Social Media Re-entry
I’ll be back on Sunday, but I’m already thinking about how I’m going to sift through all the stuff that’s sitting in various accounts. I know I’ll have Twitter requests to manage, spam to mark, comments to approve, feeds to read, status messages to update, and email to respond to. I’m managing some of the most immediate things via my smart phone, but I’ll need a strategy to take care of what’s sure to be … Read entire article »
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How to handle feed backlog
I wish there was a way to put my feed reader in a vacation mode. I know I could mark everything read when I get back, but part of me feels the pressure to actually skim through the thousands of entries I know are sitting in my reader. And doesn’t that miss the point of taking a vacation from your computer? I’m still on vacation, so I have no idea how bad my backlog … Read entire article »
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Return to Creative Commons
I’ve struggled for a long time with my photography, copyright, and the need to make money from my creative work. I have most of my catalog under Creative Commons, but I switched back to copyright after so many people ignored the attribution and non-commercial aspects of the license. It was too much work to track people down and educate them. Plus, every time I’d find my work on a site without credit, … Read entire article »
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Three years of podcasting
We published the 132nd episode of Chicago Bites this week. Our third anniversary was on February 13, and like good little foodies, Bridget and I went to Vivo Restaurant to celebrate the birthday of our dining podcast. Three years is a long time for a podcast. Most shows fade away after ten episodes. Why? It takes a lot of planning, collaboration and effort to publish an independent show every week. … Read entire article »
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