Archive for November, 2008
CHRISTMAS IN JULY?
19 November 2008For many of us who live in the Northern hemisphere, the month of July means vacation, swimming, boating, picnics and camping. Long hot days entice us to slow down, turn off computers and televisions, and grab a spot in the shade of a leafy tree with a good book and a glass of cold lemonade. [...]
Being the “Butt” of an Article
18 November 2008A writer friend of mine just forwarded me an email that someone has just sent her. She’s a brand new writer, has a column going in her local paper, and really enjoys writing. The email she was sent is as follows, only the name of the person sending it has been changed:
“Dear Columnist,
Recently [...]
Battle of the Titans – Encarta vs. the Britannica
18 November 2008The Encarta Encyclopedia – and even more so, the Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005 – is an impressive reference library. It caters effectively (and, at $70, cheaply) to the educational needs of everyone in the family, from children as young as 7 or 8 years old to adults who seek concise answers to their queries. [...]
Free XSL-FO debugger from Altsoft
17 November 2008XSL-FO Debugger version 0.9 betaDecember 16, 2004Altsoft N.V.
Altsoft team wishes XSL-FO community Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are proud to announce our new freeware product XSL-FO Debugger as a gift for you.
Sometimes it is not so easy to answer many tricky questions that arise when you create a document with complex structure [...]
An SEO Copywriting Makeover – Turning “Not” Into “Hot” Part
17 November 2008by Karon Thackston © 2003http://www.copywritingcourse.com
I recently took on a project for a Web site that sells gas logs that I thought would make an interesting case study. As many people ask me what goes through my mind when I write search engine optimized copy, I took this opportunity to make notes as I wrote. I’ll [...]
Making Money with Exchange Rates
17 November 2008Currency exchange is becoming one of the most prominent economic sectors in this centuries ever-connected globe. With countries trading, foreign currency now has a good value on the global stage and there are now even a fair few souls who opt to make foreign currency trading their career to buy overseas currency. Exchange foreign currency [...]
About Your Copyright
15 November 2008With the easy access of the Internet, more people are writing and creating and displaying their art publicly than ever before. As a marketing coach, I receive many questions about copyrights – how to get your own, and how to know about someone else’s work.
WHAT EXACTLY IS A COPYRIGHT?
According to the U. S. Copyright [...]
A Fort Collins South Carolina lawfirm lost from a lawyer in Malden Massachusetts
13 November 2008It then used those totals to decide who to lay off. Twenty-eight of those 43 employees sued under the ADEA claiming Knolls illegally fired them because of their age. At the trial a jury found Knolls had violated the ADEA because its layoff procedure had a disparate impact based on age. Thirty of the 44 [...]
A Copywriter Speaks: Hey, Give Me Back My Pen!
12 November 2008It’s no wonder I have a permanent crick in my neck. I’ve spent the last ten years shaking my head piteously at people who think they can write. Fellow scribes, let us gather now for a virtual group hug, as we console each other for the fruitlessness that is our existence.
Okay, I’m being a [...]
A Blank Paper
11 November 2008A BLANK PAPER
…is what I came up with after racking my brain to sweet talk you, sweep you off your feet; but as I crown myself: “The World’s Finest Jerk”, you came out of nowhere with a pair of understanding eyes and then it dawned on me as you smile with knowing wink, I need [...]