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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. Do I want to treat Flickr as a serious base for showcasing my photographic works? It started in 2002. I arrived here in 2002, as the debris from the dot com crash was still being cleared away. This is a guest blog post by Stephen Black. This is his story. Ask Chiaki Williams. 2007: Facebook.

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Learning to Say…

Waxing UnLyrical

Photo credit: Natalia Buckley , courtesy Flickr, CC 2.0. Based in Maryland with roots in New York, she’s been crafting effective marketing copy as a writer and polishing many forms of prose as an editor since 2002. Which yes can expand your forest? Shakirah Dawud is the writer and editor behind Deliberate Ink.

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The Strangest Argument I’ve Ever Had On Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

Photo credit: havi , courtesy Flickr, CC 2.0. Based in Maryland with roots in New York, she’s been crafting effective marketing copy as a writer and polishing many forms of prose as an editor since 2002. What kinds of arguments did you make? Did it work? Shakirah Dawud is the writer and editor behind Deliberate Ink.

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Making It Plain… And Leaving It That Way

Waxing UnLyrical

Image: Emma Jane Hogbin via Flickr, CC 2.0. Based in Maryland with roots in New York, she’s been crafting effective marketing copy as a writer and polishing many forms of prose as an editor since 2002. When we see a space for copy or content, we like to fill it with prose. Not vague, or pedantic prose, either.

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Why “You Stink” Headlines Always Get The Click

Waxing UnLyrical

courtesy Flickr, CC 2.0. Based in Maryland with roots in New York, she’s been crafting effective marketing copy as a writer and polishing many forms of prose as an editor since 2002. How do you react to “You Stink” headlines? How have you used them? Photo credit: Jodi C.

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Success On Whose Terms?

Waxing UnLyrical

Photo credit: Clyde Robinson , courtesy Flickr, CC 2.0. Based in Maryland with roots in New York, she’s been crafting effective marketing copy as a writer and polishing many forms of prose as an editor since 2002. In other words, it can come on your terms–but usually, they’re terms others must be willing to accept.

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Change Before Mediocrity Grows on You

Waxing UnLyrical

Image: Rachel Ford James via Flickr, CC 2.0. Based in Maryland with roots in New York, she’s been crafting effective marketing copy as a writer and polishing many forms of prose as an editor since 2002. Or at least as somebody after something special. That is worth it. Shakirah Dawud is the writer and editor behind Deliberate Ink.

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