A simple and logical formula that could help you bargain with media companies that want you to work for free. Read more about this formula and how I made it work for me in The day I said NO to writing for free on frogblog.
January 31, 2012
“Are you on Twitter?” If your answer is “No,” then this is for you. And if you’re over 45, chances are that’s your answer. But before you write off Twitter as a time suck, or a toy for kids, you should know that most Twitter users are between 26 and 44. Grownups like it, and for good reason.… [Read more…]
November 10, 2011
For a few years now I’ve been contributing to a couple of major US tech blogs, writing about startups, apps, platforms, trends, the ways the Web influences our lives… Whatever tripped my trigger. It’s been a blast, and I’ll keep doing it because it’s a passion. But writing for these blogs is preaching to the… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
February 3, 2011
Hello, my name is Pamela, and I’m an Instagramoholic. I think. If the fact that what bothered me most about being sick in bed for one whole day yesterday was that I couldn’t take any pictures to put on Instagram means I am, well, there you have it. I was back on my feet today… [Read more…]
January 12, 2011
I actually own a sterling silver calling card tray, an essential Victorian accessory. It belonged to my great-grandmother, who was born in 1894. The whole time I was growing up, it sat on a table in our entryway, despite the fact that calling cards were by then already a thing of the distant past. We do… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
November 4, 2010
Doesn’t just about everybody think French is sexy? I do. But you knew that. You can read about the sexy French startup scene and find a list of some young startups that have impressed me in the article I wrote for ReadWriteWeb, “Never Mind the Valley: Here’s Paris,” which was recently translated into French for… [Read more…]
September 2, 2010
OK, I just flipped real quick through the last, I dunno, 90 or so posts on Mashable, which I picked because it’s more or less representative of most of the blogs that cover what’s new and exciting on the Web, and because it was sitting there, in my Reader, kind of in the middle, with… [Read more…]
May 16, 2010
In the US, 25% of the web pages viewed are within Facebook. (That’s just so beyond sad.) This may partially explain why, when I told Facebook people I was leaving the site because I thought it was an unscrupulous and untrustworhy company (and asked them to connect with me on LinkedIn till something better came… [Read more…]
March 30, 2010
I was always slightly bummed that I never got a chance to try speed dating. The concept intrigued me on so many levels. Seems like it would be great blog fodder and a blast in general. But I found a workaround. I’ll be trying an alternative version of it in April through SeedNetworking, which sets… [Read more…]
March 22, 2010
There’s a huge wave that Internet people are paddling like fools to catch right now. It’s the “women are starting to realize they’re under-represented in tech and startups, so we’d better start to care or at least pretend we do” wave. Some effects of this wave include a rise in women-in-tech organizations and an effort… [Read more…]
March 19, 2012
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