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140 Characters Conference Philly Would Like to Thank Kodak

Kodak’s Jeffrey Hayzlett, a good friend of the #140conf, has generously donated a sweet Zx1 high definition pocket video camera for us to give away at our Philly meetup next week. Thanks, Jeff.
So if you’re attending the Philly 140 Characters gig next Tuesday evening at National Mechanics and would like a shot at walking away [...]

Who’s in an Author’s Community?

by Don Lafferty

Chris Brogan talks, in his article yesterday, about Paul Coelho and Scott Westerfeld using the social web to engage their communities in a way that enables readers to congregate, and to participate in the creative energy surrounding a book like never before. While doing this, these guys create real relationships which always amount to [...]

Author Marketing in a Web 2.0 World

by Don Lafferty

My stressful Saturday morning melted into a tremendously positive afternoon after arriving late to Rosemont College for Philadelphia Stories’ one day writer’s conference, Push to Publish 2009: Strategies and Techniques to Get Your Work in Print and Online.
I met a bunch of cool local writers who reminded me again why I continue to bury [...]

The Philly Liar’s Club Teams Up With Doylestown Bookshop to Support Indie Booksellers

by Don Lafferty

The Liar’s Club kicked off its Truth Tour at the Doylestown Bookshop yesterday, and while none of us knew quite how it might turn out, I have to admit, it rocked.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to to proprietors Pat and Phil Gerney, who graciously opened their place up to the Philly Liar’s Club where [...]

comScore Reports Twitter Registration is Getting Sick

by Don Lafferty

Tech Crunch reported today on comScore’s release of global numbers, where they show worldwide visitors to Twitter.com increasing 131 percent in the month of March — from 9.8 million to 19.1 million. Huh? Is that sick or is it still just a fever? Wow.
The folks at TechCrunch think Twitter will eclipse 50 Million registered [...]

12 Social Media Essentials For Writers

by Don Lafferty

Creating a Social Media Footprint is a no-brainer for a writer establishing platform — fiction and non-fiction. Set aside three or four hours of your self-marketing time to knock out the following list of basics, and you’ll be well on your way to having your name and your work more search-able and share-able.
1. Blog – [...]

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