http://www.jonyang.org/blog This is the companion blog to “The Rough Guide to Blogging,” available now (Fall 2006). Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:23:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, it looks like I'll be blogging more over at jonyang.org now than here. It's been a fun run, but I've got a million blogs and the theme of the day is "consolidation" so I'd like to keep everything on one blog. So head on over there for ... http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=134 Honestly, how many people care about the byline in an article? Unless you're a semi-famous author (or celebrity), the public is more concerned with the article itself than who wrote it. Writers, you want to change that don't you? The most obvious way is to force your ... http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=133 Hey, remember that time I was on TV talking about the book and blogging? Months later, I figured out how to get the audio up (click here)! Of course, anything to be done should be done half-assed so I only have the audio and not the video/audio synced together. If you ... http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=132 Coming at you from Freelance Switch, it's the "15 Must-read Blogs for Blog Writers." To be honest, lists like this are highly useful but at the same time, I say to just read what you like and you'll naturally start to become a "better" blogger. This list gives ... http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=131 I'm going to Michigan next week (May 17 - 20) to participate in the Ann Arbor Book Festival. I'll be sitting on one panel (as Lilly's sidekick) and moderating another. Should be fun. Visit the alma mater, eat some Pizza House, Rendezvous at the bar around two, go buy ... http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=130 A few weeks ago, reader Dave Hall took a look at the Rough Guide to Blogging and noticed that it said this: "You can use an image from elsewhere on the Web without copying it to your server. Simply find the address of the individual image (not the page it's displayed ... http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=129 Now, this is pretty self explanatory. Just click to 16 Must Read Articles for Bloggers from "The Wrong Advices" and read on! The article names themselves are super enticing: Declaring War on Blogger Apathy; Do You Have What It Takes to be a Professional Blogger?; 101 Ways to Build ... http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=128 The book is doing well, really well. In fact, I had to go to three different Borders/Barnes&Nobles just to get a copy of it. It was even sold out among my friends -- well, the four around that might have a copy on their shelf. I ended ... http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=127 Here we go, off to the library for a "Blogging 101 Workshop!" We had a fabulous experience last time I did this so won't you come join me? Blogging 101 Thursday, April 5, 2007 � 7 pm Saratoga Library (a Santa Clara County Library) 13650 Saratoga Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070 408.867.6126 (click here for additional info) http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=126 Well, this is kind of interesting. SonyBMG, home to artists such as Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Good Charlotte (who?) announced that they would require all unsigned band demos to be submitted via their the record label's blog. No more sending your little taped demo to the ... http://www.jonyang.org/blog/?p=125