Monthly Archives: April 2005

Please stop writing please

There’s a guy. A writer. He goes by the name of Alexander McCall Smith. You can read about him here (the CBC Web site) – Automated Storyteller: The curse of the prolific author. It appears I’m not the only person … Continue reading

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Brand rebranded

Over at Brandshift John Winsor has an item called Unbrand! (also at Beyond the Brand) – prompted by an article by William Safire titled Brand. The essence of it all is the word itself and its variations, which are being … Continue reading

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“Do not adjust your sets” – Amazon update

I see the change on Amazon.com books that I mentioned in Amazon tests a more "in your face" approach was, as I suspected, only a little kite they were flying to test the waters. (How’s that for a mixing of … Continue reading

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Amazon tests a more “in your face” approach

Most people don’t like change – I certainly don’t. Even when it’s good, I tend to resist it. So when I saw what they’re testing out on Amazon.com books I found it really annoying. (A look at the same example … Continue reading

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Blog mood swings?

This is more or less what I’ve wanted to write for quite a while: Metacrap. No need to now that its on Strange Attractor. I just sometimes feel a little overwhelmed when I go into Bloglines or FeedDemon and see … Continue reading

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