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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Leaving Your Mark Behind
So comments. We all want people to appreciate our words enough to leave a comment. We think it's a sign of our success, a way to indicate the worth of our blogs. But is it?
Quick Answer: YES.
Here's why. If you don't inspire something inside of someone, they won't feel like they need to leave their name behind. And if they feel obligated, it's not the same as genuinely evoking something inside of someone. Those comments you can feel.
So, how do you do that? How do you move someone to comment?
1. Comment--sincerely--on their blog first. I'll admit that my own comments are the first stop for me. I open my comment box and click on your name to get to your blog. I really try to get to everyone. Sometimes I make it, sometimes I don't. (See Special Note below.)
*small personal aside*
I refuse to feel guilty if I don't make it. Sometimes I don't get on my own blog until 8:30 or so, and the post has been up for 3 1/2 hours, and I'll have 35+ comments. What would your first reaction be? Mine is usually: holy-overwhelmed. There's no way I can keep up.
I might make that an email day, but not everyone has allowed blogger to show their email...and you should. Just sayin'. I might try to work through my comments ten at a time. I do as much as I can before I run out of time and/or I just can't do any more.
One more thing: When I was actively building my blog (and I still am, I'm just not as Nazi about it), I probably left 75 - 100 comments/day, Monday - Friday. I steadfastly refuse to blog on the weekends. I don't read, I don't comment.
*end personal aside*
2. Ask questions. If you give someone something to answer, they might be more willing to leave a comment. I almost always ask a question. Some of you answer it, some of you don't. Either way is fine with me, I'm just trying to give people something to respond to.
3. Share something personal. People read my blog for me, not necessarily what I have to say. (We're talking about "What to Blog About" on Thursday, so stay tuned!) People want to make a connection with another person. I don't want to wax poetic what to blog about here, but consider letting some of yourself show on your blog. I generally get more quality comments when I do this, even though it terrifies me to let you inside my head.
How-To-Get-More-Comments-Tip: POACH. When I was actively building my blog, I had a goal to get to 10 lesser-visited blogs* every week. How did I find them? I poached from other people's comments. You should poach from mine. It A) gives you a new blog that maybe you don't follow and B) if you make an effort to comment regularly on that new blog, they'll probably come to yours.
Tip #2: Visit a new blog every day for one week and leave a comment. Then make an effort to go back at least one/twice a week until they're yours.
Do you have any tips about getting comments that I haven't covered? I know I've asked this before, but what inspires you to leave a comment here, or on another blog?
*lesser-visited blog: A blog that has great content and a great author, but has none or almost no comments. If you're the only one who leaves a comment there, do you think that person's going to remember your name? You betcha.
**Of Special Note: You must only do what you can do. No more, no less. If you don't have time to open a billion blogs and leave a comment, don't. And don't waste a single second of your life feeling bad about it. You can only do what you can do. That's it. I'm merely sharing what I did, and what's worked for me. If you have the time and inclination, you might try it.
Special Note #2: Tomorrow I have a special launch with a killer giveaway, so I won't be blogging about blogging. But you'll wanna be here anyway so you don't miss out of the frawesome!
92 comments:
Great post, Elana! I love your tips & will take them to heart! Thanks!
- September 7, 2010 at 5:06 AM
- Natalie Aguirre said...
Great idea to poach as you call it. I agree if you comment on a person's blog, they'll tend more to comment on yours. I also think your personal touch of e-mailing back a response helps. I think it's easier for you to do because you can e-mail from work.
- September 7, 2010 at 5:09 AM
- Talli Roland said...
Totally agree with the question thing! I like blogs that make it easy for me to comment. Also - I prefer posts that are on the short side.
Great tips!
- September 7, 2010 at 5:10 AM
- Unknown said...
Elana: Good advice & by the way, I love your new picture - very classy!
- September 7, 2010 at 5:12 AM
- Samantha Vérant said...
With a new blog, I was wondering how to increase traffic/comments, etc. Thanks, Elana. Sweet advice. Let the poaching begin!
- September 7, 2010 at 5:16 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
Crap! You guys started yesterday? On the holiday? I'll have to catch up.
You give great advice as always Elana, I remember a short post you did about blogging when I first started, I quickly changed several of my settings to make is easier for readers to take part. It has helped a lot!
One bit of advice about comments that you didn't cover that has always worked for me is: Pay it Forward. I find that the posts that get the most comments are ones in which I am being selfless, giving back to the community by highlighting another writer, or helping someone with their query. Being humble, and giving back seems to engender participation, and that's wonderful!
Another thing to keep in mind though is that comments aren't everything. Some people do lurk. I've even had some conversations with agents and or very prolific bloggers who have admitted to reading my blog without commenting. Do I wish they would? Sure. But reading is better than nothing.
Use Google Analytics or a similar tool to find out how many people are reading each post, not just commenting.
Thanks Elana!
- September 7, 2010 at 5:17 AM
Thanks, Elana!! It's also fun to visit new blogs. It's like having a little cyber-adventure:-)
- September 7, 2010 at 5:17 AM
- Vicki Rocho said...
Loving this series! Sometimes I don't leave a comment if there are already 20 comments all saying the same thing I was going to say. Exception to this seems to be congratulations. If someone is sharing great news, I'll add my "woo hoo" to the hundred others because they deserve it.
- September 7, 2010 at 5:18 AM
- Unknown said...
I like blogs with questions at the end, tho I don't often have one on my photography and cool links Friday post. Some people just let me they love my photos or thanks for the links, and that works for me. :D
I can only imagine what it feels like to have 35 emails/comments first thing in the morning. I feel overwhelmed when I discover 5 (and I haven't yet visited their blogs), and now I have to stop blogging for the morning. The worst, tho, is when they have a super long post, or they're involved in a blogfest. I hate blogfests.
- September 7, 2010 at 5:27 AM
- Christina Lee said...
This is great advice! I have nothing to add to the awesomeness. Off to check out the others.
- September 7, 2010 at 5:29 AM
- Christina Lee said...
This is great advice! I have nothing to add to the awesomeness. Off to check out the others.
- September 7, 2010 at 5:29 AM
- Laura Pauling said...
I think we all understand that writers are busy. And honestly, I don't expect bloggers with 50 comments to get back to everyone. Eventually, I might stop commenting if it's a one way relationship, but if I like the blog, I'll keep reading. Again, it's all about relationship.
- September 7, 2010 at 5:38 AM
Lovin' this series. :-)
- September 7, 2010 at 5:46 AM
- Connie Keller said...
I have a blogging question. How do you get lurkers to become followers? Thanks to Blogger's new stats "toy" I've realized that I have of A LOT lurkers--how do I translate that to followers? Any thoughts?
I'm honestly thinking of just asking and giving directions in case some people don't know how to become a "follower." (I've discovered that people my age--40 and up--are not nearly as likely to try computer-related things w/o directions.)
- September 7, 2010 at 5:52 AM
- Kelsey (Dominique) Ridge said...
Thanks for the great tips. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some poaching to do. ;)
- September 7, 2010 at 5:56 AM
- Theresa Milstein said...
Way back when, I read the tip to leave a question at the end of a post. If there's one to ask, I do.
Now that I'm near 300 followers, with about 40 or 50 comments per post, I'm finding it hard to keep up with all the commenters' blogs. I don't know how you do it. I'm usually a day behind in getting to their blogs. I like when people don't post everyday because then I feel like I'm not missing too much.
And now that I have this # of followers, I'm seeking out new blogs less and less. There's only so much time!
But I see your comments everywhere. You're impressive!
- September 7, 2010 at 6:02 AM
- Kerri Cuev said...
Great post and so true!
Hey that's how I got addicted to your blog. I was a wee little blog that just hatched and doing EVERYTHING wrong. Then along comes Elana leaving nice comments, and I go say HI back and be like OH cool blog. Yeah, something like that.
- September 7, 2010 at 6:18 AM
- Unknown said...
Nailed it!!! Excellent advice Elana! It seems we use the same skills (just call them different things) which I adore :)
Just proves the methods are effective and should be continued to use!!
- September 7, 2010 at 6:25 AM
- Bish Denham said...
Thanks Elana. Another advice filled post.
- September 7, 2010 at 6:28 AM
- Michelle McLean said...
another excellent post :) I've found a lot of cool blogs through the comments on other people's blogs. If I see a comment that I find funny or interesting, I'll always click through and check that person out. It's a great way to make new connections :)
- September 7, 2010 at 6:29 AM
- Kelly Polark said...
Great advice as usual, Elana!
