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Bing and Microsoft updates

Within the next year or so, Bing will become Yahoo’s search engine, giving Microsoft a larger chunk of the search market to monetize. Within the next couple months, Bing is adding both Twitter and Facebook status updates into search results, giving it a slight edge over Google (who has a deal with Twitter, but not … Read more

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Websites for Writers

I’ve been asked to speak at the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). The topic is Websites for Writers and will include what is important for writers to know about websites, what writers need to know about hiring designers and what editors want to see on writers’ websites. This event will be in April … Read more

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15 Basics of Insanely Useful Blogwriting

Write for the reader. Solve the reader’s problems. Put yourself in the post. Find your voice. Be concise. Make it scannable. Headlines matter. Offer solutions. Post regularly. Mix up post lengths. Make it worth talking about. Link often. Tell stories. Establish why the post is important. Read the best, and mimic them. by Leo Babauta

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