Posted by Ken at 1:36 pm
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We are in the beginning stages of an online promotional effort for Prayers for the Assassin, a new novel being published by Scribner in February. This online campaign is centered around a website we will be launching in late January called RepublicWorldNews.com. We believe this site will draw attention to some of the interesting questions raised in Prayers for the Assassin. Where could our current world events lead us? What if some of the events described in the book actually happened?
The premise of an Islamic America raised by Robert Ferrigno in Prayers for the Assassin is the culmination of events that actually start with some of the events we are seeing unfold around the world every day. Sky rocketing deficits, caused, in part, by the war in Iraq. Strain on the economy. Lack of confidence in our leaders. Europe’s Mulsim minority becoming the majority.
These are very interesting topics for discussion. Questions we can ask our selves and each other. Opinions and conversations about the possibilities of the world in turmoil and where that might lead us.
Online, blogs are the perfect place to have some of these conversations. Since we blog a lot, we thought it would be a great idea to expand the conversation by getting advance reader copies of Prayers into the hands of active bloggers.
If you are blogging regularly and are interested in politics, religion, world events or books, here’s a link to a form on the Prayers teaser site. You can sign up to be considered to get one of the 400 books we have to give away and you can also read Robert’s blog posts about this great new novel and his thoughts on current events.
Prayers for the Assassin book offer.
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Posted by Tom at 10:56 am
Level10 Shadows is a simple WordPress plugin that enables site visitors to Shadow your pages by displaying the “Shadow Me” button. It also can display an “Add Pluck” button that adds your RSS feed to the Pluck reader.
To see it in action look at the “Shadow Me” and “+ Pluck” buttons under Add To Your Reader header in the sidebar of this blog.
Download Level10 Shadows WordPress plugin here!
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Posted by Tom at 6:00 pm
Tom’s Top Ten List of Greatest City Events Where We All Act Like We Are In College:
- Baltimore – Preakness
- Boston – Head of the Charles
- Chicago – Taste of Chicago
- Baltimore/DC – WHFS Festival
- Dallas – St. Patrick’s Day
- Austin – SXSW (South By Southwest)
- Chicago – St. Patrick’s Day (Yes, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated everywhere but you haven’t done it right until you have done it in Chicago)
- New Orleans - Mardi Gras
- New Orleans – Jazz Fest (#2 beat out #3 when I turned 35)
- Dallas – Texas-OU weekend (Texas 45 – OU 12)
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Posted by Tom at 11:39 am
The Level10 Blog Matrix (L10BM) plugin provides a suite of extended WordPress sidebar, navigation and blog info template tags that can be filtered by author and category. For example, the standard WordPress calendar shows the post dates of all posts regardless of post category and author. The L10BM plugin calendar looks the same as the standard WordPress calendar, but can be filtered to only show dates where posts have been made in a specific category or by a specific author.
Download Level10 Blog Matrix WordPress plugin here!
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Posted by Tom at 6:37 pm
The blog matrix is a variant of a multi-author blog designed to facilitate collaboration on topics yet maintain the individuality of the authors. It is ideal for groups of bloggers that want to generate discussion around common interest or expertise.
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Posted by Erin at 10:02 am
Here is an interesting article on the new found glory that is blogging . . . Since it is such a big office topic these days. This article also contains links to other cool blogs and as you all know, I’m always looking for creative inspiration. Enjoy!
Blogs, Podcasts and all that stuff
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Posted by Tom at 4:23 pm
There is an online event going on the week of 9/19 called Global PR Blog Week 2.0, which we all should “attend”. We have discussed how important PR buzz is in the web world, PR Blog Week will be a good place to get insight from others.
The Global PR Blog Week 2.0 is an online event focused on how new communications technologies are changing public relations and business communication.
Global PR Blog Week 2.0 Website
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Posted by Tom at 9:05 pm
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Over the years my brother has asked me for three websites and I have built him three sites. So recently when he asked me for another for his financial advisor practice, I recommended a blog site instead.
Investors Advantage
I did not recommend a blog because it is easier (although it is). I did not recommend it because we are aggressively expanding our blog practice (we are). I did not do it because they are one of the hottest online trends (although it is a big plus). I did it because the blog paradigm best matches his vision, strengths and needs.
Financial advising and money management is half science, half art. Like many service businesses, advisors do many conceptual things behind the scenes that clients rarely get to see. Matt does continual research and analysis and a blog will allow him to “show off” his insight and help him position himself as an industry expert.
Money managers must be accurate fortunetellers, yet rarely is there a history of accountability. A blog will record his recommendations so clients can better evaluate his effectiveness. (He is pretty sharp so I think this will be a solid strength. If not, he is always welcome to come work for his big brother at Veropace)
As with any service business, communication is critical. A blog will allow his clients to know he is working hard for them without picking up the phone.
Finally, financial advisors get most of their business via networking. The blog community is the online equivalent to traditional networking – one giant networking group. Matt is an ideal online networker because he loves the research, sales and social aspects of it all.
No, I won’t start recommending a blog site for all our clients, although most should have blog as a part of their site. However, for thought leaders that need proactive client communication and have the time to network in the blogosphere, a blog site may be the way to go.
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Posted by Ken at 12:34 pm
The crew here at Veropace are all proud to announce the launch of Roger Staubach’s (yes…that Roger Staubach) blog, Monday Morning CEO.
Take a moment to check it out and keep watching. There should be some interesting stuff posted there in the next year.
Not only does Roger like to talk about the Cowboys and other NFL related news, but he and Troy Aikman have partnered in Hall of Fame Racing, a full blown NASCAR team effort for the upcoming 2006 season.
OK…this post isn’t about search but it’s cool…so there.
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Posted by Erin at 8:15 am
Tom is right . . . These things are pretty popular these days.
This is an article on Yahoo . . .
Bloggers spearhead anti-Mubarak dissent
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