I love the poaching! I've done that but never came up with a term for it. Poaching! Great idea and I've found great blogs because of it.
I'm so glad you also included the Do what you can do at the bottom. You want it to stay fun, not overwhelming.
- September 7, 2010 at 6:34 AM
- Zoe C. Courtman said...
The part that really sung to me was about refusing to feel guilty. I have a hard time getting my freelance projects done, my novel work done, and family stuff. More often than not, the blog just falls by the wayside. Then I don't feel so much guilt as a quick gust of left-out-ness. But I figure I'll have to just be left out because I haz work to do. Sigh. The balance, man. The balance... :/
- September 7, 2010 at 6:54 AM
- Ishta Mercurio said...
I've started doing the question thing after noticing that you were doing it, and I get more comments now, so that idea worked for me!
Leaving all those comments sounds daunting, but I guess I could take a "schedule it in" approach to it where I set myself a time limit - say, an hour a day - for that kind of thing.
Can't wait for your contest!
- September 7, 2010 at 6:55 AM
- Jared Larson said...
Wow! These are awesome posts Elana. Exactly what I need right now as I'm trying to build my followers. If anything, you've really helped me out in my efforts. Thank you.
- September 7, 2010 at 6:57 AM
- Bidisha said...
I like this. How with all the tips and jazz you make that special note of not feeling bad about being unable to do more :)
I do the questions thing too..but I can't do them for all posts (Or can I? Hmm..)
I hopped over from Jen's blog, and umm, guess what..I'm sticking around :D
- September 7, 2010 at 7:04 AM
- Lindsay said...
Great post, Elana.
I'm the one who eels guilty when I can't get round all the blogs I foolow, or reply to comments straight away. But everyhting you said makes sense.
Plus, I do love an email reply. It makes me sad when I can't reply to a comment because there's no email link.
- September 7, 2010 at 7:23 AM
- Talei said...
Hi Elana,
I also hopped over from Jens blog, I have some reading to catch up on with this Trifecta Series,its definitely a great idea.
I like your comment that 'You can only do what you can do'. I feel you know when someones rushed a post for the sake of putting one up. I do try to pose a question where warranted, its definitely a great way (dare I say easy cue) for readers to pickup.
Looking forward to hearing more tips! Thanks so much for sharing!
- September 7, 2010 at 7:23 AM
- Danielle said...
This is good advice - I'm already trying to use some of it!
I feel a bit weird asking a question at the end of my blog, probably because I have so few followers, and people rarely answer it. I end up feeling oddly rhetorical...
And I applaud your non-blogging weekends. Aside from my post on Sunday nights, I usually don't do anything blog-related on the weekend, either. I do enough during the week!
- September 7, 2010 at 7:28 AM
- Summer Frey said...
I wish more folks would have their email address in their profile--that's pretty much exclusively how I respond. It's so easy, and I find you really facilitate deeper relationships when you email back a forth a couple times over one comment.
- September 7, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Erica Mitchell said...
I really like that you add the "not feeling guilty" part because although I would love to be in the process of building a stronger healthier more personal (although my latest is about as personal as it gets) blog there is only so much I can do in a day and I will admit that there are some days I just don't feel like blogging (lately especially). However, the advice is solid and I'm grateful for any new follower I get and the comments left behind from those who visit. At the end of the day that's all that matters ;)
- September 7, 2010 at 8:04 AM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
You are so right about lesser-visited blogs. I will forever adore Sharon Mayhew because she was my first "real" follower. My favorite blogs today are still those I first fell in love with. :-)
- September 7, 2010 at 8:29 AM
Nice tips! Love the poaching one. ;)
- September 7, 2010 at 8:31 AM
- Colene Murphy said...
I really appreciate this blogging trifecta this week!
Getting some great info.
You aren't the first to say to comment comment comment on peoples blogs. I always thought I would be annoying to keep popping up but now that I have read it several places in one day, I'm starting to understand!
- September 7, 2010 at 8:43 AM
- N. R. Williams said...
I followed you from my blog comment section just as you recommend in your post. I know that I really appreciate people who leave comments and wonder why others don't. So I try to leave a comment on every blog I visit.
Happy to meet you, have joined and will follow.
N. R. Williams, fantasy author
- September 7, 2010 at 8:48 AM
- Candyland said...
Your notes make this post!!! I do as much as I can and try not to feel guilty when I can't do it all. Great tips, but of course, it's you! Why *wouldn't* they be awesome?!!
- September 7, 2010 at 8:50 AM
- Southpaw said...
The asking a question thing has helped for me. I think that the post itself is what truly pulls people in to comment but I don't know what the magic post contains to get those comments.
I read though comments on other people blogs and if I find there comment interesting, funny, or whatever, I will check out their blog.
My most commented on post had photos I took of colorful mushroom. That was unexpected. My series of posts on colors have either few comments or a lot. I think the color influences them to comment. Really.
I don't have my email on my profile, but I did add a link to my contact form.
- September 7, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
As my list of blogs grows, I'm learning not to feel bad I can't visit them all.
- September 7, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Melody said...
I don't reply to comments (unless they're a question) that don't have an email with their google profile. Because, as you said, there's only so much I can do!
I'm enjoying this series! Keep it up!
- September 7, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- Anita Saxena said...
For awhile there, I thought I was steadily building readership of my blog. But then my blogging became irregular, visiting other blogs became less frequent, and I soon found I had reached a readership plateau. It takes work and networking to build up followers of your blog, and you have made some excellent points of how to do so Elana. Thanks for sharing.
- September 7, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Lisa_Gibson said...
Great tips! I found some great blogs by poaching too. I try to leave a link to my blog in my signature as well, so I'm just one click away. :) I always love your blog. I learn so much.
Lisa ~ YA Literature Lover
- September 7, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Arlee Bird said...
In my blog post yesterday, which was related to the topic of the Trifecta, I asked a lot of questions and I was totally impressed by many of the responses I received. Commenters really put a lot of effort in what they wrote and some of the comments were like posts in themselves. Now that's the kind of commenting I like to see.
I agree wholeheartedly with the "poaching" issue. I have found so many great blogs and attained some really fine followers from this method.
Some more great information, Elana!
Tossing It Out
- September 7, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- Unknown said...
Another great post. I have found some wonderful blogs by checking out your followers. I appreciate all your great advice!
Have you thought of doing blog critiques upon request? I'd love the feedback.
Also, you have several blogs for different purposes. I just figured I would allow my blog to morph as I grew as a writer. When is it necessary or beneficial to create another blog?
- September 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM
- Unknown said...
You give such great advice about blogging. It was actually reading a post of yours about commenting when I first started following blogs that made me realize that comments are important and helped me not be as shy about leaving comments. I like asking a question.
- September 7, 2010 at 10:12 AM
- Valerie Ipson said...
Will you address the whole google analytics, tracking possibilities that are out there?
Thanks for the tips!
- September 7, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- Roland D. Yeomans said...
I liken the blogverse to high school. We're all learning as we go along. We all want to be liked.
But don't you remember the kid in high school whose whole manner screamed "Like me, please!"
Sadly, that person tried too hard to be everything to everyone. It consumed them, driving people away and not towards them.
In like manner, I think the blogs that succeed are the ones that make you feel good after having gone there :
that make you laugh.
that make you feel not quite so alone.
that gives a shoulder to lean on
that gives a hint on how to make things better.
My job consumes a lion's share of my time. I try to make each comment supportive and worthwhile to read.
Asking questions seems a great idea. Joining blogfests can expose you to many bloggers you would meet in no other way. I know I have met many great friends that way.
I'm doing a serial experiment currently on my blog. It is allowing me to ask questions in story form, such as : How would your characters feel about you if they knew you created the trauma they've been going through?
This is a great series. Thanks, Roland
- September 7, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- Liza said...
More wisdom. Thanks!
- September 7, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- Melissa said...
These are some really, really great tips. Thanks Elana.
I try to comment on all the blogs I follow as much as I can and I definitely noticed a difference from when I had a blog and didn't participate in the blogosphere to when I actively started putting myself out there. Not only did it make it more fun for me, I also started developing some really cool relationships with people online.
- September 7, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- cleemckenzie said...
Thanks, Elana, especially for the word, poaching, and the advice, "You must only do what you an do." Yep. I totally hear that.
- September 7, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Natalie said...
You are seriously my blogging hero Elana. I have no idea how you can do all that you do! But those are all excellent tips. I especially like the one about sharing something personal. I'm a whole lot more likely to leave a comment if I feel like the blogger has put themselves out there.
- September 7, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- Tessa Quin said...
