Posts Tagged ‘ Business ’

It’s Pay-a-Blogger Day!

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November 29, 2011
It’s Pay-a-Blogger Day!

The brilliant and kind people at Flattr have deemed today to be a good day to take a few minutes to tangibly support the creators of the blogs we enjoy so much all year 'round. Here's the gist of Pay a Blogger Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApeZoOsfb1g&feature=youtu.be Of course, Flattring content is a good and easy way to pay...
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The Fair, the Unfair and the Ugly: Working for Free and Working for Pay

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September 12, 2011
The Fair, the Unfair and the Ugly: Working for Free and Working for Pay

A frequent discussion topic in the creative business world has cycled back around, and I want to chime in with a couple examples from my own experience. The topic is doing work for free (with the assumption it'll pay eventually) versus only doing work for pay. This round of discussion was sparked by Jenny over...
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Videoblog 5 – Flattr: We Should ALL Use It!

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May 12, 2011

(From the homepage, click through to the post to see the video.)   In my imagination, this videoblog would involve animated illustrations of how Flattr works. Or at least line drawings that move. Or at least line drawings. Alas, the universe was having none of it on my recording day, so you get me and words....
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Remembering When I Felt Differently

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December 16, 2009
Remembering When I Felt Differently

Something occurred to me out of the blue today: during my last few months as editor of Interweave Crochet, as the company was beginning to focus more on the possibilities presented by online tools and social media, I wanted nothing to do with any of it in my work as editor. Crazy, hey? As you...
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Small Biz Social Media Thinking: Interview with Tara Swiger

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December 12, 2009
Small Biz Social Media Thinking: Interview with Tara Swiger

Continuing my informal series on small business social media use, I thought it's about time we look at some concrete examples. Or, more specifically, at a concrete example. As a minor update, I've been told that some folks at TNNA have been following the conversation over here. I'm very glad to hear that, and I...
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Kicking the Collective Ass of an Industry

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November 28, 2009
Kicking the Collective Ass of an Industry

In the couple of weeks since the Twitter fail I wrote about, I've had some very interesting conversations with people in the yarn industry about business use of social media, and specifically about the role TNNA could and/or should play in educating yarn-related businesses about it. Yesterday I tweeted this: And then I figured I should...
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On Being a Feminist Around Business People

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November 23, 2009
On Being a Feminist Around Business People

When I was working full-time in yarn, one of my primary motivators was to be a good feminist. In addition to having the opportunity to talk to people of all sorts about creativity and craft, I got to talk to a vast array of women about trusting themselves, trying new things, taking risks, accepting...
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Nameless Podcast Episode 1: Diversifying with Jenny Ryan

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February 19, 2009
Nameless Podcast Episode 1: Diversifying with Jenny Ryan

I've decided to call it Episode 1, which would seem to imply I'm planning on having an Episode 2. So, you know. Yay, podcasting. In this first episode, I talk with Jenny Ryan about all the projects she has going on—a truly diverse array. She's blogging professionally, runs the urban craft fair Felt Club, has...
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Welcome, Craftypod and Cast On Listeners!

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January 2, 2009
Welcome, Craftypod and Cast On Listeners!

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of talking with Sister Diane of Craftypod and Brenda Dayne of Cast On for their amazing—and wonderfully different—podcasts. If this is your first visit to my blog, please take a look around and write a comment to say hello. Subscribe to the blog (link in the top-right)...
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Giving Away Free Content As Publishing Industry Shakes Down

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November 10, 2008

The publishing world is increasingly abuzz about its own struggling right now, and talk about the general need for publishers to adapt their business models (the music industry's failure to seize the digital-distribution opportunity until several years too late is frequently mentioned*) seems to be focusing on two things: e-publishing and free content. I'm...
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