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Re: links for 2007-09-21

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:56:55 -0000

Hi Jake,

Thanks for the link. It looks like you've got a great blog here. Keep up the great work!

Andrew

Re: Paid Content – A Dying Business Model?

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:26:31 -0000

I've got to agree with you, Andy. I think paid content is a huge market that is really ripe for targeting. It's far from dying.

Re: Paid Content – A Dying Business Model?

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:26:31 -0000

I've got to agree with you, Andy. I think paid content is a huge market that is really ripe for targeting. It's far from dying.

Re: A Strangled Duck - Disqus: Providing Tumblr Comments Since Now

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:51:11 -0000

I didn't realize you could have comments on Tumblr. This is a really cool find!

Re: Tips For Inbox Processing Productivity

Andrew Flusche — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:04:51 -0000

Glen,

AWESOME! That's what I thought when I pulled up your blog. I found it via my Technorati "gtd" search feed. As soon as I saw your header I thought "if the content is as good as this site looks, it's a keeper." Sure enough, you didn't disappoint. Then I looked in the sidebar and realized, b5 strikes again! You guys are great.

Take care,
Andrew

Re: MindMeister Makes Mind Mapping Marvelous

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:55:30 -0000

Thanks for bringing this new service to my attention. I would love an invite, if you have any left.

Thanks!
Andrew

Re: And2 - The Unofficial Sequel

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:12:46 -0000

Thanks for the video and all the information. I was not familiar with that but I know Now. I shall like to watch more clips on that and am expecting something exclusive like that.

Re: Stop Asking Me To Digg Sh*t

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:55:52 -0000

It's awfully nice of you to continue giving people Diggs, even though you don't like the site. I'll have to remember that you'll give Diggs when asked. ;)

I'm not a big fan of Digg, but it's definitely got some potential. To each his own.

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Re: Negativity

Andrew Flusche — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:45:23 -0000

Nice video. You're definitely inspiring me to purchase a quality camera. We have some Flips at work, and I love them. Such quality, and easy to operate!

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Re: Leave The Online “Gurus” Alone!

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:20:25 -0000

Great point to make, Jim.

Saying that all online gurus are thieves is like saying that all lawyers are liars. I know there's at least lawyer who doesn't lie. :)

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Re: It’s Time For a “Menaissance”

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:15:27 -0000

Awesome survey! And I'm amazed to see such strong participation, even though you have several questions. Slick!

Re: The Manival #4

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:02:40 -0000

Great edition of the Manival. Thanks for including my post!

Re: Don S. Davis of “Stargate: SG1″ Passes Away at Age 65

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:14:14 -0000

This is definitely sad news to hear. I'm a huge Stargate fan, and it certainly wouldn't have been the same show without Don S. Davis.

Re: Overheard at Zillow: I’m Calling a Lawyer

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:05:38 -0000

Wow! I had no idea that Zillow was causing such a controversy. They call it a "zestimate" for a reason. It's something of an educated guess about value. Everyone knows that real estate values can fluctuate wildly.

Re: How do you manage your tasks?

Andrew Flusche — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:25:26 -0000

Paul - I'm definitely a lover of Remember the Milk. It takes a little getting used to for GTD, but it's awesome.

Re: How do you manage your tasks?

Andrew Flusche — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:25:26 -0000

Paul - I'm definitely a lover of Remember the Milk. It takes a little getting used to for GTD, but it's awesome.

Re: Website terms and conditions: whether you read them or not

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:50:30 -0000

Paul - Thanks a ton for the link and this insightful post. I had never thought about the similarity between websites and parking garages. Nice comparison!

Re: Website terms and conditions: whether you read them or not

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:50:30 -0000

Paul - Thanks a ton for the link and this insightful post. I had never thought about the similarity between websites and parking garages. Nice comparison!

Re: Increase RSS Feed Subscribers - Part I of Fine Tuning Your Blog

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:52:47 -0000

Ben,

I like this article. I have toyed with modifications for my subscription system (big orange icon, w/ email option below). I'm curious what the "best practices" are as well.

Personally, I feel that regular blog readers probably have bookmarklets or other simple ways to subscribe to blogs they like. Thus, is any subscribe icon necessary?