*Poaches Ishta* Well, okay, I already had her since WriteOnCon. I guess that could be a point to: follow WriteOnCon people and they might follow you back! Those were some awesome people, I tell you.
My internet activities became so overwhelming some weeks back that I had no time to write. Or when I did have time, my head hurt from the previous internet activities. These activities were mainly studying writing, reading blogs and posting blogs. I forgot the main rule of writing: Write!
So I set some ground rules for myself, and I post only a few times a week (like you, I refuse to blog during the weekends), and I only skim over my Google Reader and stop by a few posts that look interesting. I also only use the internet in the evening (although it's only 4.40 PM now - Bad Tessa!).
Okay, so I'm polishing my ground rules a bit, but I plan to write an hour before going online each morning.
- September 7, 2010 at 10:42 AM
I try to find something that inspires me to comment on a post, whether it be the post topic as a whole or the way the blogger chooses to phrase something. If I can't find a detail that elicits a genuine response, then I don't comment, rather than leave something generic.
Thank you again for the terrific advice!
- September 7, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- Tamika: said...
I knew I was going to love this series! All the blog hopping can be overwhelming at times, but in the grand scheme of building a following it's necessary.
Overall, I like to know that people are commenting out of geniuneness, and I like to leave comments for that reason.
- September 7, 2010 at 10:55 AM
- Krispy said...
It's great to hear about not letting yourself feel guilty. I know I get overwhelmed sometimes trying to keep up with everything. But it's true - you can only do so much in a day. Thanks!
- September 7, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- Golden Eagle said...
Great advice here! I love clicking names on people who've commented and poaching from other blogs--it's fun to see who's out there.
- September 7, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Ella said...
I love "don't feel guilty"; I do sometimes, but life gets in the way!
All of these are great, some I do already, some I will consider. One
tip I have is to join a group. This gives you a chance to push yourself, by doing something new. I did this
with Lee of Tossing it Out Blog. He came up with an A-Z blogging challenge for April. I met a lot of new bloggers and really enjoyed it!
I recently threw caution to the wind and tried the Thursday Think Tank on Poets United. Another opportunity to test my wings!
Thank you, for taking the time to share your guided wisdom~
- September 7, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Shannon Messenger said...
Such great advice! I've done many of these things--though I definitely wish I had more time to blog hop these days.
Sorry I missed the series yesterday. *rushes back to check the earlier post*
- September 7, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- Margo Kelly said...
Pam mentioned "blog critiques" - - interesting and yet scary idea. That could be very helpful for many of us!
- September 7, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- Erin MacPherson said...
Elana- This is SUCH a helpful post. I'm scribbling down notes as I read it. So thank you! And, FYI, since I see you have 57 other comments today, don't even think about clicking over to mine... I don't have anything new to say today anyway!
- September 7, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- Sondrae Bennett said...
I found you through unedited and I must say I love this whole trifecta post! As someone who's actively trying to build a blog, it's incredibly helpful! I'm anxious to visit Alex's page tomorrow!
- September 7, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- Sara B. Larson said...
This is very good and effective advice. I try very hard to read and respond to the bloggers who comment on my blog, but some weeks are easier than others. I can definitely see the difference in the amount of comments I get when I do though!
- September 7, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- erica m. chapman said...
Great post! I agree. Especially about the question thing. I just learned that this year. Makes sense, though.
I try to visit new blogs, I have a huge list, but I'm more of a sporadic poster. Can't wait for Thursday's post. I need that advice for sure ;o)
- September 7, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Corey Schwartz said...
Poaching? Ha! I've done it. But I've never called it that :)
- September 7, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Patti said...
My question is do you respond to comments by email or do you respond by commenting on your blog? I'm still torn which way to go.
- September 7, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- Cinette said...
Where have you been my whole (blogging) life? You definately have a new stalker, er, I mean follower in me;0)
- September 7, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Jeff Beesler said...
With all the blogs out there it's so hard for me to respond to them all. So I usually read a few a day, the ones that usually catch my eye with a great title and context. If I see no one else has left a comment on the writer's blog, I definitely will stop to comment. Sometimes I'll comment even if I'm 65th down the list.
Great ideas and suggestions. I'll definitely think about implementing some, if not all, of them.
- September 7, 2010 at 2:15 PM
- Angela Ackerman said...
You are so amazing. I know you've heard this before from me, but really I am in awe at how much you accomplish.
When I started I made sure to always visit every commenteur but I am ashamed to say that I can't keep up with it and everything else I do. I make the effort to make rounds as much as possible, but often it isn't a 1 to 1 basis.
I can only hope that my content will make up for the fact that I have had to slow down my rate of response. My heart is in the right place and I hope people know that. But I know my limits, and if I want to dabble in all the different areas of social networking, mentorning, critiquing, blogging and forum moderating, I have to understand I can't do it all.
Hugs to you Elana! I so greatly admire you, your honesty, and your willingness to help others. You make the blog-a-sphere a wonderful place. :)
Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse
- September 7, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Lisa Potts said...
Oooh, a killer giveaway? I'm intrigued.
Funny that you mentioned your no-blogging zone on the weekends. Saturday and Sunday are the only two days I can really get to new blogs, but I look forward to it. Perhaps I'll poach from yours this weekend. Muwahahahahaha.
- September 7, 2010 at 2:21 PM
- Nicole Zoltack said...
It's like in order to have friends, you have to first be a friend. To get comments, you have to leave comments. Makes perfect sense.
- September 7, 2010 at 2:26 PM
- Terry Stonecrop said...
This is a great series! Thanks for the tips. I love comments, even better than blogging. It's just fun to chat with people, to disuss ideas and sometimes our lives.
- September 7, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Marieke said...
I definitely have to try poaching! *lol* Looking forward to the next blog tomorrow!
(And randomly, love the disclaimer in yesterday's post!)
- September 7, 2010 at 3:12 PM
- Elana Johnson said...
Pam -- blog critiques?? I'm totally intrigued, but I can't email you! I will try to find a way to get in touch with you. :)
Thanks, everyone! Today is an email day, as I actually had to work at work today. *eyeroll* Go figure. I've responded to everyone who has their email showing. :-)
- September 7, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Melissa Hurst said...
Yes, I've done the blog poaching thing. Also, I've found some cool blogs through Twitter.
I also noticed that when I put a question at the end of my posts, more people started commenting. It's a great way to get people to interact with you.
- September 7, 2010 at 4:34 PM
- Sarah Wylie said...
Awesome tips, Elana!
- September 7, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Jai Joshi said...
Great advice on comments, Elana. With all the comments you get you obviously know what you're talking about.
- September 7, 2010 at 4:44 PM
- G. B. Miller said...
Again, not everyone feels comfortable leaving their e-mail out in thier profile.
I don't leave mine out there because I've been stalked and harassed elsewhere on the Internet.
Ever been stalked and harassed? Trust me, its something you never want to experience. That's why I never leave my e-mail in my profile and that's why I always return to a blog that I've made a comment on to see if the blogger has responded to it.
- September 7, 2010 at 6:28 PM
- Unknown said...
Hey Elana - Thanks for the additional information. =D
- September 7, 2010 at 6:34 PM
- Elana Johnson said...
G, again, I totally hear you. I have never been stalked online, and I can't imagine how horrible it would be. I understand completely why you don't leave yours out there. Hopefully, some of the other things in this post were helpful. In no way am I judging you or anyone else who doesn't put their email on blogger. I'm glad you have time to come back and check the comments. Many people don't. I don't. So email is faster and more convenient. But again, I understand that some people are not comfortable with that. Thanks for the reminder.
- September 7, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
For me blogging is all about the connections I've made with fabulous people around the world. I love finding out what they have to say, and I love their opinions on what I post.
I'm still working at the guilt thing about not getting to each and every post - that would be the OCD side of my personality at work :)
- September 7, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- ali cross said...
What I'm enjoying about this trifecta (*grin*) is that it's helping me feel good about the good bloggy behavior I already have, and to recognize where I could be stronger. *IF* I want to be stronger. Because I really love having a personal connection with my readers and I have to admit, I worry about getting too big (like your blog is BIG) and losing that personal touch.
You always do a great job responding to me and E? You can leave me out if you're having a hard day responding to everyone. I already know you love me. :)
- September 7, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- Karen Lange said...
Very good stuff. Thanks! Loving this series.
One thing I really like to do, and you covered this I know, is to encourage newer or lesser visited bloggers. I got such great support when I started (and still have great support:) and I so want to be an encouragement, like others have been to me.
Off to implement some of your tips...
- September 7, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Angie Ledbetter said...
