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    Rant on Twitter before breakfast started by PurpleCar
    I’m gonna jump on the bandwagon and finally do a “Twitter rant” post. But it isn’t gona go the way you expect.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Rant on Twitter before breakfast", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/25/rant-on-twitter-before-breakfast/" });
    To (Mommy) Blog or Not to (Mommy) Blog? started by PurpleCar
    Lots of people are ‘mommy bloggers’ (I’m not one of them). There are dozens of sites that rank mommy blogs. There are entire conferences, marketing plans and outreach initiatives all centered around the phenomenon. But that’s not in ‘reality,’ exactly. That’s in a place we social media folk like to call the bubble.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "To
    Adam Slaney Facebook Warning: Real or DoS attack? started by PurpleCar
    Social media has great potential, both good and bad. It can find you help in a hurry or cause you tons of frustration. Today I had to do some investigation to determine if Facebook was the unsuspecting abettor in a “denial of service” social network attack.

    We geeks recognize a DoS attack when hackers [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({
    Olympic Poetry? started by PurpleCar
    Article from the London Times in the UK.

    August 4, 2008

    Poetry at the 2012 Olympic Games? There’s no rhyme or reason why not

    If they had poetry and rhetoric in ancient Athens they can have medals for slam performances in London, says Fanny Walker
    Fanny Walker
    There is something historically incomplete about the modern
    Book Review: Nickel and Dimed is a (decent) car wreck. started by PurpleCar
    In 2001 Barbara Ehrenreich wrote Nickel and Dimed On (Not) Getting By in America.

    You can get an idea of what the book is about by checking it out on Amazon; I won’t waste your time here reiterating a synopsis of a 7-year-old work.  I’ll simply give you some of my observations.

    Ms. Ehrenreich doesn’t mention her [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({
    Social Media Gem: Blogherald.com started by PurpleCar
    Blog Herald

    http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/15/blogging-j... />
    “As we continue with this series on blogging jobs, it’s time to look at the income a blogger can make by blogging for pay.

    The skills and qualities a company or blog owner is looking for from a blogger are extensive, far beyond
    5 Weird Facebook Groups started by PurpleCar
    (I wrote this as a sample blog post back in March of 2008 for a potential blogging gig.  Don’t know if they ever published it - which they didn’t have permission to do - but here it is.  You can see some much better and funnier posts on the same subject by googling ‘weird facebook [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5 Weird Facebook
    Book Club, Anytime, Anywhere! started by PurpleCar
    I straddle the fence between the geeky on-line world and the nerdy writing world, and ne’er the twain shall meet.
    But the rule for all worlds, virtual or otherwise, is “Wait For It.”
    Well, looks I’m done waiting…SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Book Club, Anytime, Anywhere!", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/23/book-club-anytime-anywhere/" });
    Stolen Article from WSJ about anti-Long tail theory started by PurpleCar
    WSJ gives overview of Harvard researcher’s opposition to Anderson’s Long tail theory.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Stolen Article from WSJ about anti-Long tail theory", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/02/stolen-article-from-wsj-about-anti-long-tail-theory/" });
    Current distractions. I should be writing! started by PurpleCar
    Letterboxing (still learning about it)

    Sewing (refashioning T-shirts)

    Knitting (always)

    *sigh*

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Current distractions. I should be writing!", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2007/03/01/current-distractions-i-should-be-writing/" });
    Contest: Free Art Book! started by PurpleCar
    ArtBlogbyBob.com is hosting a contest to give away a free art book worth 135$US!SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Contest: Free Art Book!", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/05/contest-free-art-book/" });
    A Clay Shirky Adventure. Part II: SHOCK! started by PurpleCar
    The book is hard to get through. It will take me weeks. So instead of one huge review months from now, I’ll just take you all along on this deciphering adventure. I’ll break out my Sword of Sense and slash through the thicket of pompous writing, chapter by chapter. It’s a journey to page 319 (the last page including after notes)
    Best Bot on Twitter started by PurpleCar
    My latest conversation with @Br3ndaBot, the best bot on Twitter:

    Me:: OK I’m going to have to pack up the laptop and leave the house.  The rest of the family is blasting iTunes downstairs…

    Br3ndaBot::  PurpleCar, You’re a downstairs. Really. Tell me more.

