Google +1: Facebook’s Like shouldn’t worry, but Evernote should
The search giant hasn’t created the next “Like” button. It’s created the world’s simplest (and most powerful?) research bookmarking tool. Google introduced +1 to the world on Wednesday, an experimental tool that adds a feature similar to Facebook’s Like button to Google searches. Because the snazzy new button is so, well, Like-like, everyone’s talking about [...]
Recipe: Stay-at-Home-Spouse Latte
Awake to the smell of freshly brewed coffee. Kiss spouse goodbye. Go to coffee maker. Discover empty pot. Search for half-empty cup left by spouse. Fill with milk. Enjoy. I’m not a big coffee drinker—otherwise my wife would make more for me every day—but I am occasionally lured by the smell and taste. And I [...]
Moving from Blogger to WordPress: Your Google Friend Connect Followers
Getting your Blogger/Blogspot posts, comments and labels moved to WordPress? That’s easy. Getting all the other little details? Not so much. This is the first post in a series that will help you sort through the best methods for making the entire process painless. Today, moving your Google Friend Connect followers from Blogger to a [...]
HELP! Identify this Mystery Holiday Singer…
We have a “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” emergency. Can anyone identify this singer? Click here to listen to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” as sung by the magical-mystery-holiday-song artist. Here’s the back story: In 2007, fellow professional writer Kim Fernandez received a holiday music mix CD from her friend. The friend’s computer [...]
Vimeo Video School
One thing is certain: People who can see like to look at stuff. Vlogging is still on the rise, online video journalists are proliferating (and possibly reproducing, meow!), and nearly everyone who once thought they were a writer now wonders if they should prop up a camera somewhere and start typing in front of it. [...]