I don't care how busy/tired/blind you are; you BETTER answer my comment AND come by to visit! LOL
Seriously, nice post. Get some rest. Your readers are solid and devoted, so you deserve to rest on your laurels and previous hard work.
- September 7, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- Roxy said...
Hi, Elana. Great advice. Everyone loves a good comment. We all want to connect. Thanks for reminding me how to do that better. I always ask questions at the end of my posts, and I've yet to be disappointed in the answers.
- September 7, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- Heather said...
You're right. What inspires me to comment isn't just good blog content but the person behind the blog. I love that personal connection.
- September 8, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Laura Lofgreen said...
This is what I love about your blog. You always have some great information to give away. That's why I keep coming back.
- September 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Meredith said...
I love poaching from other people's comments! There are so many amazing blogs out there, and I get to discover new ones every week. Thanks for the advice, Elana!
- September 8, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- Annette Lyon said...
Great advice--I learned a lot of this the hard way over a period that took too long. (Wish I had this post four years ago!)
I've had to pare back my blogging/commenting a bit because it can get so time-consuming, and if I want to, oh, actually WRITE, I need time for that.
Thanks for permission not to feel guilty over occasionally zeroing out my reader. :)
- September 8, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...
I'm really impressed with the number of comments you three make. It does take a lot of time to read through everyone's blog and comment but it's worth it. Thanks again for the tips :)
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- September 8, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Jackee said...
All such great advice, but this is what I needed to hear the most:
"I refuse to feel guilty if I don't make it"
- September 8, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Oh, man! 75-100 comments Mon-Fri? Dear God, I don't think I'll be able to manage half that much! Now I know what I'm doing wrong (or not doing, rather!). That, and the tip about commenting on lesser-known blogs are brilliant. Thanks again for this series, and for stopping by my blog!
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John Russell, Ocean Pose, Installation, backlit digital prints on vinyl, Matts Gallery London, 2007.
John Russell was a founder-member of the London-based artist group BANK, from 1990 to 2000. BANK would require their own article (or book), but for the sake of brevity here, BANK practiced their own unique form of a kind of anarchic "institutional critique". This involved, among other activities, staging aggressive, immersive and polemical group shows with titles like "Zombie Golf" and "Cocaine Orgasm" in temporary warehouse spaces around London (re-named BANKSPACE, DOG and then Galerie Poo-Poo). These sprawling installations often lampooned the contemporary art scene and satirized the popular culture of the '90s. In Zombie Golf, for example, the work was placed within a miniature golf course installation populated with wax figures of the undead. Their most well-known project "Faxbacks" involved taking other galleries press releases, correcting them and sending them back.

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Mission Accomplished (almost!)
While there still may be a few marathons left between now and the end of December, Monday's Dublin marathon went just great! I cut a couple of minutes off my personal best from Kildare last May, coming in at 3h54m44s
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For the ninth consecutive year, Hope College has been named one of the "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" in West Michigan.
The competition is a program of the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA). Hope and the region's other 2014 winners will be recognized during the "West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" annual workforce symposium and awards program on Thursday, May 8, at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville.
An independent research firm evaluates each company's entry based on key measures in various categories. They include Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions; Employee Enrichment, Engagement and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment, Selection and Orientation; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication and Shared Vision; Diversity and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community Initiatives; Strategic Company Performance; and the Best of the Best Small Business.
The winners represent industries as diverse as the automotive, insurance, hospitality, communications and nonprofit sectors. They were chosen for practicing innovative strategies and representing best practices in human resources.
The winning 101 companies also vie for 11 elite awards, one granted for each category. Also, an overall winner that has excelled in all categories will be honored with a "Best of the Best Overall" award. The award winners will be announced during the luncheon.
Sponsors of the "West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" include "Grand Rapids Business Journal," WOOD Radio, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, The Employers' Association, DTE Energy, Staples, Davenport University, McGraw Wentworth, SpartanNash and Baudville.
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(Nordman, Idaho – July 23, 2009) Jack Barron of Bonner County, Idaho must remove fill material and restore wetlands and stream channels on his property near Nordman, Idaho, according to an order issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The order alleges that Barron placed rock and other fill material into four acres of wetlands and stream channels near Lamb Creek without necessary permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Barron filled the wetlands in preparation to build a house on his property. Lamb Creek is a tributary of Priest Lake, which supports many recreational activities including boating, fishing and camping.
"Idaho has fewer wetlands than most other states—so it's up to property owners here to do what they can to safeguard what's left," said Jim Werntz, Director of EPA's Idaho Operations Office. "Getting the proper permitting is the first step to ensuring that Idaho's wetlands and wildlife don't face unnecessary risk."
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has identified portions of Lamb Creek as "impaired" because of high water temperatures and sediment. Wetlands help regulate water temperature, which is essential for protecting fish and other aquatic animals.
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Two Ohio Northern University students in the West Central Ohio Medical Laboratory Science program have received the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) National Student Honor Award. Jen Tabar, a senior biology major from Hinkley, Ohio, and Stephen Pavlock, a post-baccalaureate certificate candidate who received his Bachelor of Science from West Virginia University, will be presented with a certificate from the ASCP at ONU's graduation celebration on May 10.
To be eligible for the award, students must be a current laboratory science student, be a student member of ASCP, have a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale, and demonstrate participation in leadership and community service activities.
According to Barbara Caldwell, chair of the ASCP Council for Laboratory Professions, "The ASCP established the National Student Honor Award to recognize students in the laboratory profession who demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to community service and leadership activities. Through this award, ASCP wishes to acknowledge future leaders for the medical laboratory profession and to make others aware of the profession's contributions."
Tabar, an ONU honors program student, has been involved with Girl Scouts of America (earning the Gold Award), is a member of the Beta Beta Beta national biological honorary society and the Psi Chi psychology honor society, and has participated in Colleges Against Cancer (earning the most valued new member award) and Relay for Life (serving as event chair).
In addition to achieving the required GPA, Pavlock has been involved with Boy Scouts of America (earning the Eagle Scout award), is an American Red Cross lifeguard, has participated in Colleges Against Cancer and Relay for Life, has served as a volunteer in the pediatric and cancer units at West Virginia's Ruby Memorial Hospital, and has participated in numerous community outreach activities through his church in Wheeling, W.Va.


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Pimiento Cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
- 3/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons chopped roasted red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce t
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Kosher salt
Fried Green Tomatoes and Assembly
- 2 large green tomatoes, sliced 1/3-inch thick
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- Vegetable oil (for frying; about 3 cups)
- 4 ciabatta rolls, split
- 8 slices bacon, cooked until crisp
Special Equipment
- A deep-fry thermometer
Recipe Preparation
Pimiento Cheese
Mix mozzarella, cheddar, mayonnaise, cream cheese, roasted pepper, hot sauce, and garlic powder in a medium bowl; season with salt.
Fried Green Tomatoes and Assembly
Place tomatoes on a large paper towel–lined baking sheet and season with salt and pepper. Whisk eggs and hot sauce in a shallow medium bowl. Whisk flour, garlic powder, and paprika in another shallow medium bowl. Place panko in a third shallow medium bowl.
Using paper towels, pat tomatoes dry. Working in batches, dredge in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Coat with egg mixture, allowing excess to drip back into bowl. Coat with panko, pressing to adhere.
Pour oil into a large deep skillet to a depth of 1 inch and heat over medium heat until thermometer registers 350°. Working in batches, fry tomatoes, turning halfway through, until golden brown and crisp, about 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to a paper towel–lined baking sheet to drain.
Meanwhile, preheat broiler. Spread cut sides of each roll with pimiento cheese. Place rolls, pimiento cheese side up, on a baking sheet and broil until cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. Build sandwiches with rolls, cooked bacon, and fried green tomatoes.
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The Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (RFK-IDDRC) and its programs represent the hub of Einstein's research labs and patient clinics focused on intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs). Founded more than 40 years ago, the RFK-IDDRC has long been at the forefront of research on normal and abnormal brain development and function. Today, with reinvigorated leadership, the RFK-IDDRC is dissolving barriers between neuroscience and genetic research; fostering new and productive collaborations between basic scientists and clinicians; and advancing knowledge about and treatments for IDDs impacting children.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 30, 2007) - The ETSU women's soccer team fell to the Jacksonville Dolphins in a grueling 3-2 match at Summers-Taylor Stadium on Sunday. The Bucs fall to 4-3-2 overall and 0-2-0 in conference play while the Dolphins improve to 4-6-0, 2-0-0.
