Alexander McNabb
Communications person, writer of books, cook, blogger, moderator and gob for hire...
Serendipity. Qantas in new social media fail with #QantasLuxury hashtag backlash. Qantas is this afternoon facing a huge social media backlash after a competition inviting Twitter followers to win a pair of first class pyjamas by tweeting their idea of a luxury experience turned into an opportunity for angry customers to share their gripes.
One UAE author self-publishes to get his novel to the people. British journalist Paul Stokes is a man in dire jeopardy.
Read_Issue_23.pdf (application/pdf Object) Self-Published Authors Need Success to Begin. 10 Tips for Better Content Marketing. Time to Submit Your Ebook Cover for Design Awards. ‘Tears of Gaza’ – The Movie. Susan Abulhawa | Mondoweiss | Jul 24, 2011 ‘Tears of Gaza’ by Vibeke Lokkeberg is a documentary film that should be watched by every American, to see how Israel spends our taxes.
Every European should watch it, to see the true face of Israel. Paul, I Accept Your Resignation. Paul Carr, one of our columnists who was hired for his grandstanding ways, has decided to fall on his own sword and quit very publicly on TechCrunch.
I believe this is the second or third time he’s quit in public in the past couple weeks. Confessions of an Ebook Publisher. Last week an ebook by an author you’ve probably never heard of celebrated one full year in both the Kindle and iBooks bestseller charts, and did so firmly ensconced in the Top 10 of both.
Confessions of a GP by Dr Benjamin Daniels was published in both print and digital formats in August of last year. The Power of Words. Welcome to the Food Info site. Tasty Resources « Walking With The Mailman. A Guide to CreateSpace Here’s a resouce I put together for authors looking to use CreateSpace.
Instead of reading it, listen to the podcast. Click on the audio button below. To save, right click the link below it. Enjoy! Search Results. Get Google+Tweet. Champagne Lamiable Grand Cru. Publishers Marketplace: Register. Mamavents's Photos - Wall Photos (18) EuroCorporateBondFund.pdf (application/pdf Object) RUSI Council. Patron Her Majesty the Queen President His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent KG, GCMG, GCVO Senior Vice-President General (Retd) David H Petraeus.
Medium raw. Anthony Bourdain in conversation. Ed Victor sets up publishing imprint. UPDATE: I neglected to include the link to The Bookseller whose original reporting I quote below.
The link is now included! As if the signs were not clear enough that the world of trade publishing is changed forever, Ed Victor comes along and proves it pretty definitely. It’s not the scale, which is modest, more it is the fact that this kind of operation is but one of many sure to crop up over the next few years. They makes sense, they will no doubt bring in more money for agents and authors and they are fine ideas. 21st Century Evolution Of The Agent’s Role. STATUS: As it’s almost 8 pm here and I’m still at the office, you can guess my status.
I’m getting ready for Book Expo so there hasn’t been a lot of extra time for blogging. What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE by Barbara Streisand I can’t say I have all the answers to this one but I can very clearly tell you what it WON’T be. I’m not on twitter but I’m still in the loop on a lot of things and there has been a lot of discussion around this blog posting. Ampichellis Ebooks (formerly Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency): The Once and Future Literary Agent. JMSPprimer_english.pdf (application/pdf Object) We Blog Cartoons » Blog a cartoon. ‘We Blog Cartoons‘ contains cartoons by Dave Walker which can be freely reused on other weblogs.
