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Category Archives: Books

Business Blogging Ebook from Michael Martine

By Ryan

January 2, 2008 – 8:30 am

I recently reviewed a great book in PDF form from a blogging friend of mine, Michael Martine.

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Chuck Palahniuk’s Rant

By Ryan

August 11, 2007 – 3:50 pm

One of the only (yup, probably the only) fictional authors I read is an incredibly talented (and slightly demented) man named Chuck Pahlaniuk. My interest in him began with Fight Club some 10 years ago and has since developed into my reading everything he’s published. Most recently, my interest has resulted in me devouring his [...]

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Library Uses Flickr in Very Innovative Way

By Ryan

July 5, 2007 – 9:09 am

Westmont Public Library in Illinois has (as far as I know) just pioneered an innovative way for libraries to use Flickr.
Someone over there is thinking. They’re publishing photos of new released books with notes attached to each book that link back to reserve that book on their website. Awesome.
Another great use of Flickr notes that [...]

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Nathan’s Blog and 2 New Books

By Ryan

March 1, 2007 – 4:52 pm

I wanted to take a (probably long overdue) moment to thank Nathan over at Nathan’s Blog for a gift card to Amazon. Nathan was running a feed subscription contest a little while back - and I won. If you haven’t checked out Nathan’s blog before, please do. He writes on some really interesting stuff, especially [...]

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Sex God Reviewed

By Ryan

February 13, 2007 – 3:25 pm

It seems that every experience I have with Rob Bell’s work - whether his book, a speaking engagement of some sort, or a Nooma video - is a rejuvenating experience. His latest, Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality, is no exception.

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Sex God Tour: Michigan

By Ryan

February 9, 2007 – 1:08 am

I had the pleasure of traveling to the University of Michigan tonight and seeing Rob Bell (again!) during a Q+A and book signing for his new book Sex God. I found out through a good friend that Rob was touring for his new book (and still is) so I gathered together those interested and [...]

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- Knowing what an acronym is—the what, the why, the true purpose of it in practice as well as conversation—is important. Knowing what the acronym stands for is only for geeks.
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- Thought this post was an interesting look at good and bad design decisions. Turns out it originated (sort of) at Brand New.
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- As I've mentioned before, I'm on a regular posting schedule over at Daily Blog Tips now. A post of mine talking about widening your blog to take advantage of larger average screen sizes went up today. There is a decent discussion starting up on the topic, which will be worth checking out if that's your kind of thing.
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- Westmont Public Library in Illinois has (as far as I know) just pioneered an innovative way for libraries to use Flickr.
  
  Someone over there is thinking. They're publishing photos of new released books with notes attached to each book that link back to reserve that book on their website. Awesome.
  
  Another great use of Flickr notes that I can remember seeing was this one featuring a lot of web 2.0 logos and notes linking to the relevant website. Any others you know of?
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- The official location of my personal blog has changed from http://blog.aspiringindie.com to a new and (hopefully more) permanent location: ryanimel.com.
  
  I've had issues with name-based personal domains in the past, but I figured I'd swallow it already and go with what seemed the easiest choice. And here we are. The old blog location will still be used, but as the official Aspiring Indie Company Blog. Exciting, right? Maybe just for me.
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