share, what we say, and the footprints we leave online.

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