”Ooh the big Four Oh!’ the words came out of my best friends mouth in the tones of ‘ahahaha you’re forty nah nah nah nah naaah!’ I shrugged and grinned and we laughed. I hadn’t really given over a huge amount of brain time to it as there is nothing I can do about it and I’m way beyond the age of getting more than mildly excited about birthdays. more »
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Mar
12
Life is full of transitions and change. It seems that from the time we’re able to form thoughts and learn to speak, we’re in a rush to grow up – “once I’m 16 I can drive a car”, “at 18 I can graduate school and make my own decisions”, “once I hit 21 I can party with my friends whenever I want to”…we’ve got the accelerator to the floor to hurry up and “get there”. We don’t need or want a road map, just hand us the keys and we’ll drive! more »
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Mar
10
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Mar
09
I used to think I’d never get to 40, much less nearly 50 (I’m now 47). Middle age and the croning years seemed so far away and besides I was enjoying my mis-spent life style of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.
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Mar
08
I was dreading turning 40, for me it was the start of getting old. How wrong was I!!
40 is the new 30, and believe me the Nawty 40’s really are a fantastic period of life. Its like going through your 20’s with the benefit of hindsight : ) and how often have we wanted to do that!… more »
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Sep
01
The Worldwide Blogger’s Awards: The Reasons Why YOU Should Apply
One can find tons of remarkable bloggers and publishers doing amazing work, and those who stand out deserve to have their hard work recognized, relate with each other, and see their readerships grow. That’s why the World Media Awards exist- to recognize and reward great contributions to media from bloggers and publishers.
In my own career, I’ve learned and benefited so much from others that I wanted to help establish some way to give back to an industry I love show appreciation to the up-and-coming leaders. The World Media Awards will culminate in a 1 day event in San Francisco that will celebrate the best in blogging, forums, publishing and media from around the world.
So if you are a first class blogger, why should you enter?
- 1. Get Recognized- You Deserve It
You put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into making your blog spectacular. You know it and your readers know it. The World Media Awards is a way for you to get official credit from other bloggers and industry experts. That recognition will help you develop your readership, make fresh collaborative connections, and hopefully have great moments that make all the late nights even more worthwhile.
- 2. Meet Other Bloggers Who Care
Blogging, forums and most other on-line media is about conversation and interaction, but sometimes it’s easy to end up pecking away behind a screen in your office or home all alone. Meeting other bloggers and publishers keeps the fire lit and the conversation going. When you enter the World Media Awards, you’ll be listed alongside other bloggers and publishers who put the same level of pleasure, care and work into making their blog world class.
- 3. Expose Yourself to New Partners
If your blog or forum is part of your business, being part of the World Media Awards will increase your exposure by putting your name in front of countless visitors to our site and the award ceremony. That means you can find out who else is doing very good work, strut your own stuff, and expand your network of contacts and collaborators.
- 4. Make Yourself Irresistible to Clients
What helps your chances at being victorious that next pitch more than increasing your network? Telling that network that you are the winner of a World Media Award. Winning an award shines a light on your success, and it serves as an example of the commitment, engagement and exacting standards you apply to your work.
- 5. Be Part of the Beginning of Something Big
Because 2012 is the first year for these awards, you have the one-time benefit to be the inaugural winner and set the standard for the World Media Awards in your category. Getting in on the ground floor of these awards will open opportunities for you as a blogger and a publisher.
The bottom line is, the World Media Awards will shine a spotlight on the year’s most successful bloggers and publishers, and on the businesses that serve and interact with them.
Now is your chance to be one of them.
The sponsors include Growmap, Pace Lattin, VigLink and Trancos.
World Media Award judges include Steve Hall, Sarah Austin, Chang Kim, Julie Wohlberg, Pierre Zarokian, Ivka Adam, Cheryl Contee, Krystyl Baldwin, Adrian Harris, Jeremy Wright, Rob Bloggeries, Dave Duarte, Tanya Alvarez, Dana Oshiro, Tom Foremski, and Judith Lewis. hashtag #wmads on Twitter.
Media partners include Adrants, Bloggeries, MediaVision, The Affiliate Marketing Awards, Read Write Web, My Blog Guest, Web Traffic Control and FeedBlitz.
Murray Newlands is author of How to Make a Blog Book and Online Marketing; a User Guide. He is also founder of the Affiliate Marketing Awards. Born in the UK, he now spends his time in San Francisco and New York. Murray works for Audience Mindshare and consults for Trancos Ins as well as being an advisor for VigLink. Actually he is working on his new book: The Email Marketing Book.
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Jul
27
Gargoyle and the confessional
Written by: Amrita
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The doors opened and he entered within……
As his cursed soul walked past the mighty gates
Which stood high enough not to allow even the drier winds.
His footsteps could be heard, he perhaps stumbled at the altar;
And remained there as the half-shut corner window illuminated him.
The light shone upon his face and he thought it was a good omen.
So he stood up again and walked on the path made by that dim light.
Scattered, diffused, refracted… but he could still follow the rays.
And walking thus he reached beyond them… in semi-darkness.
The rays perhaps were not allowed there, but vision was unimpaired.
All he could see was a chamber; small and draped….
He had reached his destination, the light had guarded him…
Elated, he went closer…. But stumbled again…
‘Rise my child!’ Came the voice from within. ‘Rise and speak.’
‘For I am here to listen to you and no one else can know
As even the rays can’t enter thus far. And winds? They never blow.’
‘Confess your sins, your doubts…. release your soul ‘
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