Archive for July, 2007
Slashdot Effect Alive and Well
Yesterday, Slashdot posted a review of Project Arcade and I am happy to report the “Slashdot effect” is alive and well. This morning the book appears on the Amazon.com Top 100 Computer Books (it’s #59 as of this posting.)
Daily Links for 07/25/07
Guest Blog: Teens Weigh in on Changes in Publishing, Media
(tags: publishing media socialmedia socialnet)
if:book: CommentPress 1.0
(tags: comments plugin socialnetworking wordpress books)
Apple 2.0: Andy Ihnatko: “I’m not Fake Steve Jobs”
(tags: apple stevejobs blogs funny)
Project Arcade on Slashdot
Well this is interesting. Project Arcade, which happens to be the definitive guide to building your own arcade cabinet (a la MAME) was reviewed on Slashdot today. The interesting part is that we published the book in 2004. Of course, it’s not out of date - and don’t get me wrong, a Slashdot review is [...]
90 Days with Google Reader - Back to NewsGator and FeedDemon
Back in April I declared myself a Google Reader user, and ditched my trusty FeedDemon RSS reader and the accompanying NewsGator Online service. Google Reader was getting all the press, seemed to be on a roll, and had some features I liked. But after dealing with some frustration in Google Reader today when I went [...]
Daily Links for 07/20/07
Creating a Platform, Part 2: Advanced Strategies
What is your platform?What makes you unique
(tags: Books Publishing Marketing)
Geek Temporary Tattoos Archie McPhee® Toys, Gifts & Novelties
(tags: funny geek tattoos)
Keeping a secret
The interesting thing for me is how the Net changes what it means for something to be a secret. Five hundred year old technology (books) is just [...]
