Indian bandit king’s death sparks scramble for treasure [Yahoo News]
» Read more...Month: October 2004
Do You Need More Time?
Time poverty is an interesting concept. And one, in months or years passed, I might’ve qualified for. But we can all thank Rick Steves for backing an event that will help bring us back in the black. “Take Back Your Time is a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time […]
» Read more...Backstory: Do You Have One?
Damn! I love this word. I actually have a folder on my computer called “Backstory”. It is the title of my journal. You know, the one I’m too busy watching TV or surfing blogs and travel sites to actually feed properly. Besides the word being one of my faves, it’s a cool site with an […]
» Read more...Southern Cal, Here I Come
The thing about being unemployed freelancing is that you can do it from nearly anywhere. At the least, I have some options. Yesterday I got an offer to return to Beligum. The week before that I got an offer to spend some time in Virginia. I have an ongoing offer in London, but I don’t […]
» Read more...The Future of Entertainment…Including Books
The Long Tail By Chris Anderson [October 2004 WIRED] Forget squeezing millions from a few megahits at the top of the charts. The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bitstream. On page 2 the question is asked, “What percentage of the top 10,000 titles in any […]
» Read more...Indie Bookstores Looking for Angels
Well, Publisher’s Lunch brought a bit of bad news this morning. They said that the end is near for WordsWorth, the indie bookstore on Harvard Square. “Harvard Square book lovers may soon be at a loss for WordsWorth” [Boston Herald] “Independent bookseller WordsWorth, which recently declared bankruptcy, will shut down in a few weeks unless […]
» Read more...Quantifying Word of Mouth
“Quantifying Word of Mouth”by Pete Blackshaw (October 19, 2004) [MarketingProfs.com] It is the first time I’ve heard the term CGM. Consumer-generated-media. I’m convinced that if I worked in an office, with an agency, or at any company with a staff size larger than four, there would be memos and newsrooms and subscriptions to publications that […]
» Read more...How Long Have You Been Writing on the Road?
Q & A with travel columnist Dennis McCann from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel This quote about travel writing caught my eye. How many of you can relate? “In 1998, after I wrote a book about Wisconsin for the sesquicentennial, editors asked me to hit the road and stay there and I’ve been doing this fulltime […]
» Read more...Story Lead?
Can anyone use this? I think there is a fascinating story behind this. Especially if you were to look at it from the perspective of some of the business people. Or farmers, for that matter. Tourist evangelism touted [DenverPost.com] If you do, let us know who you pitched it to and how it worked out.
» Read more...The Educated Traveler Newsletter
The announcement reads,”a travel newsletter designed for discriminating people for whom the activities they pursue, the people they meet, the things they learn…the background of a country…are just as important as the destination.” EducatedTraveler.org And guess what? They pay $100 for 800 word submissions. Here are their Writer’s Guidelines “An ET Find is something relatively […]
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