Jacksonville got on the board early as Keri Zwikker scored on a pass from Emilie Howland in the ninth minute, but the Bucs continued to battle, as Kelly Brinkman (Clearwater, Fla.) was able to net her fourth goal of the season from the top of the box. Terri Miller (Cape Coral, Fla.) and Jordan Monty (Mesquite, Texas) provided the assists on the game-tying goal.
In the second period, ETSU's Katie Green (Knoxville, Tenn.) gave the Bucs a 2-1 lead as she shot the ball past Jacksonville keeper Lorna Brownlie in the 61st minute.
However Jacksonville tied the match at 2-2 when Jelena Vrcelj scored from the near corner of the box in the 68th minute. The Dolphins would then take the 3-2 lead as Zwikker netted her second goal of the night on a corner kick from Tamara Cormier at the 74:23 mark.
ETSU continued to battle and earned a corner kick with under five minutes left in the match but were unable to convert.
"We came out sluggish in the first half and when we don't come out ready to play we're going to give up at least one goal," said head coach Heather Henson. "We were able to battle back and we were able to create some attacking opportunities and we outshot them in the first half. We made some mistakes defensively and Jacksonville did an excellent job of converting on our mistakes. We need to minimize those mistakes and convert on our attacking opportunities."
Green led the way offensively for the Bucs with five shots while Monty, Brinkman and Miller all contributed five. Senior Katie O'Bryan (Hampton, Va.) had three shots on the day.
The Bucs will begin a two-match road swing as they travel to the Music City to take on Belmont on October 5 at 4:30 p.m. CST before facing Lipscomb on October 7. For all ETSU women's soccer action, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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Jackie Lacey took the oath of office Monday as Los Angeles County's first female and first African-American district attorney since the office was created in 1850.
"To the people of Los Angeles County, protecting your safety and maintaining the integrity of the justice system will be my top goals as your district attorney," she said during the ceremony at USC's Galen Center.
"Together, we will make the neighborhoods of Los Angeles County safer."
Lacey, whose parents moved to L.A. to escape racism in the South in the 1950s, was grateful to break the glass ceiling that had covered the DA's Office for 162 years.
"Today, the voters of this county allowed us to witness that it is possible for a girl from a working-class neighborhood like the Crenshaw District, who was educated in a public school like Dorsey High School, and worked her way up from the bottom can become the district attorney of the largest prosecutorial office in the nation," she said to cheers from the crowd.
"How cool is that?"
Lacey's predecessor, Steve Cooley, administered the oath of office during a ceremony attended by all but one of the former district attorneys since 1975 - Gil Garcetti, Robert Philibosian and John Van de Kamp.
Together, they gave Lacey the district attorney's badge, with Van de Kamp jokingly telling her, "My advice to you today, among other things, is to learn from our mistakes - I'm sure there were one or two - and whatever successes that we achieved."
On a more serious note, however, Van de Kamp also told her, "Be your own person. You have experience; you won the office on merit; you broke the glass ceiling, but you'll be working in a different time with different challenges."
Among those challenges is realignment, a shift of many public safety responsibilities from the state to the county, including the incarceration and probation supervision of thousands of low-level criminals.
Cooley, who retired after 12 years - three consecutive terms - as DA, said he felt "very, very good about leaving (the DA's office) in good hands and in very, very good shape."
"I think the future is bright for the criminal justice system here in Los Angeles County," he added.
Lacey, who had been Cooley's second-in-command, defeated prosecutor Alan Jackson in the Nov. 6 general election.
As DA, she will oversee the largest local prosecutorial office in the nation, which has a budget of $328 million, and almost 1,000 attorneys, 300 peace officers and 800 support staff.
Of those 1,000 attorneys, 52 percent are women.
Lee Smalley Edmon, the first woman to serve as presiding judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, said Lacey is a "a reminder that we can't set our sights too high for what women can do in this profession.
"(Lacey's) election sends a powerful message to everyone in the DA's Office - in fact to everyone in our profession - that with a lot of hard work, anyone can be a success in this profession, regardless of his or her race or gender."
Lacey, who now lives in Granada Hills, graduated from UC Irvine and the USC Law Center. She joined the DA's Office in 1986, and worked her way up through the ranks.
Among her achievements to date are helping create alternative sentencing courts to deal with specific nonviolent officers, such as women, veterans and the mentally ill. She also helped create the nation's first animal cruelty and graffiti prosecution programs.


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The Haunted Chronicles
I haven't posted anything about our resident ghost lately because he really hasn't been around.
After the last round of 'The Unexplained', Sam left and stayed gone until recently. When we asked Vista where he was, her answer was always the same:
Sam's at work. Like Daddy works. But Sam works with people.
I would smile and nod and on we would go with our lives. After all, this isn't the first prolonged absence by Sam. I figured soon or later he would show up.
I just didn't think it would be at 2am Friday morning.
Vista started calling for me, so I stumbled out of bed and into her room. It crossed my mind that it was odd that she was awake, because she'd actually been sleeping through the night quite well since we put her on her anti-seizure meds.
I fixed her covers for her while I explained that it was still night time and she needed to go back to sleep. Then I leaned down and gave her a kiss and told her "Mommy loves you".
She looked at me, still wide awake, and said "OK Mommy. I loves you too."
Then she looked over my shoulder and said…
"Bye Sam"
I raised an eyebrow at her. "Was Sam here?"
"I see. Do you know why he was here?"
I could see Vista pause "He…. popped…in…to…say…Hi"
*another Mommy sigh*
"Of course he did. Well, Sam needs to learn how to tell time because 2am is not appropriate visiting hours. Tell him to come back in the morning"
I finished tucking her in, gave her another kiss, and headed back to bed cursing ghosts who don't own watches.
The Friday and Saturday passed uneventfully.
Then today.
I woke to hear my Belgian Shepherd woofing in the downstairs bedroom. The last time he did this was the last time Sam was around. I could here him vocalizing at something. Not growls and barks but more…talking.
In the 6 years I've owned this dog, I've know him to do this a handful of times. All of them since Sam arrived in our lives and always in the downstairs bedroom. I'm not sure why that room is special.
Rather than let him continue and risk waking Vista, I called him upstairs and put him and our border collie out in the back yard.
We eventually all got out of bed and Vista headed off with her respite worker for a day of fun.
Bil and I decided to take the opportunity to shampoo the carpets and catch up on some cleaning.
We cleared most of the furniture out of the living room, leaving the fish tank, book shelves, and my grandfather clock.
This clock is something very special to me. It was handcrafted by my Grandad (my dad's father), and left to me when he passed away. Before he died, he also made each of my aunts a grandfather clock.
On the day he died all three clocks stopped at the same time. *cue spooky music*
The clock was carefully padded and packed up to make the 14hr drive to my house.
But once we set it up in our here we discovered something had shifted in the mechanisms inside. It no longer kept time properly and wouldn't chime at all. We tried a few times to get it to work, but realized that we would need to find a clocksmith to come out and make the necessary adjustments.
But we've just never found anyone I would trust with my beloved clock. So it's sat still in the corner of our living room for the past 5 years. No longer ticking but still a cherished time piece.
Until today.
After we finished pulling the furniture out of the living room, we sat on the floor to have a quick lunch before starting the cleaning. As we finished our lunch, Bil stood up and I saw a look of shock go across his face.
"Jenn… look at the clock…"
I turned and looked at my grandfather clock.
The pendulum was slowly rocking back and forth and back and forth. Keeping. Perfect. Time.
I looked at the clock on the DVD player. A 4hr 15 minute time difference between the grandfather clock and the correct time.
And judging from the amount the counter weights in the clock had dropped it had just started today.
I knew the time on the clock had been stopped at 2:45.
Bil did a bit of mind math… "7am. It would have started at 7am this morning"
I looked at him.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Because that's what time the dog woke me up this morning woofing at whatever was downstairs"
I could feel the hair on the back of my neck standing up.
We left it running as we worked around the house. Glancing at it every time we walked past.
Then tonight at 5:45 (1:00 grandfather clock time), it chimed for the first time in this house.
I've got an email in to one of my aunts to see if she remembers what time the clocks stopped at when my grandfather passes.
I'm hoping it wasn't 1:00, otherwise Bil may move out of the house.
I guess maybe Sam took my order to 'learn how to tell time' seriously.


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Formula 1: Europe Could Recommend Russia GP Boycott
4 September 2014 - Motorsport
"We have a contract, and I respect contracts." - Bernie Ecclestone
Mere days ago, Bernie Ecclestone remained certain Formula One will race for the first time in Russia next month.
