October 27, 2004 – 2:29 pm
I’m finally back home in Colorado after two weeks on the east coast. While playing catch-up, I checked the CONTENTIOUS to-do folder of my Furl archive (that’s all the stuff I’ve saved to blog about). Wow, there’s a whopping 93 items in there! Guess it’s time for another grab bag posting to starting clearing these out of the way. TOP OF THIS LIST: “Write Right: Polishing Your E-Learning Prose,” by Laura Francis, Learning Circuits, April 2001: This article isn’t new, but it’s incredibly practical. I’m sad to say that the e-learning field truly needs all the content-quality help it can get! (Read the rest of this grab bag…)
October 26, 2004 – 4:06 pm
What makes a book review relevant?…
October 26, 2004 – 3:42 pm
Check out “Arronland’s NY Times Widgets.” This site capitalizes on the fact that the New York Times publishes a lot of useful descriptive metadata along with each of its stories…
October 25, 2004 – 11:28 am
Many organizations distribute their press releases by fax, postal mail, or via services like PR Newswire. That’s fine. However, if you also have a web site you should post your press releases on your own site BEFORE transmitting them by other means. Here’s why… (NOTE: This is part 5 of a 10-part series.)
October 24, 2004 – 1:44 pm
I’m drowning in e-mail. The sheer volume of messages that I receive comprises an informational riptide that pulls at my valuable but limited attention, often sweeping me off course. I know I’m not alone in this predicament. I also know that I have unwittingly contributed to this deluge…
October 23, 2004 – 12:33 pm
One of my duties for the Society fo Envl. Journalists (SEJ) conference is to help organize a number of “Network Meal” events where journalists get together over food to chat with their colleagues and with experts about prearranged topics. There are breakfast, lunch, and dinner versions of this event. Last night I was one of the hosts of the “Beat Dinners” entitled Tools of the EJ Trade: Gadgets, Gear & Resources. Here’s a quick wrap-up of what we discussed…
October 22, 2004 – 8:28 am
When a press release includes no contact information, it sends a clear message to journalists: “We don’t want to answer any questions.” To journalists, this indicates ineptitude, uncooperativeness, or possibly a desire to conceal — all of which make the organization publishing the release look bad… (NOTE: This is part 4 of a 10-part series.)
October 19, 2004 – 6:42 am
Today I’m driving to Pittsburgh for the conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists — my annual brain-food festival. I’ll be there through next Tuesday. Are there any CONTENTIOUS readers in Pittsburgh? If so, e-mail me. Maybe we can arrange an informal reader get-together for lunch, tea, or drinks….
October 19, 2004 – 6:36 am
I am holding a big part of the net’s future in the palm of my hand. Literally. I just treated myself to a portable MP3 player: the MPIO FL300, a basic model just a bit smaller than a C battery. The model doesn’t matter though. What does matter is that I can now download and easily listen to podcasts. What’s a podcast?…
October 14, 2004 – 8:00 am
One of the all-time most popular articles I’ve published in CONTENTIOUS is 10 Cool Things to Do with Furl. I’m curious – has anyone followed up on these ideas? How did that work out? Also, what other creative uses have you found for Furl? How are you using it?…
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