How to use the cartoons in your own blog: Either: Save the cartoon onto your own webspace and then post the cartoon on your blog, keeping the credit line and link as it is. (The advantage of doing this is that you save me a bit of bandwidth cost and you have full control over the image on your site) Or…Simply copy and paste the code underneath the cartoon in question. Simple as that. Conditions: (9) Twitter / Search - Landzaat... “nakba. UK Government considers laws to regulate social media. Inside a Social Media-savvy Government Department - TNW UK. Hear the words “Foreign and Commonwealth Office” and you might think of fusty old English ambassadors sat behind oaken desks reading leather-bound books. It turns out they’re more likely to be tweeting a link to their latest Flickr photo set these days. The UK government may have a shaky reputation with social media but one department that seems to be particularly successful is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
It’s active on Facebook (in multiple languages), has numerous Twitter accounts, shares photos on Flickr and uses YouTube, with many of Britain’s embassies around the world each having their own accounts too. A recent development has seen the department encouraging developers to use its RRS feeds in creative ways. Meanwhile, a recent Tweetminster study found that it was the most mentioned and retweeted government department on Twitter during the first hundred days of the current government. Food Resource [ Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Why Brands Are The New Labels (And Publishers, And Producers...) Lebanese Civil War 1975 - 1976 Damour - Beirut - Lebanon. Carl Warner. Carl Warner blends photography and art to make highly conceptual visual images. Point-of-view (POV), Part 1 of 3. Ah, the oh-so-complex and ever-controversial point-of-view (POV) discussion.
Books have been written on this subject, so there’s no way I can fully cover the topic in a blog, not that I know everything there is to know about POV anyway. I’ll break this up into smaller chunks, but I’ll still barely scratch the surface. POV is one of the critical decisions a writer makes with a story, usually before writing a single word. I have to state for the record that, as a rule, I don’t like ‘rules.’ I believe there are general guidelines, accepted standards and writing techniques that are common in writing. But writing is part craft, part art. Souk El-Gharb and Bmakine, My Intertwined Hometowns. When Preparation Meets Opportunity: Creating Writers’ Luck - Sydney Writers' Festival. Sydney Writers' Festival Skip to content Home Events No events for this day View My Schedule - MAY 2014 Sydney Writers' Festival ®
After the Arab Spring - Steven A. Cook - International. As violence worsens in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria the rise of democracy may be cut short A couple of days before Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was finally forced from office, it rained in Cairo. On Memory and Commemoration in Beirut: The Holiday Inn in Bloom. ArabNet Day 2 – Mobile Apps Panel. Social Media Jobs Outlook. How Google Is Evolving Into a Media Company. The Daily Star - Business Articles - Lebanon has slowest Internet in the world: report.
Some Things That Need to Be Said. A quarter of people in the Arab world hardly ever or never read books. WikiLeaks Shop United States. Best Of Dubai Restaurants Cheap Hotels Flights Shops Tourist Attractions. LRB · John Lanchester · Let Us Pay. During 2009, it was difficult to find anybody inside the newspaper business who was not profoundly depressed about the future of the industry. Park Hyatt Hamburg, Hamburg : Five Star Alliance. Ridiculous Ideas That Made People Ridiculously Rich. About Us > OpenDNS Announces January 2011 PhishTank Findings. Social Networking: an advantage for your business or a liability?, Clyde & Co international law firm.
BenihanaKUW. The Top Websites Blocked By Businesses In 2010 Ranked By OpenDNS. AOL and Huffington Post merger: Search engine optimization won't work forever. - By Farhad Manjoo. Are you wondering, "will AOL's acquisition of the Huffington Post be successful? " I bet you are, as that's been a common search engine query since the announcement earlier this week that AOL will buy the Huffington Post. Other ways you might phrase the question include, "AOL Huffington Post will work?
" Video Editing Software – Corel VideoStudio Pro X3. Fancy Facebook Fan Pages - A Step By Step Guide. Major Shift In Twitter Trends From 2009 To 2010. HOW TO: Back Up Your Social Media Presence Before the Ball Drops. 10 Ways to Backup & Restore your Blogger Blog. UK ruling allows Twitter updates from courts. The Atlantic Turns a Profit, With an Eye on the Web. Poolmateshop. BP vs The Internet. ARTE DUBAI by artedubai. Etisalat - Internet Speed Test. Google Launches Long-Awaited E-Bookstore. Facebook Pages vs Facebook Groups: What's the Difference?
Spot On PR at MediaME Forum « Middle East Public Relations. 32% of MENA Internet users buy online « Middle East Public Relations. Will Your Site Survive the Google Shrink Ray? Fake Plastic Souks. Pump Up Your Book! ISBN 101 For Self-Publishers.
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