Amid the Ukrainian crisis and the MH17 atrocity, the F1 chief executive defended his decision to resist calls to cancel the inaugural Sochi event.
"We have a contract, and I respect contracts. So we're going there," he told the Swiss newspaper Blick.
And last week, Ecclestone reiterated his admiration for Vladimir Putin, saying the controversial Russian president is "easy to deal with. A nice guy.
"Super guy," he told CNN and F1 business journalist Christian Sylt. "Trustworthy. He wants to get the race done and he will get it done."
But that was just before the very latest developments in Russia, as the West roundly condemned Putin for boldly stepping up his military stance against Ukraine.
Reports suggest European and US officials will meet this week to consider new sanctions against Putin's regime.
The Financial Times claims the European Union is considering recommending Russia's suspension from "high-profile international cultural, economic or sporting events" including the World Cup and Formula One.
"Boycotting a prestigious international sports event has a distinctively Cold War feel to it," said a European analyst for the Eurasia Group consultancy.
"This will sting the Russians far more than anything the EU will do on finance this round."


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HAVANA — American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad jumped into the calm turquoise waters of Cuba on Saturday and began making her way toward home, Key West, Florida, in pursuit of a dream that she says nearly took her life in an attempt last year.
"I've learned that if you see a beautiful calm sea like this you don't say that is the way it is going to be forever . . . I admit I'm scared, I know what's out there," Nyad, 64, said, as she prepared to enter the water at Havana's Hemingway Marina, just west of the capital.
Her biggest challenges during the 103 mile swim, apart from fatigue, will be the poisonous jelly fish that float through the Florida Straits, the sharks, the man o'wars, storms, waves and the powerful and unpredictable Gulf Stream, the mighty ocean current that flows west to east between Cuba and Florida.
If she succeeds, Nyad, who has failed on four attempts to make the crossing, would become the world record holder for the longest unassisted open ocean swim, meaning no shark cage or body suit to protect her. She was not using flippers.
Nyad said on Friday that jelly fish stings were one reason for her undoing on an attempt last year, but this time she would be wearing a protective silicone mask to ward off their paralyzing stings.
She said the custom-made mask slows her and makes it more difficult to breathe, so it may take up to three days to complete the swim.
Nyad will have a small fleet of five support boats and a crew of 35 to keep her on course through the strong Gulf Stream current, provide food and water and keep away sharks.
She told reporters on Saturday this would be her last attempt.
"This is the last time, this is the end of the journey as they say, 100 percent," she said.
The treacherous body of water known as the Florida Straits is the holy grail for marathon swimmers. It has been conquered only once, by Australian Susie Maroney, who used a protective cage at age 22 during her 1997 swim. The cage glided on ocean currents and enabled her to make the journey in just 25 hours.
A native New Yorker, Nyad was raised in south Florida by a French mother and Greek-Egyptian stepfather.
She is an advocate of improved U.S.-Cuba relations and says she repeatedly sings the Cuban song "Guantanamera" as she strokes her way toward Florida.
"I want to be a little part in the relations between Cuba and the United States," she said on Friday.
Her long-distance accomplishments include swimming around Manhattan island and a swim from the Bahamas to Florida in 1979.
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Facebook continues to test new features for its social networking site, as reports around the Web indicate that a new "Mail a Postcard" feature is under progress, and maybe made available to all users in near future.
The new Mail a Postcard feature that Facebook is currently testing enables users to send real postcards to friends with any of your pictures included on it. The service is powered by Sincerely, the company behind the popular app service called Postagram that allows app users to send real greeting cards to friends and family on every special occasion. Additionally, you can include a small message in the post card along with the picture.
Just like any other recently added Facebook features, the Mail a Postcard feature was also made possible in the hackathon project. It will be made available to a random set of Facebook users at first, and Facebook will monitor if the selected users buy any postcards. If successful, the feature will be rolled out all users on Facebook.
Of course this isn't going to be a free service. The user will be charged a fee, but Facebook hasn't discussed any pricing details yet. However, we expect that the price will be close to $0.99.This, on the other hand, will garner Facebook more profit through the increased interaction with photos by setting a high advertising value for ads alongside photos on the site. Additionally, Facebook will also profit from the selling of the postcards and prints.
How to Use "Mail a Postcard"?
If you're one among the lucky limited group trail, you can go ahead and try out the new feature. Go to your photos page and select any photo. Right under the photo you are viewing, you will notice a "Mail Postcard" button. Clicking it will open the postcard screen, in which you are asked to enter the necessary fields, including the recipient's address. After you've finished entering the details and selecting the appropriate payment option, click on send button. Your order will be placed and your card will go into the production process. Thereafter it will be snail mailed to the recipient.
A Facebook spokesperson said the following regarding the new feature:
"A few months ago, some engineers built a fun feature that allows people to mail their Facebook photos as a physical postcard to any of their friends on Facebook. You can send your own photos to any of your friends or your friends' photo to them. The front will be the photo and the back you can add a note for your friend, just like a normal postcard."


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Regulatory agencies enforce legislatively determined quality guidelines in order to protect consumers and the public in general. Compliance with these regulations is part of doing business for most industries. Similarly, international quality standards are defined by a variety of governing entities to promote and sustain quality. Regulations and standards are a major factor in ensuring that companies manufacture and sell products (or provide services) that are safe, reliable, and effective. MasterControl quality management software is specifically designed to help companies automate quality processes and simplify compliance with the following regulations and standards.
"Part 11," as it is commonly called, is the section of Title 21 of the United States' Code of Federal Regulations that describes the FDA's regulations on electronic records and electronic signatures. It outlines the conditions under which electronic records and signatures can be judged to be dependable and comparable to paper records. As such, it requires life sciences and other FDA-regulated industries to implement controls on software systems that are involved in processing and managing quality data. To learn more about FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and how MasterControl can help your company with compliance to it and to similar regulations, click here.
Specific to dietary supplements, Part 111 represents the FDA's regulatory requirements for current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs). The final rule on Part 111 was established in 2007 in an effort to ensure that any foreign or domestic company that manufactures, packages, labels or holds dietary supplements implements proper controls. Such controls are in place for dietary supplements and ingredients with an expectation that they will be processed in a consistent manner (i.e., consistency in regards to identity, purity, strength and composition) and that they will meet the anticipated standard of quality. For more information about Part 111 and how MasterControl can help with compliance, click here.
All pharmaceutical manufacturers need to be keenly aware of the particulars of FDA 21 CFR Parts 210-211. These regulations mandate that all drugs need to be made according to current good manufacturing practices, or cGMPs, which are intended to provide an assurance that companies have sufficient design, monitoring and control of manufacturing processes and facilities. Parts 210-211 are generally applicable to drug makers' processes that involve the manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding of drugs intended for human consumption. According to the FDA, adherence to these regulatory guidelines helps assure the identity, strength, quality and purity of drug products. For additional information about Parts 210-211 and how MasterControl solutions can help you achieve and maintain compliance, click here.
Medical device manufacturers are intensely scrutinized by the FDA to ensure their products are safe and suitable for their intended use. The guidelines set forth in 21 CFR Part 820 are focused on the establishment of quality systems that safeguard manufacturers' medical devices from inconsistency. The Part 820 quality systems regulation affords an "umbrella" approach to current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs) in that it provides a basic framework of guidelines within which manufacturers are allowed to fill in appropriate processes and procedures specific to their devices. To learn more about Part 820 and how MasterControl can help you comply with the regulation, click here.
Organizations that deal with human cells, tissues and cellular- and tissue-based products are subject to FDA 21 CFR Part 1270-1271. These products, also known as HCT/Ps, are frequently used in life-saving medical procedures. The FDA enforces Good Tissue Practices (GTP) through the administration of Part 1270-1271 with the intention of guaranteeing the safety of HCT/Ps and preventing the introduction, transmission and spread of communicable diseases. Find out more details about Part 1270-1271 and the MasterControl products that can help you maintain compliance by clicking here.
For the purpose of designating that blood and blood components are safe, pure and effective, the FDA has outlined the current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs) for blood establishments in 21 CFR Part 606. It provides guidelines for blood establishments' facilities, processing procedures, compatibility testing, distribution methods, controls and more. Part 606 includes the accountabilities of the personnel involved in the aforementioned activities as well. To learn more about Part 606 and how MasterControl can help your company with compliance, click here.
Perhaps the most widely known of the ISO family of standards, ISO 9000 provides direction in regards to general manufacturing and service organizations' quality management and quality assurance systems. The Technical Committee (TC) responsible for ISO 9000 is TC 176. Many companies consider the standard to be the ultimate guide to excellence in product, service and management quality. In fact, there are approximately 350,000 companies throughout the world that are certified to the standard. To learn more about the implications of the ISO 9000 standard for your organization and how MasterControl can help you achieve compliance, click here.
