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Category Archives: Blogging
Making Money From Blogging
Daniel Lyons writes for Newsweek: For two years I was obsessed with trying to turn a blog into a business. I posted 10 or 20 items a day to my site, The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, rarely taking a … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel lyons, downward curve, michael arrington, pot of gold, secret diary of steve jobs, sneaking suspicion
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Bloggers Should Take Lessons From Rock Stars
Here’s a thought-provoking piece from the Columbia Journalism Review: He takes the stage clad in a black turtleneck. his famous line is, “Green is the new red, white, and blue.” Tonight, and other nights, he is paid tens of thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Journalism
Tagged black turtleneck, columbia journalism review, culture method, media appearances, thomas friedman, youtube
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Tamar Fox Interview
She’s an elegant writer. Check out her her blog and her work on Jewcy.com and MyJewishLearning.com. We talk over the phone for an hour today.. From Chicago, Tamar, 24, lives in New York. She recently got her MFA in Creative … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, elegant writer, fox, jewish day school, Judaism, mfa, minyan, person kind, quot, quot quot, shomer shabbat, tamar, vanderbilt
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Is Blogging Good For The Jews?
ISSAC COHEN WRITES TO HIRHURIM: If there ever was a time/place for Jewish leaders to implement Mussar practices it is here… on the web. At a minimum, I’d suggest: 1) Time outs for comments that cross certain lines 2) No … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriprocessors, issac cohen, neutral media, orthodox jews, rabbi wein, torah judaism
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Will Barack Obama Be Good For Israel?
Brad A. Greenberg writes: It’s fitting that Omri Ceren is just a dissertation away from having a doctorate in communication. The author of Mere Rhetoric—a blog popular with Republican Jews that deals mainly with American foreign policy, Israel and anti-Semitism … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Israel, Jews
Tagged american jews, ceren, israel relations, jewish vote, mere rhetoric, prophet of doom
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The Morality Of Blogging
Is blogging good for the Jews? Orthodox Rabbi Gil Student writes: Blogs have gotten a lot of bad press in the Jewish community (e.g. here and here), and with good reason. There are blogs that do any of a number … Continue reading
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Tagged communal leaders, gil student, jewish tradition, lashon, orthodox rabbi, torah insights
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The Return Of The Luke Ford Fan Blogger
He emails: I’m gonna start today. Promise! (Except I have to watch the most recent episode of South Park first. Then I’m going to play around with Google Streetview Australia for a couple of hours. Then I’m going to watch … Continue reading
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Tagged big brother australia, ford fan, google streetview, hockey night in canada, howard stern, luke ford
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Blogs, Rabbis & The Power Of Information
"Rabbis are the rock stars of Jewish life," says Jewish Journal Editor Rob Eshman. At the top of the Jewish social circle, the best rabbis get access to the best information. People feel it a privilege to share hot scoops … Continue reading
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Tagged Aron Tendler, hechsher, Jewish Journal, lashon hara
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