Joe Flood

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Entries from August 2007

Bike Theft - It’s Personal

August 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

A crazy story in The Washington Post about victims of bike thefts turning into vigilantes. Like the article says, people take this common type of theft very personally. I certainly did.
I wrote about my experience for the Post back in 2002. After my bike was stolen, I was pissed, and was sure [...]

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What Do You Write With?

August 27th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

People writing (maybe) at SXSW 2007.
This poll got me thinking about the endless debate (among writers and techies, that is) about the best word processing tool. As a writer, you think I would have a strong and absolute preference for one software program over another. After all, an easy to use writing tool [...]

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DC Shorts in September!

August 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Mark your calendars.  DC Shorts is returning September 13-20.  Like last year, the action will take place downtown at E Street Cinema.  This year, we will present 89 films and 7 live script performances, culled from 14 countries.  I say “we” because I was one of the script judges.
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Marketing Optimization: The Holy Grail of Continuous Improvement

August 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Yesterday, I attended the Web Managers Roundtable at the Grosvener Auditorium at National Geographic.  The Roundtable is a monthly get together of web managers from around Washington, sponsored by Aquent, Omniture and other companies.  The subject of the talk was “Marketing Optimization: The Holy Grail of Continuous Improvement.”
Betsy Scolnik, President of [...]

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Schmap and Photo Rights

August 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

My favorite Pebble Beach pic was included in a Schmap guide.
I’ve let Schmap use several of my photos. Here’s how the describe themselves:
Schmap is a leading publisher of digital travel guides for 200 destinations throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The innovative technology behind Schmap Guides is also used [...]

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