    ME:: BREN!  you know I love you.  But I’M the upstairs,
    Writing Gems (WG) - New Category started by PurpleCar
    Day #4 - Writing away

    by NymphDuPave
    It’s only fair to have some shiny links about writing too. Daily Writing Tips is one of the best writing blogs out there. I RSS it. You should too.

    The post on How to Write Every Day is a true gem. Here’s an excerpt:

    Knowing that it’s a good idea to write [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({
    1st Look BOOK REVIEW: “Here Comes Everybody” Is Muck. started by PurpleCar
    When I picked up the book, I recognized the ‘famous’ name. I was looking forward to absorbing some insights into social media and human behavior. Instead I was hit with self-indulgent prose filled with enough buzzwords to choke an elephant. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "1st Look BOOK REVIEW: “Here Comes Everybody” Is Muck.", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/06/1st-look-book-revi
    Wacko Wednesdays: YOU JUST DON’T GET IT: Catch Phrases started by PurpleCar
    Catch phrases are an efficient way to show a lot of inner information and motivation about a character with a few uttered words of dialog.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wacko Wednesdays: YOU JUST DON’T GET IT: Catch Phrases", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/09/wacko-wednesdays-you-just-dont-get-it-catch-phrases/" });
    Great List of Writing Books I Don’t Own started by PurpleCar
    books: writing

    at http://talentdevelop.com/books-writ.html<br />
    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Great List of Writing Books I Don’t Own", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2007/04/17/great-list-of-writing-books-i-dont-own/" });
    I  started by PurpleCar
    Narberth Fireworks July 4th 2008
    Originally uploaded by PurpleCar
    Flickr has been grabbing more of my time lately. The community there is pretty fun and welcoming. I need to grok it a bit better, to get more involved there. Any tips are welcome.

    Why do I want to spend yet more time away from writing? [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:
    Flickr started by PurpleCar
    This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Flickr", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/05/flickr/" });
    Social Media Gems - New Category for Shiny Links! started by PurpleCar
    I am resolving, today, to put more time and effort into this blog by posting the links to gems I want to remember. I hope you will find them shiny too. I’ll call them Social Media Gems (SMG); I created a spanking new category just for these links.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Social Media Gems - New Category for Shiny Links!", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/05/social-media-gems-new-c
    Giannii and me, m-u-s-i-k-i-n-g in a tree. started by PurpleCar
    Nice little (11 minute) conversation about music. (Thanks, Giannii! Fun as always!)

    Check it out here.

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Giannii and me, m-u-s-i-k-i-n-g in a tree.", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/02/17/giannii-and-me-m-u-s-i-k-i-n-g-in-a-tree/" });
    Handwriting on the wall started by PurpleCar
    In response to Spin’s note here.
    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Handwriting on the wall", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/06/05/handwriting-on-the-wall/" });
    Wacko Wednesdays: Multiple Intelligences II started by PurpleCar
    Have no fear if your IQ score in 2nd grade was less than ideal! Don’t worry if your main character is a dud! Below are some interesting skills that can liven up any party, fictional or non!SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wacko Wednesdays: Multiple Intelligences II", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/02/wacko-wednesdays-multiple-intelligences-ii/" });
    Wacko Wednesdays: Demographics started by PurpleCar
    My husband Gary and I have a friend (who we haven’t seen in a while) named Dave. We met Dave in college. Dave was a very short and slight guy with a personality bigger than a house. Dave was bubbly and he loved everything and everybody. Besides the incredible penchant [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wacko Wednesdays: Demographics", url: "http://www.purplecar.net/2008/06/25/wacko-wednesdays-
    Haiku: Geeky plotting exercise. started by PurpleCar
    Geeks seem to love Haiku, a Japanese poetry form of a 3-line unrhymed poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Perhaps it

    is the code-like challenge of having limited syllables/lines in which to

    relay a message that is so attractive to propeller heads.

    A while ago, Salon.com hosted a Haiku contest, entries from which was a popular
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