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Pamela Poole — writer, translator, entrepreneur — in Paris.
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Slaves to content
August 20, 2011
I’ve been yakking (here and here) about how bloggers are frequently offered “exposure” instead of money for their work. What “exposure” really means, of course, is “We could help you become famous.” Hard for the average human to resist. Very hard. But exposure doesn’t buy the groceries (at least not in the immediate). So we need to figure […]
A HUGE little startup
December 30, 2010
Well, there was no contest this year for which startup totally stole my heart at LeWeb. It was TinyPay.me, which first launched early this year with a simple little tool for selling stuff online. Since then, they’ve turned that little gem into what could be a real game changer for long-tail e-commerce. I hope so […]
How to be a nomad in Paris
December 18, 2009
Of all the terms I’ve heard to describe people who can work anywhere there’s wi-fi, my favorite is nomadic workers. There’s something exciting and mysterious and all Lawrence of Arabia about it. De tous les appellations que j’ai entendues pour parler des personnes qui travaillent partout où il y a du wi-fi, ma préférée est […]
What just happened?
November 7, 2009
I rarely try out a new site without being highly conscious of my own user experience. That’s what happens when you’ve been in startup Lala Land for a few years, write for a tech blog, and are married to a UI design expert. Read my post Online seduction on frogblog, about being a conscious user […]
Magical mystery tour of France
June 19, 2009
It started with Springwise, which I subscribe to to see what’s hot out of the entrepreneurial oven. It’s always a refreshing read because it’s not only – or even mostly – about Internet startups and the latest Twitter app. You’d be amazed at how many great ideas and insights you can get reading about non-Web […]
More on managing chaos
May 20, 2009
I recently found a new BFF in the form of Doris, the task-management app that has become indispensable to me for managing all of my miscellaneous professional and personal tasks. If you have yet to get a handle on the chaos, read this series of articles on my quest for the perfect task management app! […]
January 31, 2012
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