The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword: Writing what would become the Declaration of Independence

Could it be that the reason Tom Jefferson was assigned the actual task of writing the rough draft of the document that would become the Declaration of Independence was as simple as his name was listed first on a “committee” list? This is Jefferson’s ORIGINAL introduction to the document– the rough draft: A Declaration of […]

Bad Business- Who is Frontrunning Your Domain? What You Need to Know Before You Buy Webhosting or Register Your Domain

Marauding Internet thieves are out there and in the unlikeliest of places. If you’re a web copywriter or web entrepreneur making your first foray into domain buying, setting up your first website and attempting to carve out a tiny branded niche for yourself, BE WARNED. Do yourself a big favor and read this. Here’s what […]

ED on the TV

Did I just see Hugh Hefner in a Cialis commercial?

Amazing Def Poetry Reading by Alicia Keys

Hard Look at a Wiki

While I was doing research I got to thinking…  I use the mainstream Wikipedia all the time usually to grab a quick background on a particular topic, often with a bit of reluctance and critical thinking. My point is that as commonplace an internet tool as Wikipedia has become we have devolved its importance. Our […]

If You’re a Writer Who Uses the Internet as Much as I Do…

I am literally on the internet possibly 8-10 hours a day, 5 or 6 days a week. I could have written a book on search if I had been so savvy. But, “savvy” isn’t my specialty–precisely why I write for other people. Writers that spend this much time online must become familiar with the features […]

Hog Heaven

The New York Times featured an article yesterday, Harley Woos Female Bikers, by Clifford Krauss (subscription) that plays up the newest marketing thrust by the company. I’ve neglected for months writing about the boom in Harley heaven. It seems that this innovation in marketing may be a follow-up to what seems like a nationwide burst […]

Gone Fishing

It’s that time of year again, takemefishing.org time. I’m not a fisherperson by nature, but there’s something primevally attractive about fishing in the summer. Maybe it’s the sensory images associated with being out on a still lake in a wooden canoe or rowboat with a pole, some bait, and the sounds of water against the […]

CEOs Teach Vulnerability

Fast Company’s blog today features a round-table tactic–let ’em see ya sweat, after all. Contrary to the rule–that the CEO or business professional at large is to exude confidence at all costs–business professionals at all levels are encouraged to expose their jugular vein as opposed to the fake puffery so evident in most corporate meetings. […]

Necessity–Mother of All Invention

The New York Times has an article (“Authors Find their Voice, and Audience, in Podcasts”) that highlights the new writer’s revolution– podcasting. Seems many writers find a vast audience via podcast versus the brick wall they typically find in the traditional publishing world. In response to an exclusionary publishing world, increasing numbers of writers of […]

“Rightly or Wrongly…”

–Clint Eastwood about his Letters From Iwo Jima. Who said the best commercials were only aired during the Super Bowl? Oscar commercials–filmic marketing for the non-football audience.

Quotable

“Let’s call it ‘Steve.’” from Over the Hedge

Plagiarizing Web Copy

I almost used the word "content," but I'm having an issue with that term.  It's becoming really generic. Recently the company I work for took on a new web site client.  Total redesign to optimize technically for search engines– really just Google, that's all anyone cares about anyway– and I to write "content."  (I think content […]

I Wanna Go Fishing

I just saw the most emotive t.v. commercial I've seen in a long time– sponsored by http://www.takemefishing.org.  Talk about viral marketing and seed queries. I'm gone…

A Step into Article Marketing

Being a writer, and one who might not have a job on Monday, in the business/marketing world you learn real fast that a lot of what is said is only advertising– even in regards to how the company is performing.  So, as a "creative" in a very small marketing company that has suddenly fallen flat, […]

The Most Beautiful Day in the History of the Earth

One of my colleagues said today, "Today is the most beautiful day in the history of the Earth." Ok, today here in Raleigh, NC is crystal clear, blue sky, breezy, scent of wisteria…sitting on 70 degrees.  We are certainly not the entirety of the Earth.  We would also have to argue that there have existed […]