Other users, who may not be familiar w/ RSS, probably would benefit from the icon & subscription invitation. Thus, how can we make it easiest for these people? Your solution seems pretty good. You educate people w/ your link & make it easy to subscribe to the user's reader of choice. I don't know what would be better.

Take care,
Andrew

Re: Increase RSS Feed Subscribers - Part I of Fine Tuning Your Blog

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:41:01 -0000

Ben,

I really think you're onto something about overwhelming new readers with too many options. If you're really new to RSS, you'll probably end up using a mainstream aggregator. Thus, perhaps you could just provide the top 3 aggregators as options.

Such dilemmas...

Re: Say No To Snap Preview Anywhere

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:35:23 -0000

Ben, I love the post. I was an early adopter of Preview Anywhere. I thought it might add some pizazz to my blog.

Needless to say, I ditched it after a week or so. Funnily, this was even before the top bloggers started to complain about it. I just didn't see value to it, and I've been trying to simplify the blog overall.

Re: New Design at Instigator Blog

Andrew Flusche — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:59:45 -0000

I love it Ben!

In fact, this might just inspire me to give my blog a new look. It's definitely time for a face lift over there.

Re: 7 Ways To Avoid Pointless Meetings

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:59:40 -0000

Ben,

This is a great post! Sometimes I feel like half of my waking hours are devoted to avoiding meetings. So little gets done there. The worst is when you're telecommuting and people want to drag you into the office for a "necessary" meeting. Fun!

Take care,
Andrew

Re: Your Passion Podcast - It’s All About Connecting

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:27:02 -0000

Ben,

Somehow I missed your podcast until now. I tried to find it through iTunes, but I was unable to. Am I nutty, or is it not in the library?

I'm going to be dumb now and ask how else I can subscribe with iTunes. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Andrew

Re: What Does Your Competition Look Like?

Andrew Flusche — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:17:57 -0000

Nice article, Ben. You've brought up some great things to consider.

But I do think the fat cat above has some style. :)

Re: Four Great Blog Resources

Andrew Flusche — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:29:30 -0000

I've got to agree that this post is great! There are definitely a couple new blogs in my RSS reader.

Take care,
Andrew

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:17:49 -0000

Those are some cute kids!

I feel your startup pains. I'm getting my solo law firm off the ground, so many similar things are keeping me awake at night as well.

But it's loads of fun!! :)

Re: News from Redbox - Memorial Day the redbox way

Andrew Flusche — Mon, 28 May 2007 22:07:29 -0000

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's a bit frustrated here.

My beef is a bit different - I tried 3 different codes the other day and none of the them worked. All 3 seemed fine on this site, but no dice at the redbox. One of them said it was only for 1st time users. Has redbox restricted the codes now?

Re: Family Emergency…? I think not at Comotized.Com

Andrew Flusche — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:24:18 -0000

What a emergency it is and i could go beyond to make it more serious. You know, I shall not wait for a such mom ever and shall not care about her.

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Re: …It’s Website Wednesday: Google Face Search?

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:03:55 -0000

Cory,

This is a great find. Thanks for posting it for us!

Andrew

Re: Eight Resources to Improve your Writing Skills

Andrew Flusche — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:07:25 -0000

Your post is amazing and it has world's most wonderful tips for writing style and content type. Perhaps we don't follow any of them ans have our own style but I think they are efficient enough to polish our writing habits and styles.

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Re: eduWEB 2008 Reflections Part III

Andrew Flusche — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:44:31 -0000

Nice post on social networks! I know you didn't write it on that topic but I feel it that way. Nostalgia is something which urge people to think about their past so these sites do the same. I am not using them all the time but here is little confession(I use them at least once a day).

Re: Let’s Talk About LinkedIn

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:08:39 -0000

I have found it somewhat useful. I haven't had any "success" through LinkedIn yet, but I'm hoping it will be another check in my favor.

The biggest problem is that many people see invitations to join as spam or just don't know what to do with them. Thus, many of my current contacts and current/past co-workers, employers, etc aren't actually on there.

Re: Usability

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:24:48 -0000

Chris,

I think this post gets right to a core problem of many websites and blogs: confusion! People on the web are lazy a lot of times, and if they can't find what they need/want in a few seconds, they'll move on.

You're absolutely right about contact details, too. I have gotten quite a few emails and Skype calls, just by encouraging contact and making it obvious how to do so. In fact, I think I might make it more obvious. What good is an online presence if people can't connect to you in person?

