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Author and YouTube Star Jenna Moreci’s Writing and Vlogging Tips

Author and vlogger Jenna Moreci shares tips for writing fiction and building a YouTube channel.

By Justin, 5 yearsJune 12, 2018 ago
Candy Traffic Jam by Ged Carroll
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7 Blog Traffic-Boosting Lessons

After not actively blogging for several years, here’s what I learned (and remembered) while doubling the blog traffic increase for two different websites.

By Justin, 5 yearsDecember 26, 2017 ago
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2017 Social Media Survey Results

I asked my readers 15 questions about their social media habits in 2017. Here’s what they love, what they hate, and what they wish would improve.

By Justin, 5 yearsDecember 2, 2017 ago
Some of the best YouTube challens for video essays and storytellers
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28 of the Best YouTube Channels for Storytellers

From pop culture analysis to scientific deep dives, here are some of the best YouTube channels for video essays.

By Justin, 5 yearsOctober 22, 2017 ago
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This Warby Parker Email Subject Was Irresistible

A quick example of how to create an effective email subject that generate crazy clicks.

By Justin, 5 yearsOctober 10, 2017 ago
Business Advice

How to Make Webinars That Don’t Suck

I don’t ever want to suffer through another terrible webinar. Are you with me? Good. Let’s fix this.

By Justin, 5 yearsSeptember 28, 2017 ago
Social Media

The One Crazy Tactic Twitter Hasn’t Tried Yet – But Should

Twitter has been around for a decade, but it still seems like no one really understands it — including Twitter itself. Its stock recently hit a record low. Rumors of changes to its core functionality — like eliminating its iconic 140-character message length and doing away with chronological timelines — Read more…

By Justin, 7 years ago
Social Media

How Social Media Destroyed Itself

To everyone who’s ever created something and shared it online, I’d like to say one thing: I’m sorry. See, those of us who’ve been doing this for awhile now — we’re the ones who invented blogging, and tweeting, and YouTubing, and social networking, and we’ve been preaching about “the digital Read more…

By Justin, 9 yearsApril 15, 2014 ago
The STBD Cast from Season 4
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The Life and Death of the Web’s Longest-Running Sitcom, Something to Be Desired

In September of 2003, before the launch of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or MySpace — before you could watch a video on your iPod, much less on your cell phone — the first episode of a brand new, so-called “web series” was uploaded to the Internet. The writer-director of this web Read more…

By Justin, 10 yearsSeptember 22, 2013 ago
Armchair Sociology

Q&A Interview with Frank Rose, Author of “The Art of Immersion”

From the audience’s impact on the making of LOST to the eerie web promotions for The Dark Knight Returns, our media is becoming more immersive by the day. WIRED contributing editor Frank Rose noticed this trend and embarked on a years-long voyage to connect the digital dots.  His goal was Read more…

By Justin, 12 yearsSeptember 2, 2011 ago

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