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Links: Texas Tornadoes 2011 Edition

Friday, February 25th, 2011 at 4:28 PM Category: Links, Marketing, Meryl's Notes Blog, Tech No comments

Talk about jam packed week. I’ve done so much writing that I’m tapped out with nothing to share. I don’t want to waste your time with mindless babble. Oh, the Texas Tornadoes refers to the minor league hockey team. Family going to watch them play courtesy a generous client. (The only local client, but we met online.)

Brain food…

Plagiarism is Not The Sincerest Form of Flattery: This is scary. Writers read a lot. So it’s plausible that ideas stick in our heads that by the time we pull them out, we think they’re original not recalling the origin of a source.
IBM AbilityLab Voice Transcription Manager Research Project: [Link: Deborah Edwards-Onoro]
10 Tips on How to Find a Job the New Way: Everyone should know this regardless whether straight out of college or a long-time corporate vet. I think it was monster.com that I used in 1995 when I was looking for a job back home in Texas. Though few used it, that’s now how I landed the job. How? Word of mouth. Someone referred my husband to several companies and he connected them with me.
How to Grow Your Reader Community with an Author Blog: Start before the book ever comes out.

And for fun because we’re allowed…

All-TIME 100 Greatest Toys: Barbie? That wasn’t my kind of toy. I preferred (still do — add flying objects, too!) remote control cars.
Most Popular Fonts by Operating System: Still waiting for Comic Sans to be just “sans.” [Link: Bitrebels]
12 Funny Animal Fails: lol! (Or should that be wof — woofing out loud?)
12 Hilariously Ironic Signs: Hey, nobody’s erfect.
Playable Angry Birds birthday cake: Made with a lot of patience. [Link: Mark Hurst]
Don’t You Want Me: Atomic Tom video — how many ’80s movies can you find? [Link: Mark, too]