Business Musings: The Importance of Routines (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
For almost two years, Dean has blogged nightly about his writing routine, pointing out to writers around the world that a writing career isn’t about pushing. It’s about a regular routine, almost clockwork in its repetitiveness.
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Google Now Puts Press Releases in Top Spot in News Search Results (Ink, Bits & Pixels)
Reuters was the first to notice the change, and they report that a Google spokesperson confirmed that the change had been made in September.
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Twitter Alters its Rules to Tackle Revenge Porn (Techdirt)
Twitter’s CEO admitted last month that his platform “sucks at dealing with abuse.” This has resulted in a policy tweak that forbids the posting of intimate photos without authorization and enables those on the receiving end of revenge porn/doxing/etc. to contact Twitter to have the tweets removed.
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New App Blocks Profanity From Being Displayed On eBooks (GalleyCat)
The Washington Post reports that the profane language under target includes the F-word, the S-word, the names of different divine beings, and racially-charged insults.
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Kindle Daily Deals: In the Land of the Long White Cloud series (and others)
