About 4 pm, I become the undead – the Zombie Formerly Named TC who staggers around the house and eating the brains of the living. It’s the result of a potent cocktail of “new baby” sleep deprivation and eleven time zones worth of jet lag, and it’s every bit as unpretty as it sounds.
Unfortunately, the [...]
I’m not sure if this seems funny because it’s really hilarious or because I’m jet lagged beyond belief and posting it from a Dubai hotel room at 3:45 am.
Either way, kudos to Scott Baradell (though we’re thinking “gossip” is wholly underrepresented).
My love of all things typographic isn’t exactly a secret, but even I found myself taking a beating at the hands of of the “Cheese or Font” test. (Hat tip to Chile Underground for this one.)
I’m the kind of guy who would tell you I know my Gouda from my Goudy, but apparently not nearly [...]
The Copywriter Underground – despite serving mostly as an outlet for a grouchy, geezerish copywriter bent on annihilation of social media mega-hype – has been picked by the oDesk blog as one of the Top 40 Writer’s blogs.
And yes, it appears that oDesk actually visited the blogs in question instead of simply crafting another linkbait [...]
I laughed so hard, I almost shot verbs out my nose:
(tip of the hat to American Copywriter for this gem)
The Underground’s all about chasing clients via alternate channels, though I’d suggest cardboard signs may not represent the best use of your time.
This spoof video is funny, but in a painful way; I participated in a few new client pitches that – in terms of dignity and professionalism – didn’t exceed this level by all [...]
Like you, I receive the emails every week. They spell out a golden “opportunity” which allows me to write for an emerging content site.
Inevitably, the arc of the communication is predictable; it always ends at a place where the site gets the content, and the writer gets screwed.
What’s remarkable is how many people tumble for [...]
I’d love to offer a moral to go along with the picture, but more than anything, it’s a good illustration of just how badly things can go wrong when the real world intrudes on our neatly laid marketing plans:
(Found via Jalopnik, where you can see the “before” to go with the “after” above)
I first published this video in November, 2007, and because it’s more timely than ever, thought I’d run the video again.
Sure, Harlan Ellison is an abrasive pain in the ass, but he’s repeatedly put his money where his sizable mouth is when it came to protecting the rights of writers and content creators.
In a time [...]
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Google to Struggling Newspapers: Have You Guys Ever Tried Porn?
Google isn’t universally loved by newspaper execs and other content creators, who notice Google’s making boatloads of money from content created by others – much of which is originally found in newspapers.
Now – with newspapers struggling – Google’s noticing that the source of much of their salable content may disappear. And even Google knows that’s [...]