Community website (like .comU) purchased by AOL

June 17, 2009 - I found out the other day through an internal company email that AOL has recently purchased two companies as part of its local strategy initiative. I was immensely surprised when checking out one of them, Patch, which is essentially a community-based website geared toward providing info with a small-town flavor. It's quite remarkable how similar this site is to .comU, the original website built by "The Developers."



One thousand books

May 24, 2009 - I remember reading or hearing something a few years ago that said only 10 percent of all books published ever sell 1,000 copies or more. I cannot seem to find exact numbers anywhere, however, I found a boatload of other statistics on the Para Publishing website. The self-publishing numbers are pretty low ... only 3.4 percent of Xlibris copies have sold more than 500 copies, for example.



First 2009 book stop: Baltimore CityLit Festival

April 12, 2009 - In 2007, I had my first taste of the Baltimore book scene at the CityLit Festival. Last year, I was a part of the event, so I figured I might as well join in again! The festival takes place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 18 at the downtown branch of the Enoch Pratt library.



The humanity (or inhumanity) of data

March 28, 2009 - A few glaring items came to mind as I finished reading Roszak's "The Cult of Information:"

1. The second half of this book is much, much better than the first
2. I wish I would have known about this book when I was writing "The Developers"
3. This guy seemed to predict or at least know about so much, but how could he have not seen the usefulness of syncing data online?



New stalking, er, tracking, er, technology tool

February 05, 2009 - Google recently announced a new product available for a number of cell phone devices called Google Latitude. The program allows you to see other people, assuming they have opted into the system, on a Google-generated map. Users have the ability to allow access to their location to only certain individuals, and while the product isn't quite ready for the iPhone, it should be functional already for Blackberries and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices.



New year, new stuff

January 14, 2009 - Things seem to be getting more hectic as each year passes. I suspect some day, we'll have 26 hours in a day, but until that happens, we'll have to settle with getting everything imaginable taken care of in a normal day. As for me, I have a few new projects going, which is why I haven't had as much time lately to write articles and respond to comments. Have no fear!



Preview 'The Developers' via Google Books

September 30, 2008 - Google just recently announced the release of its Google Books Preview program. Publishers and developers can easily create a preview window and slap it on whatever website they want. I've added this to my website to give readers a chance to check out "The Developers" in a fairly easy manner.



Big Baltimore book events at the end of September

September 23, 2008 - I have two more book appearances this month, both during the last full weekend in September. I'll be at both the Baltimore Book Festival and Baltimore Comic-Con.



Book review: "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

September 20, 2008 - Writing a review for Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is sort of Catch-22. If I don't tell you enough about it, you probably won't be interested in the book. But if I tell you too much, you won't have to read it because you'll already know what it's about. But I suppose I should try.



Busy busy September

September 04, 2008 - I will be making three book appearances in September, marking my first events since the early summer. Yeah, work and other things have gotten in the way!

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