Take care,
Andrew

Re: Small Boxes 20 - Snow Day

Andrew Flusche — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:35:35 -0000

Chris,

Great video! I've thought about getting into video blogging, since I now have a camera that will record decent video. But I didn't have any inspiration. Watching this has given that to me.

Now I just have to figure out how to get cool music, credits, and have it all online... Any basic "how to video blog" sites you'd recommend?

Thanks,
Andrew

Re: Use Google Reader to Blaze News

Andrew Flusche — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:13:16 -0000

Chris, this is a great tutorial!

My one suggestion would be not to "mark all as read." I used to obsess over having my unread count at 0. It's been incredibly freeing to just let it say "100+" all the time. I know there's lots of stuff I haven't read in there. Just because I don't read it during one feed-sitting, that doesn't mean I won't read it later.

Plus, this way you can use Trends to see what you're actually reading. Then you can unsubscribe to feeds that never get consumed.

Great article!
Andrew

Re: Tinkering in the Open

Andrew Flusche — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:17:27 -0000

Hey Chris,

Thanks a bunch for the link. I hope Grasshoppers goes really well for everyone involved. It looks like you're all settling in nicely over at Ning.

Best of luck!
Andrew

Re: If you HAVE to Send Bacn

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:01:18 -0000

Nice post, Chris. And I learned a cool & handy term!

My addition: text only. This ensures that the most basic email app can open & read it just fine. That speeds up processing (or deleting).

Take care,
Andrew

Re: 55 Active RSS Directories to Help Promote Your RSS Feeds!

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:07:12 -0000

I've definitely got some work to do now!

Thanks for the great list,
Andrew

Re: DotSauce gets a Fresh New Look

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:19:16 -0000

I love the new design, Mark! The logo is really snazzy. I might have to look into Hive for my new logo.

Re: Book Review: Retire Rich from Real Estate

Andrew Flusche — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:44:49 -0000

I'm glad to see this is a long-term investing approach. There are many people hurting today because they tried to flip houses. Good thing I never tried it. :)

Re: Ok, I’ll Confess - I Watch American Idol

Andrew Flusche — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:06:39 -0000

I think you get the keep the Man Card. You admitted your problem. ;)

I've watched my share of reality TV as well. It can be a fun and silly escape. We all need those.

Re: Couple Sues Google for “Street View” Invasion of Privacy

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:11:51 -0000

I'm a lawyer, and I can't even believe this. It's sad that our society has come to a point where we just sue everyone if we are even a little upset. Nuts!

Re: Arizona Coffee - Site of the Week

Andrew Flusche — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:25:15 -0000

Man, I'm definitely jealous. We don't have a site this awesome in Virginia. But now that you've pointed out the great idea, maybe I should create one!

Re: Short Sales: The Buck Stops at the Lender

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:18:12 -0000

This is an awesome post for me to find today. We've just started looking for our first house. The market here in the Fredericksburg, VA area is full of foreclosures and short sales. Our Realtor explained that short sales are difficult, but now I understand a bit more. Thanks!

The funny thing is that another Realtor I know thinks short sales are a great way to buy a house. To each his own, I guess.

Re: Electronic Signatures and Silly Counter Offers

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:55:57 -0000

Awesome post! I use EchoSign in my law practice. It works like a charm every time, and the documents are crisp and easy to read. The coolest feature is that all parties automatically get a final version of the document emailed to them, after all signatures are in place.

Although some people still ask that I fax things for them to sign on paper. I just don't get it.

Re: An Interview with the Garbage Guy

Andrew Flusche — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:08:11 -0000

Is this the same thing that 1-800-JUNK does? I see their trucks all over the place here in Virginia. It's great to know that there are independent people operating companies like this. And I love the idea of taking before and after photos to show a job well done!

Re: Cool Website of the Week

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:06:09 -0000

I love this site! Thanks for pointing it out. I really like the inbox one thousand graph they made. Hilarious stuff!

Re: Enabling retaggr

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:31:20 -0000

I've got mixed feelings about this. It's a neat feature, but the mouseover is kind-of annoying as well. It reminds me of Snap Preview Anywhere. Heck, maybe I should just try it.

Re: Foreclosure Looms for “Extreme Makeover” Home

Andrew Flusche — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:13:24 -0000

Why do people continue to insist on using home equity loans? Such a horrible mistake!

