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		<title>Projects and experiments and writing</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/10/25/projects-and-experiments-and-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t been doing a great deal of posting here lately for a number of reasons &#8212; I have, however, been writing. Currently, I&#8217;m working on six different paying projects and, because I need to complete and/or maintain them, I&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/10/25/projects-and-experiments-and-writing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What happens next?</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/05/11/what-happens-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</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 &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/05/11/what-happens-next/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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 Wren</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 &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/04/26/seduction-and-the-security-of-diversification/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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 Wren</dc:creator>
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		<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 &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/04/12/satisfaction-vs-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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 Wren</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. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/04/02/web-sites-and-vertical-vs-horizontal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Algorithms and the quest for happy accidents</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/11/29/algorithms-and-the-quest-for-happy-accidents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</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 &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/11/29/algorithms-and-the-quest-for-happy-accidents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The morality of free: ‘Let them eat cake!&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/07/05/the-morality-of-free-%e2%80%98let-them-eat-cake%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<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 &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/07/05/the-morality-of-free-%e2%80%98let-them-eat-cake%e2%80%9d/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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 Wren</dc:creator>
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		<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 &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/05/13/why-do-internet-companies-manage-communication-so-badly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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 Wren</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 &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/04/17/this-and-that-and-a-link-or-two/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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 Wren</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 &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/04/16/lessons-learned-from-the-amazon-kerfuffle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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