Archive for the 'Writing' Category

May 12 2010

A Look at WordPress 3.0

The second beta of WordPress 3.0 is ready and the official release for public consumption is not far off. There has also been a lot of buzz about some of the new features and I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention them on Blog de Puree, a WordPress blog. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s [...]

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Apr 04 2008

Check out the yachting blog “Where is D.J. Today”

Published by under Blogging,family,Writing

Anyone who enjoys reading Blog de Puree and who is a boating or yachting enthusiast should check out my brother-in-law’s blog, Where is D.J. Today. I was impressed with D.J.’s last blog post. His use of yachtsmen vernacular and the emotion of a captain that exuded from his post was really fantastic. “That the sea [...]

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Apr 03 2008

Using related links and content as you write: Check out Zemanta and 3DWriter

Published by under Blogging,internet,IT,Writing

A week ago, European startup Zemanta launched in Alpha with a product for blogs to suggest links, pictures and other related content and tags while you write blog posts. It uses a semantic analysis engine that serves up the relevant information in your Internet browser as you write. According to TechCrunch, this type of application [...]

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Mar 10 2008

Helium.com videos educate members and publishing partners

I’m excited to announce (somewhat belatedly) that Helium.com, the Internet company I work for, has started using multimedia videos to inform and instruct members, visitors and potential clients. Until about a month ago, we’ve been relying solely on written copy in our User Guide, community forums and other scattered areas on the website. Typically—and as [...]

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Sep 21 2007

Helium member writes about being a member and earning money on the website

Published by under internet,Writing

Working at Helium.com has been very educational in regard to working directly with a large community and helping its members improve their writing, as well as trying to earn some money with the tools that we currently have available on the site. I’ve been there almost a year and I love going to work each [...]

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Apr 15 2007

Advice for short stories from Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Published by under Writing

As most folks know, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. passed away this week. He’ll be long remembered for his classic books such as Slaughterhouse Five, Cat’s Cradle and Hocus Pocus. Naturally, I was saddened by the news. But as a writer, I felt guilty for wondering what his secret to success was as thousands mourned his passing. [...]

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Dec 31 2006

Descriptive bird groups for the descriptive bird watcher

Published by under bird watching,Writing

I came across a fascinating column today in the print version of The Newburyport Daily News (part of the Eagle Tribune Company) about the descriptions that can be used for groups of various birds. The column, Words on Birds by Steve Grinley, was entitled “Names for birds add to description.” I tried to access it [...]

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