Monthly Archives: August 2010

You, too, can be an ebook publisher

Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 by Rex Hammock

Like the New York-centric consumer magazine industry, commercial book publishers and, frankly, most everyone, think of books found in bookstores and libraries when they consider what book publishing is. Perhaps they’ll concede there are some independent book publishers out there … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Twitter #10: Why we all view Twitter differently

Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2010 by Rex Hammock

[Part of the RexBlog "Thoughts on Twitter" series.] (Note: This is adapted from a segment of a recent project that included an explanation of how Twitter is not just what one sees on the Twitter.com website. For many readers of … Continue reading →

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Crisis communications isn’t a panacea

Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2010 by Rex Hammock

A couple of month ago, I wrote a post titled “You can’t plug up BP’s gushing problems with PR and “crisis communications” in which I posited the following: “1. Crisis communications may be a good hammer, but stop thinking every … Continue reading →

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How Facebook Selected the Places Logo

Posted on Friday, August 20, 2010 by Rex Hammock

How Facebook Selected the Places Logo [Perplexed? Background]

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Photo-set: The BookBook iPad case from TwelveSouth

Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 by Rex Hammock

I’ve posted on Flickr a set of photos of the new and highly anticipated (well, for some people) BookBook iPad case. The case is handmade and (I swear) looks and feels like a century-old leather-bound classic. You can learn more … Continue reading →

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