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The primary intent of ISO 13485 is to create a unified global structure for medical device quality management in the international market. As such, compliance with the ISO 13485 guidelines requires that medical device manufacturers establish quality systems and procedures that are adequately documented, controlled and maintained. To stay competitive in a flourishing global medical device market, more and more manufacturers are abandoning inefficient paper-based quality management systems in favor of more robust and effective automated systems. In doing so, they are better able to meet customer needs and industry expectations. To find out how quality management system software like the solutions offered by MasterControl can help your device company comply with ISO 13485 guidelines, click here.
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Medical device manufacturers must establish risk management processes that allow them to identify hazards, and evaluate and plan for risks, and to develop, implement and track the effectiveness of risk control measures. The internationally recognized standard for medical device companies' risk management practices if ISO 14971. This risk-focused standard is particularly useful in helping medical device companies effectively manage vital documentation throughout a device's lifecycle. To find out more about ISO 14971 and acceptable risk management practices that can be enabled by using MasterControl products and services, click here.
With an aim toward promoting the harmonization of medical practices around the world, ISO 15189 outlines the requirements for quality and competence that are specific to medical laboratories. The standard is intended to protect the health and safety of both patients and healthcare providers. It supports the efficient exchange of information and protection of data, and also enhances the general quality of care. Laboratory clients, regulatory authorities, and accreditation organizations rely on ISO 15189 to ensure competence. The version of the standard updated in 2012 contains technical and quality management system requirements. To learn more about ISO 15189 requirements and how MasterControl can help your organization achieve laboratory compliance, click here.
Based on existing German, French, Italian and United States standards, ISO/TS 16949 is a technical specification that globally aligns automotive quality system requirements under a single standard. It identifies quality system requirements for the design, development, installation, production and servicing of automotive products. Developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), the technical specification encourages improvement in supply chain and certification processes. TS 16949 certification is a mandatory prerequisite to doing business for the majority of automobile manufacturers throughout the world. The specification is pertinent to all types of companies that supply automotive-related products, whether they are small manufacturers or multinational companies with multiple sites located across the globe. To find out how quality management software like MasterControl can help your company achieve compliance with TS 16949, click here.
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The Standards Council of Canada (SCC), representing Canada as a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), directs the country's involvement in the ISO 9000 family of quality system management standards. The SCC also participates in international agreements intended to ensure foreign acknowledgement of Canadian management system certification. While Canadian quality standards do not provide conformity assessments, they are applied to the accreditation of certification bodies that conduct third-party assessments. Canadian quality standards are intended to support regulatory guidelines, ensure the safety of products sold to Canadian consumers, and help Canadian companies enrich their competitiveness throughout the world. To learn more about Canadian quality standards and how MasterControl software can help facilitate compliance, click here.
Different regulations specifying compliance standards for electronic quality systems apply to different regions of the world. Just as FDA 21 CFR Part 11 institutes compliance standards for ensuring the integrity of electronic records and data for the United States, EU Annex 11 applies similar standards to the European Union as well as to any foreign manufacturers that are seeking EU market approval. Unlike Part 11, however, Annex 11 is a recommended guideline and not a legal requirement. The scope of Annex 11 relates to good manufacturing practices (GMP) for medicinal products intended for human use, investigational medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products. For additional information about how Annex 11 concerns computerized systems used in GMP environments and how MasterControl software can help facilitate compliance, click here.
GxP is a general term that refers to Good Practice quality guidelines and standards such as Good Clinical Practice, Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Clinical Practice and so forth. Manufacturers in a variety of industries are acutely familiar with the term and the requirements of GxP quality standards. More and more frequently manufacturers are turning to electronic quality management systems to better meet the demands of GxP regulations and maintain a competitive edge in the global marketplace. Electronic quality management systems can dramatically streamline GxP compliance and subsequently get manufacturers' products to market sooner. To find out how MasterControl GxP software solutions can help your organization accelerate compliance, click here.
GAMP® 5 is the most current iteration of the Good Automated Manufacturing Practices defined by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). The principles and procedures set forth in GAMP® 5 help ensure that automation equipment meets quality standards. Quality by design (QbD), one of the fundamental directives of GAMP® 5, advocates that quality should be built into each stage of the manufacturing process. Compliance with GAMP® 5 standards provides an assurance that manufacturers' machines are designed and constructed within an all-inclusive total quality management system. GAMP 5 compliance requires methodical process steps, rigorous testing and accurate documentation in order to validate specifications. To find out how MasterControl software solutions can help your organization facilitate GAMP 5 compliance, click here.
To address access issues for people with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities, the standards outlined in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act stipulate the technical criteria specific to various types of technologies and performance-based requirements that focus on functional capabilities of covered products. The criteria cover software applications and operating systems, web-based information and applications, computers, telecommunications products, video/multi-media and self-contained closed products. U.S. federal agencies have an explicit statutory obligation to ensure that all electronic and information technology (EIT) that is used, developed, maintained or procured is compliant with Section 508. To meet and exceed the expectations of Section 508 standards, MasterControl has invested hundreds of man hours to design the most clickable, navigable and touchable quality management system software on the market. To learn how your company can use MasterControl to comply with Section 508 accessibility standards, click here.
Prior to marketing a medical device, manufacturers must demonstrate to the FDA that the device to be marketed is safe and effective. New devices must be categorized and proven to be substantially equivalent to a legally marketed device that is not subject to premarket approval (PMA). To ensure such conditions are met, Section 510(k) of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act requires device manufacturers to notify the FDA of their intent to market such devices at least 90 days in advance. Given these rules, device manufacturers must first implement sufficient quality and change control practices in order to receive 510(k) clearance without any stumbling blocks. Inexact communication about device changes or modifications can have a significant negative impact on product safety and/or effectiveness and will likely slow the time it takes to get the product to market. To find out how MasterControl's electronic quality management system can help your company get its 510(k) submissions in line and accelerate premarket approval, click here.
Japan's medical device market authorization process has historically been considered one of the lengthiest and most rigorous in the world. Presently, even though regulations are still stringent, the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Law (PMDL) that went into effect in November 2014 is intended to streamline Japanese regulatory requirements for medical devices. The PMDL replaces the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (PAL), the prior mandate for medical device registration requirements in Japan. The goal of the PMDL is to make the process even faster than that of the U.S. FDA. Quick access to safe and effective medical devices and diagnostics is of particular importance since Japan represents the second largest market for medical technology products in the world. To find out how MasterControl quality management software solutions can accelerate your organization's compliance with Japan's updated registration and approval process, click here.
PIC/S is an acronym used to describe two groups operating in parallel in the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) field: the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention (PIC) and the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC Scheme). The PIC Scheme is a cooperative arrangement between the health authorities of various nations that seeks to continue and enhance the work of PIC, which is a formal treaty and has legal status. Since PIC/S standards are now applicable to Japanese markets, many pharmaceutical companies that serve those markets are turning to electronic quality management solutions like MasterControl to maintain PIC/S compliance. To learn how MasterControl can help your organization comply with PIC/S standards, click here.
