Social Media Tricks: What Works, What’s a Turnoff

May 21 Writers Panel, NYC, American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA) The Latest Social Media Tricks. What Works, What’s a Turnoff Dorri Olds, Sacha Scoblic, Estelle Erasmus, Marcelle Soviero, Russell Bernstein.

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ASJA Panel: Use Social Media to Land Writing Gigs and Make Money

I am proud to announce my upcoming writers panel! Here’s a LINK to my panel info. CLICK TO REGISTER ASJA 2015 Conference: Connect for Success at the Roosevelt Hotel (map) May 1, 2015 • 11AM – 12:15PM Use Social Media to Land Writing Gigs and Make Money (session: F06) Most  hard-working professionals feel like there’s never enough time in a day. Between … Read more

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ISIS Wants to Behead Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey for Shutting Down Their Accounts

ISIS supporters called for jihadis to behead Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and his employees on Sunday, March 3 via a post on anonymous forum justpaste.it that has since been taken down. The text, written in Arabic and accompanied by an illustration of Dorsey’s face with crosshairs superimposed on it, said, “Your virtual war on us will cause a real war on … Read more

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Social Media to Land Writing Gigs & Make Money

Use Social Media to Land Writing Gigs and Make Money is this year’s social media panel for the American Society of Journalists & Authors annual conference session. May 1, 2015 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Connect for Success! Come and learn new skills and meet new writers and editors and agents.

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An Exclusive Interview with Actor & Activist Edward James Olmos

Best Actor Academy Award-nominee Edward James Olmos (“Stand and Deliver”) turns 68 next month. He is one cool cat living nine lives all at once. Born in East Los Angeles, the Mexican-American actor is also a writer, director, producer, activist, philanthropist, father, husband and grandfather. Does this man ever sleep? In 1980, he founded Olmos Productions and has produced … Read more

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Dorri Olds Will Be Speaking on a Panel at the AAJA Writers Convention: Building a Successful Freelance Writing Career

Writer, Social Media Consultant and Web Designer
Dorri Olds is an award-winning writer, social media consultant, and web designer. As an online marketing expert, she
teaches clients how to stand out online. Olds writes A-List celebrity interviews, movie and book reviews, and all things dog. Her YouTube channel boasts 168,000 views. Her work has appeared in book anthologies and many publications including The New York Times. Visit her at DorriOlds.com or on Twitter @DorriOlds and Facebook.

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Social Media: Harvard Business Review Found Most Companies Use Social Media Inffectively and They Need Help

58% of companies are engaged in social networks like Facebook, microblogs like Twitter, and sharing multimedia on platforms such as YouTube but research from Harvard finds that much of the investment in social media is future-oriented. Now is the time to hire a social media consultant to get you and your business on the right track.

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Industry News for Writers in my ASJA Monthly Market Monitor Column

Attention Writers! Stay ahead of the game with a Wordpress website, a strong social media presence, branding your image, building your platform. So many options for writers to sell their work. It’s a writer’s world out there. American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA.org).

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Eye Tracking: How the Eye Scans Your Web Pages

Eyetracking maps reflect the pattern of web page viewer’s eye movements. If your most important goal is a call to action these are simple patterns to guide the way people view your website.

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Jewish Thugs and Presidents: An Evening with Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks talks about playing a thug in the movie, Drive; about his book “2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America” which features a half-Jewish president. Other career highlights too.

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