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Inspiration

Stock Photography and Journalism Ain’t What They Used to Be, and That’s Awesome!

I’ve had some observations… Old Journalism Creation of news for publication used to be very hard. Typewriters could be obtained, but they produced documents that could be considered utilitarian at best, with no graphics, a lack of typeface options, and difficult situations if errors needed to be corrected. Then the 1980s happened: personal computers became [...]

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The 30 Hour Day: New Ways to Use the Web for a Cause

Sometimes interesting things can happen when one mixes older ideas along with newer technologies. The 30 Hour Day is one of those things. The show is designed be 30-hour Web-based telethon. Think YouTube meets Jerry Lewis. No sleep. All for charity. The telethon will be hosted by Cami Kaos of Strange Love Live, a popular [...]

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Thanks for Inspiring Me

On a day when Americans pause to give thanks, I’d like to mention that I’m thankful for all of you who go out, take photos, and share them with the world. The social web and social photography sites such as Flickr have enabled anyone to see an amazing set of work with great ease. As [...]

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11 Ways to Say “Thanks” with Social Media

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching this week (for those of us in the United States), it’s the time of year when we think about what we’re thankful for. Here’s a list of ways to say thank you using the web and social media: Promote someone’s content – link up their work on your blog, Twitter [...]

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Social Media Events for Non-Techies: Meet Andy

A while ago we heard from Laurie, a non-techie who I met while at WordCamp Seattle. I also recorded a brief video with Andy Davis of the Phinney Ridge Blog, a neighborhood microblog in Seattle. Andy was at WordCamp to learn more about publishing with the WordPress blog platform; here are his thoughts on the [...]

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Chris Pirillo on Community

We hear so much about “community” as it relates to the web and social media… but what is community? Recently Chris Pirillo gave a great talk at WordCamp Seattle on the topic of community. I was in the audience and several of his points really resonated with me so I wanted to pass along a [...]

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Social Media Events for Non-Techies: Meet Laurie

You’re probably a photographer. You may or may not consider yourself a techie. What’s the value in attending social media related events if social media isn’t your core competency? It’s a great opportunity to brush up on some supplementary marketing skills that will help you grow your business. I recently attended WordCamp Seattle, a one-day [...]

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Four Quick and Easy Blog Post Ideas

One of the challenges of blogging can be to come up with interesting topics. Whether you’re writing for clients or writing for peers, fresh topics are always needed. Here are four quick and easy ideas for a blog post: Write a post that answers an email message – If a client, customer, or peer sends [...]

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Better Your Blogging with the ProBlogger Community

Darren Rowse’s ProBlogger website is one of the best sources for information on blogging. He’s been blogging about blogging since 2002 and has built up a huge readership that follows his blog. Recently Darren wondered “What would happen if the thousands of bloggers who read ProBlogger each day decided to work together to improve their [...]

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Photography Bloggers at Blog World in October

In a few weeks, hundreds (thousands?) of bloggers and social media professionals will gather in Las Vegas for Blog World Expo. There’s a great program lined up with all sorts of information just waiting to be shared. I’ll be there, participating in the main Blog World program along with the WordCamp: Las Vegas that’s being [...]

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