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		<title>What happens next?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are few things as frightening for the creator of something than, “What happens next?” This is because the next thing had better be good – at least as good as what preceded it. That’s what the audience expects. That’s why they ask, “What happens next?” A great recent example of this in action is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seduction and the security of diversification</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/04/26/seduction-and-the-security-of-diversification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=2720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have a crazed and almost bipolar relationship with very big technology companies. We hate them as we love them; love them as we hate them. They seduce us, we know we’re being seduced, but we love the seduction even as we think, “Oh, this is going to end very badly.” Only human beings could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Satisfaction vs. success</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/04/12/satisfaction-vs-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=2595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Given a choice between satisfaction and success, I’ll take satisfaction every time. Why? Because of the difference between the two. One is focused internally and the other externally. We often speak of satisfaction as a negative thing. When we say we’re satisfied we often mean, “It’s okay. I’m satisfied.” Something is good enough, not great. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web sites and vertical vs. horizontal</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/04/02/web-sites-and-vertical-vs-horizontal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a discussion on LinkedIn where the question was asked, &#8220;Why do we still design web sites that are vertical?&#8221; In the responses, I saw some examples of pages that were horizontal &#8212; you scrolled left to right. The question went on to muse about how our monitors are more landscape oriented and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Algorithms and the quest for happy accidents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=1901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If I understand (not likely) the way Google delivers search results and the way Facebook delivers its feeds, using algorithms to present what it is we’re looking for or what is of most interest to us, then I have a question. Why not have an option to turn it off? Why can I not get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The morality of free: ‘Let them eat cake!&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=1416</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re only in it for the money &#8211; Frank Zappa Chris Anderson has a new book out July 7th and that appears to have resuscitated the question of &#8220;free&#8221; as it applies to digital stuff, like news and other content (what use to be known as literature, pop culture, art, music and so on). The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do Internet companies manage communication so badly?</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/05/13/why-do-internet-companies-manage-communication-so-badly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 19:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=1290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems ironic but the very companies that provide methods of communication on the Internet manage communication terribly. We see it time and again. The latest is Twitter and changes they made in how Reply works. For a good summary of it, see Dave Winer&#8217;s Lessons from the changes in Twitter. Whether the changes were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This and that and a link or two</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/04/17/this-and-that-and-a-link-or-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=1139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been a few interesting things on the web, particularly on Twitter, that I&#8217;ve found intriguing. It&#8217;s probably the cultural/societal aspects that have caught my imagination. For instance, there is the Susan Boyle thing (#susanboyle on Twitter), the woman who appeared on Britain&#8217;s Got Talent and seems to have fascinated and delighted everyone. Unemployed, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons learned from the Amazon kerfuffle</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/04/16/lessons-learned-from-the-amazon-kerfuffle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can save you some reading and get straight to my point: we fear conspiracies when what we should fear is human error. Now that the fiasco with Amazon is fading from our top-of-mind awareness, it strikes me that there are a few things to be learned from it. Some for us; some for Amazon. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kindle and ownership vs access</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/03/26/kindle-and-ownership-vs-access/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday I posted Reasons to think Kindle. It was basically a quick look at Kindle from a practical viewpoint because of problems I&#8217;m having with my left hand. But yesterday I came across a commentary titled Kindle e-reader: A Trojan horse for free thought, a look at what Kindle and similar e-readers might mean [...]]]></description>
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