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text: Farrah Fawcett tells own 'Story' on NBC 4:57 AM PDT 5/14/2009 by Reuters , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Actress doesn't hide cancer woes from camera in TV film Actress Farrah Fawcett is shown shaving off her famous blond hair in a heart-wrenching personal video diary of her long battle with cancer that is reaching its end. "Farrah's Story" -- effectively the self-written obituary of the "Charlie's Angels" star -- was given a semi-private premiere on Wednesday night ahead of a nationwide broadcast on NBC television on Friday. The 90-minute film, much of it narrated by Fawcett herself, chronicles the highs and the lows of the actress's numerous medical treatments since her 2006 diagnosis with anal cancer and the recent weeks when she has been bedridden, heavily medicated and barely able to recognize her son. Her long-time companion, actor Ryan O'Neal, called Fawcett a fighter and said the 62-year-old actress wanted to share her cancer journey with the public -- on her own terms. Fawcett found international fame in the 1970s for her role as the tanned, blond private eye in the hit television show "Charlie's Angels". The film includes footage of a delighted young Prince Charles of Britain getting to meet her. Unflinching in its detail, the film shows Fawcett sometimes vomiting from the side effects of her cancer treatments and on other occasions dancing with friends during times when her tumors had shrunk. "I do not want to die of this disease. I want to stay alive," she said when the cancer spread to her liver in 2007. "So I say to God ... it is seriously time for a miracle." About six months ago her hair began to fall out. Doctors had initially avoided treatment that would have led to hair loss for Fawcett, whose flowing blond locks were copied by millions of women around the world in the 1970s. But when other treatments in the United States and Germany had run out, Fawcett films her hair falling out on a comb and then shaves off the remainder, saving only her bangs. "In the last two years I loved her more than I've ever loved her, ever," an emotional O'Neal, 68, said in an NBC TV interview broadcast earlier on Wednesday. "She's the rock. She taught us all how to cope. She is extraordinary. I don't know what I will do without her." In moving moments, Fawcett and O'Neal are filmed lying together on a hospital bed. Earlier, after encouraging news from her doctors, they joke about being in "another 'Love Story' movie" -- a nod to the tragic film romance that made O'Neal a star in 1970. Film of Fawcett taken last month shows a tiny figure curled up in a vast bed at her Los Angeles-area home. Fawcett appears barely to recognize her son Redmond O'Neal, 24, when he is released briefly from drugs-related jail time to visit his mother. Nor does she notice that he is wearing jail inmate garb and is shackled at the hands and feet. Ryan O'Neal said Fawcett had not seen the finished film and was unaware of the publicity surrounding it. "On Friday, we will watch it together," he told reporters. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Reuters email@example.com @thr AP firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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Performance GIFs 11: Jesse Darling
Performance GIFs 10: Paul Kindersley
Performance GIFs 9: Dwayne Strike
This is the latest in an ongoing series of performance GIFs curated by Jesse Darling. Previously: Maja Cule, Legacy Russell, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Creighton Baxter, Genevieve Belleveau, Jennifer Chan, Marisa Olson.
Brett Ratner, director. These Boots Are Made for Walking (2005). Still from music video for song performed by Jessica Simpson.
I Know What Boys Like
Dwayne Strike, 2013
The artist's description:
Performance GIFs 8: Marisa Olson
The latest in an ongoing series of performance GIFs curated by Jesse Darling.
Performance GIFs 7: Jennifer Chan
Cam Twist
ManyCam and webcam video
Jennifer Chan
Artist's statement:
"Whenever you put your body online, in some way you are in conversation with porn," writes Ann Hirsch.
"If you do not want your image to travel somewhere far away, do not release it to the cloud," warns Jacob Ciocci.
Performance GIFs 6: Genevieve Belleveau
This is the latest in an ongoing series of performance GIFs curated by Jesse Darling. Previously: Maja Cule, Legacy Russell, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Creighton Baxter.
Genevieve Belleveau:
Now we are vomiting Vines. Suffocating gardens of earthly delight incite immersive, daily make believe. Do you trim your Vine or let it grow wild? Is it adornment or is it a weed? Sign-on in #selfieaffirmation of the you we now incessantly see. When you are watching me you are consuming desire, pink paste fills your feed. In the absence of product, what do you need? Your urgency is currency, eat and release, eat and release. Perpetually purging, this need to feed, this need to feed the feed.
Eat the unfold @gorgeoustaps
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Image by Laura Lachman. Body Mod by Mike Mabes at The Garden Of Earthly Delights.
Performance GIFs 5: Creighton Baxter
This is the latest in an ongoing series of performance GIFs curated by Jesse Darling. Previously: Maja Cule, Legacy Russell, Jaakko Pallasvuo.
Image from Jessica Borusky, The Posture Grid! (2013)
Ring Around Rogue Bottom
Creighton Baxter, 2013
Ring Around Rogue Bottom is a queer and lonely joke actuated through a crooked game of ring-toss. The performance is a spectral type of child's play; obsessivelly rummaging through a language of trauma that employs humor, endurance and repetition. It is a no-top-needed type of situation.
Ring Around Rogue Bottom was performed within the post-performance installation of Jessica Borusky's seven-hour durational work The Posture Grid! Baxter thinks of her engagement with Borusky's performance detritus as a fragmentary moment of an evolving dialogue between the two artists; exploring points of collaboration and critical engagement with each other's artistic practices surrounding themes of sexual trauma/survival, body fascism and queer histories within the United States. Baxter and Borusky comprise one half of the creative collective The Highest Closet, with artists Sarah Hill and Hayley Morgenstern.
Performance GIFs 4: Jaakko Pallasvuo
This is the latest in an ongoing series of performance GIFs curated by Jesse Darling. Previously: Maja Cule, Legacy Russell.
Still frame from Conan O'Brien Finger Wave (reaction GIF).
I asked Jake to mimic a bunch of reaction gifs I found online. This one turned out the best. I like functional gifs that can be injected into conversations and gossip blog comment sections. This is a gesture you can copy+paste into interactions that require sass. You can forget about this gif's brief foray into art territory. No glitch. No new media.
I've often asked Jake to be in my work because he is a tragic beauty. I've never met him IRL. I like sending people directions and seeing how they execute them. It's never what I think it will be, which is the reason to do it. I don't want to have control over images. I want to have transatlantic sporadic virtual working relationships.
He looks focused and slightly concerned. His accessories are sassy but he doesn't exude sass. The gesture is not backed up by the corresponding emotion. There is a distance between who you are and who you want to be. The GIF exists in the space between those things.
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Performance GIFs 3: Legacy Russell
This is the second in an ongoing series of performance GIFs curated by Jesse Darling, which began last week with a work by Maja Cule.
Still frame from the music video for Love You Down by INOJ.
Social Sculpture: In Remembrance of Poise and a Choreography of Loving You Down, 1:58am, Plastic People, London
Legacy Russell
Social Sculpture: In Remembrance of Poise and a Choreography of Loving You Down makes parallel the histories of social sculpture and the gendered and ritualized cultural practices found in dancehalls or nightclubs. The artist is in her studio, positioned on a chair, dressed in disco shorts and a snug-fitting shirt, indistinguishable from the white background striped in shadow behind her. Oscillating between a cross-legged, poised position that projects the stereotypical poses of flirtation, femininity and nightlife "peacocking," and a collapse that suggests a body exhausted by—or disinterested in—the scene around her, the artist shifts between "visible" and "invisible," "public" and "private," "on-" and "off-stage." Not quite loved, nor ignored, this female body—sculptural in its own right—remains stuck on loop, hoping to be recognized, as INOJ's 1997 hit "Let Me Love You Down" envelops her.
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Performance GIFs 2: Maja Cule
Over the next few weeks, Rhizome will present a series of performance GIFs curated by Jesse Darling, beginning with this work by Maja Cule. Darling's introduction to the series can be found here.
Hanging from the 8th floor of the South side of The Trump Building at 40 Wall Street (Click to view artwork)
Maja Cule, May 2013
(featuring: Marlous Borm)
In May 1930, The Trump Building was the tallest building in the world. In the ninth episode of the Season 4 of The Apprentice, Donald Trump claimed he only paid $1 million for it.
The window depicted in Cule's work is located on the eighth floor, which is currently under construction. It looks out over Isamu Noguchi's Sunken Garden, a series of black boulders of varying sizes that Noguchi collected from the bottom of the Uji River in Kyoto, and Jean Dubuffet's sculpture Group of Four Trees, commissioned by David Rockefeller(then chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank) in 1969 for the One Chase Manhattan Plaza building. Designed in 1961 by Gordon Bunshaft, One Chase Manhattan Plaza is the 200th tallest building in the world with 60 floors and sealed windows.


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Appointed by Governor Arne Carlson on July 28, 1993. Elected in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. Served as Chief Judge from Oct. 2000 - June 2005. Served as Assistant Chief Judge from July 1997 - Sept. 2000. Retired on Sept. 13, 2017. Appointed and assigned to serve statewide as Senior Judge from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2021.
J.D., cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1978B.A., St. Cloud State University, 1975
Hoolihan & Neils (St. Cloud);Partner, 1983-1993Associate, 1979-1983
John E. Simonett American Inn Court, 1991-2003Minnesota State Bar AssociationStearns-Benton County Bar AssociationMinnesota Women Lawyers
President- John E. Simonett American Inn Court, 2002Former member- Supreme Court Judicial Evaluation CommitteeFormer member- Stearns County Family Violence CouncilFormer Co-Chair- MSBA's Pro Se Implementation CommitteeConference of Chief Judges, July 1997 - June 2005Seventh Judicial District Ethics Committee, 1989-1993
Judge Landwehr was named "Judge of the Year" in 2006 by the Minnesota chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Judge Landwehr was born March 13, 1955 in Alexandria, Minnesota. She is married with three children.