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The Lost Art of Writing With a Fountain Pen

by Debbie Weil | Jul 30, 2008 | New New Things, Uncategorized, Writing

I noticed Chris when I was walking through National Airport in D.C. Sitting at the airport Starbucks, he was writing in an old-fashioned ruled journal with a fountain pen. Nearby, at the ready, was his ink-stained blotter. At the adjacent table was another guy with,...

Want To Join Seth Godin’s Pre-Release Tribe For His New Book?

by Debbie Weil | Jul 29, 2008 | Events, New New Things, Social Media, Uncategorized

Update: I’ve just received my invite. I’m member #505 of Seth Godin’s Triiibe on Ning. Not sure why there are three “i’s” but looks good. You’ve got until 11 AM Eastern July 30, 2008. Follow Seth’s instructions here. As...

Lots of Changes: New House, New Site, New Thinking

by Debbie Weil | Jul 29, 2008 | New New Things, Uncategorized

My new integrated blog / site went live today. The first thing you’ll notice is the lack of clutter. The talented folks at Viget convinced me that less is more. So… no endless stack of widgets in the right-hand column of my blog. No “Digg this”...

My Summer Reading List: Business and Pleasure

by Debbie Weil | Jun 26, 2008 | New New Things, Uncategorized

Here’s a list in no particular order of the new (or recent) business books I’ve got lined up on my shelf for summer reading. I won’t read most of these cover to cover. I’ll skim, look for useful tidbits, consult the index, etc. I bet you read...

From BlogPotomac: KD Paine’s Speaking Notes and Frank Gruber’s List of Bright Shiny Social Media Too

by Debbie Weil | Jun 20, 2008 | Events, New New Things, Social Media, Uncategorized

There was no PowerPoint at BlogPotomac, the unconference held here in DC last week. But two of our speakers have posted their presentation notes. Measurement queen KD Paine posted her outline of 6 basic steps to measure communications online. Be sure to read also her...

It’s De Rigueur… You Must Twitter Your New Blog Post

by Debbie Weil | Apr 2, 2008 | New New Things, Social Media, Uncategorized

It’s the new thing. If you’re still not “getting” Twitter, which I wasn’t… up until a few weeks ago, wrap your mind around this: You’ve lovingly crafted a brilliant blog post. Ping! Your blog alerts Technorati. Ping! Your RSS...
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