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Even the Link Leaks Were Misbehaving!

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We Told Stories Out of School

Yep. Tuesday Open Comments Night took us back to when we were kids. We shared our stories. Water balloons and paper clips showed up. We had adventures. Wait until you hear the one where . . .

The Link Leak Virus was with us as well. — The Link Leak Virus is a special strain of the indie virus with blogtipping mutations that occur in threes and keeps Open Comment Night a link free-for-all.

I like it when we tell stories. . . . Chris, there’s a linkto the story of how I was trained to a whistle. It’s at the end of the summary.

Cool links were shared. Here’s a list of them.

Did You Hear About the Time . . .

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Jonathan Bailey Is a B.A.D. Blogger!

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Blogger A Day Call: Hello is Jonathan there?

Jonathan Bailey and I met for the first time on the telephone this week, but we’ve been reading each other’s work for a while. We started right out talking about his blog, Plagiarism Today. I wasn’t going to miss a chance to discuss something that is, and has been, such a key part of my publishing life.

Jonathan said his approach to presenting the information on his blog — the practicality issues about plagiarism and copyright — is that it’s not enough to speak about a problem. He said he had to come up with an answer — some sort of solution that might be applied. That, he pointed out, was what takes most of his time. I just sighed in agreement. I was thinking about how that could be a lesson for anyone in any business.

During our conversation, Jonathan mentioned something I have little experience with — getting picked up by Digg or Slashdot and becoming the issue of blogsport. That day one of his posts had caused a conversation that had brought his server down. People have feelings about more than one side of plagiarism and copyright issues. Jonathan said that he was a niche blogger, but that sometimes he wished he could just write about baseball. I could see why he might say that.

We talked about problogging and how he’s decided that he’s going to give it a go. He’s got a background in programming that offers him a solid standing. We also talked about the opportunities that he was connecting to make a natural transition. Jonathan Bailey has a plan. We’d already discussed how he looks at a problem and finds a solution for it. So why wouldn’t he be able to turn an idea he’s got for his future into an actual opportunity?

I wonder if Jonathan knows that he is more knowledgeable, forward thinking, and engaging than anyone I’ve worked with at the United States Copyright Office in the past two decades?

B.A.D. Blogger Quote

I make it my mission to learn something new every day. Blogging is a reason to do that. It helps me grow as a writer and as a journalist. —Jonathan Bailey

Stop by Jonathan’s Blog, Plagiarism Today, and say hi!

Thanks, Jonathan, you B.A.D. Blogger!

–ME “Liz” Strauss
Want to be a B.A.D. Blogger see the. . . a B.A.D. Blogger? page in the sidebar.

Holiday Gifts: Energy, Insight, and Ideas!!!

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Holiday Gift Ideas at Pimp Your Work

Tris Hussey and Scot Herrick, two SOBs, are showing folks how to “add shizzle” to make work days better at Pimp Your Work. Energetic and positive discussion of work in both traditional and non-traditional settings is the hallmark of every information-packed post you’ll find there. And both Tris and Scot aren’t afraid to share ideas and resources, singing their praises in the best traditions of the blogophere.

This week Pimp Your Blog sponsored a b5 Business Channel Theme Post on Holiday Gifts. That’s what inspired my 31-Day January Calendar of Blog Post Ideas. Great writers and great ideas make this gift list. Click on the title below to take you there.

Holiday Gifts

While you’re over there getting energized and getting ideas, do tell Tris and Scot that I said hello.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

PS I have a family illness to attend to this afternoon. So, I put you all in charge of each other. Remember there’s only one rule here. “Be nice.” I’ll be back soon.

Net Neutrality 12-13-2006

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Net Neutrality Links

I’m adding this link to the Net Neutrality Page.

Alaska’s Stevens Left Out in the Cold

Senator Ted Stevens boasted this summer that he had nearly all the 60 Senate votes he needed to muscle his massive telecommunications bill through Congress by the end of the year. But as his fellow lawmakers called it quits this weekend, his quest to overhaul America’s telecom laws ended in failure.

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Some doubted that a rowdy coalition fighting for such a nebulous cause as net neutrality could shut down a bill backed by Stevens, the powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee.

“This is a huge victory for real people and a clear signal to the next Congress that standing up for big bold ideas is a winning political proposition,” declared Eli Pariser, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, a member of “Save the Internet” group that campaigned to sink the bill

But if his crowd is serious, it will have to do more than block legislation – it will have to get laws passed requiring net neutrality in the next Congress. That will be a great deal more difficult than thwarting Ted Stevens.

Want to know what you can do?
MA Bell Monopoly Versus the Free Internet — Tell the FCC Net Neutrality Is Not Negotiable

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Mic Is On: We’re Misbehaving! Well, Sort of . . .

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

Here’s how it works.

open mike night

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Tonight we’re misbehaving — well, sort of . . .

We might also talk about

  • things we did as kids
  • pranks we pulled with our friends
  • funny stuff that happened
  • the weirdest situations we got in at school

AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Skinny Moose.

Friends

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: We’re Misbehaving! Well, Sort of . . .

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That One Time I Said I Was Twins . . .

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YES, the mic will be open again tonight. So start collecting your thoughts. Remember, you get to bring what you want to talk about.

The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Tonight we’re misbehaving — well, sort of . . .

We might also talk about

  • things we did as kids
  • pranks we pulled with our friends
  • funny stuff that happened
  • the weirdest situations we got in at school

AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Skinny Moose.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Mic Is On: We’re List Crazy!