Give a man a fish, and he'll lose it.

Re: Sitemeter Crashing Blogs in Internet Explorer

Andrew Flusche — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:37:26 -0000

That's an odd problem to have with just one browser. But what a good reason to use Firefox! :)

I'd suggest trying Google Analytics as well. I've been with them for a long time now, and I've always been very happy with everything. The service just keeps getting better.

Re: How to Fire a Real Estate Agent

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:41:26 -0000

This is a great post, with some good comments. It's always important for consumers to know their rights in contracts and how to get out of them if necessary.

I suspect that it's actually pretty easy for someone to get out of Buyer Broker Agreement. Just thinking about the law of brokers, I don't think a contract would actually be enforceable if it didn't provide a way for the buyer to get out of it. Now if the buyer ends up purchasing a property that the original broker originally showed him, that obviously causes difficult questions about who gets compensated.

Re: Honey I Blew Up the Blog

Andrew Flusche — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:07:27 -0000

I actually really like this theme. Good decision! But it's never fun to *have* to pick a new theme because the old one got hosed.

Re: Political Campaign Sign Defaced - Literally

Andrew Flusche — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:18:35 -0000

Histerical!!! You're quite right that this sign could be even better than the original version. It's all about name-recognition.

Re: Russian Tycoon Pays $750 Million for a Home(?)

Andrew Flusche — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:21:30 -0000

"available for only $60 – $150 million"... ONLY? That word just stood out to me. None of us will ever see that much money in our lives.

How do you become friends with people like this? :)

Re: Read Phoenix Real Estate Guy on Your iPhone

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:51:57 -0000

This is really slick! I've had a mobile version of my sites for a while, but the iPhone version sure looks cool. I'll have to check out the plugin. Thanks!

Re: A Different Kind of Open House

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:24:52 -0000

Great idea, Jay! I'm always impressed by people who are trying new marketing ideas. This open house sounds intriguing. Good luck!

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Re: From the “Huh?” Files: “Going Pink is Stupid”

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:13:22 -0000

Wow. I don't think I've ever seen such backlash at something that seems so innocent, positive, and well-intentioned.

I actually just saw a local news story that a gas company painted one of their trucks pink. I hope JB doesn't live around here, or she might decide to egg it. ;)

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Re: Charge For Webinars? Of Course You Can!

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:56:42 -0000

Thanks for the great resources, Paul. You've inspired me to schedule my first webinar. I'm doing this one for free, mostly so I can learn how to do it and not screw up when I start charging people for attending. Plus I can hopefully start building a list of people who are interested in my material.

My first webinar is August 18 at 8pm. It's on Trademark Registration Basics. Here are the details: http://www.andrewflusche.com/blog/trademark-reg...

Best,
Andrew

Re: Feedback: How Are You Coping With High Petroleum Prices?

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:13:07 -0000

A friend of mine is now running his car solely on used vegetable oil. He's got the right idea!

I think the only way to deal with these crazy gas prices is to stop using gas. Too bad I'm still stuck with a normal gas-burning car. :(

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Re: Connected Lawyer – writely®

Andrew Flusche — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:06:31 -0000

I look forward to your test of writely with clients. I tried it out a while back as a solution to the collaboration needs for the Journal I'm on at law school. What turned me off was the formatting (or lack thereof) for the document. It seems to handle the content perfectly, but I was worried about being able to apply and maintain the correct styles to the documents themselves. Specifically, I didn't see how footnotes would work properly, nor how there could be defined "pages" for a Table of Contents reference. I'm curious how your test goes.

Re: Greatest American Lawyer — Working from a Home Office

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:56:25 -0000

Great post! I really identify with point #5 about impressing your clients. Before law school, I put myself through undergrad doing internet programming from home. This meant that I was almost always available for the company and its partners, providing really quick turnaround on important issues. We worked with some companies in Japan, so they would be using our online applications in the middle of the U.S. night. A few times I lucked out and was available when something went wrong, so the foreign partners got help immediately. Impressive for company relations!

Re: Lawyer Blogger Quits Job, goes Bollywood

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:12:26 -0000

Wow, that hurts. As a lawyer, I'm pretty used to that attitude. But hopefully both my blogs have actually contributed positively to the blogosphere. Come on, give us a break. :)

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