Sep
29

What Do We Do About Plagiarism?

Justin on September 29th, 2009

Yesterday I blogged about my experience at the 2009 Small Press Expo.  That post was commented on and retweeted by several readers, which I appreciate.  It was also reposted on three websites of varying legitimacy, by other people and without my permission.  That, I’m not so cool with. Repost #1 – John Lessnau’s Traffic-Building Scheme [...]

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Sep
28

10 Things I Learned at the 2009 Small Press Expo

Justin on September 28th, 2009

This weekend, I attended my first Small Press Expo, which is (according to its website) North America’s Premiere Independent Cartooning and Comic Book Arts Festival.  My friends Rachel and Josh went last year and they loved it, and since Baltimore is only an hour away from the event’s Bethesda ballroom, I joined them on this [...]

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Sep
23

Who Determines Value?

Justin on September 23rd, 2009

In a purposely provocative blog post, MCM argues that all content is essentially worthless.  The crux of the argument is the variation in price that different distributors attach to content — for example, a hardcover book is sold for $25, but a paperback for $10.  Is the content within that paperback book really worth $15 [...]

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Sep
22

20 Things That Make More Sense Than Protesting

Justin on September 22nd, 2009

I leave Pittsburgh and the G-20 moves in.  That’s the way it feels this week, as the news wire is increasingly clogged with stories about police and protester activity leading up to this weekend’s actual summit.  And while I’d love to be home watching the out-of-town protesters clash with the out-of-town cops, destroying property that [...]

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Sep
21

Freelancer, Humanize Thyself

Justin on September 21st, 2009

One of the main reasons people quit their day jobs to work for themselves is freedom, which comes in all forms — freedom of scheduling, freedom of clientele, freedom to work from home in your underwear while eating ice cream from the carton at 3 AM.  And yet so many freelancers conduct themselves as though [...]

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