Book Club selection. It will debut on The New York Times Bestseller
List at #1 for the week of February 11. It debuts on the USA Today
bestseller list this Thursday, February 1 at #6.
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2007 Golden Quill Awards Entry Deadline Fast Approaching
The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is calling for submissions to
its 43rd annual Golden Quill Awards, the annual competition that
recognizes professional excellence inwritten, photographic and
broadcast journalism in Western Pennsylvania. The entry deadline for
the premier journalism contest is February 9,2007. All entries must
have been published or broadcast, in whole or inpart, between Jan. 1
and Dec. 31, 2006, to be eligible. Rules and instructions for the
awards -- open to all news professionalsin 29 counties of Western
Pennsylvania -- are available by downloading fromthe Pittsburgh
Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' Web siteat:
http://www.spj.org/pittsburgh or by sending e-mail
tokcarlin@post-gazette.com or calling 412-263-2588.
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American Literary Genius
DerekWalcott is a giant of American literature. Born in Saint Lucia in
the WestIndies in 1930, he began writing poetry and plays at the age
of 18. Hisworks have gathered a gallery of awards and recognition,
including afellowship by the Rockefeller Foundation to study American
theater, theObie Award and a MaCarthur Foundation "genius" award. His
body of writingalso won the most prestigious award of his colleagues
around the world the1992 Nobel Prize in literature. His works include
the play "Dream on MonkeyMountain." In the U.S. there are nearly
200,000 writers and authors, nearly4 percent of them African-American.
(C) U.S. Census Bureau.
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Downtown Media Acquires Inked Magazine
Downtown Media, which last year acquired TOKION magazine, has reached
an agreement for the purchase of Inked magazine from Inked Productions
LLC. Inked is an upscale quarterly lifestyle and fashion magazine that
focuses on the high end of the body art world, along with the latest
in art, music, entertainment, style and culture. The integration of
tattoos and fashion has reached into all areas of style today and
Inked is the only magazine that targets this explosive market of
personal expression. The current management team of Inked will remain
with the publication.
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Wikinomics Invites Readers to a Socialtext Wiki to Collaborate
The authors of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
-- one of the fastest-selling new business titles -- are inviting
readers to help write the last chapter on a public wiki. The wiki,
provided by Socialtext, goes live today on www.wikinomics.com.
A brilliant primer on one of the most profound changes of our time,
"Wikinomics" explains how deep changes in technology, demographics,
and business enable people to participate in the economy like never
before.
Authors and New Paradigm executives Don Tapscott and Anthony D.
Williams conclude the book with an "unwritten chapter" called "The
Wikinomics Playbook" that directs readers to the Web site where they
can add or edit entries, discuss their views, or simply read what
others have written.
Wikis are becoming increasingly popular in large-scale research
projects, including a number of business books. Stanford Law School
Professor Lawrence Lessig is also using a Socialtext wiki to engage
readers in helping to research and edit "Code v. 2," the latest
iteration of his best-selling book.
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Mixpo Offers Users a Simple Way to Publish Their Digital Stories
Mixpo, a new online media publishing service that lets individuals
effortlessly create portfolios of video, photos and audio right from
their desktops, is offering its service to more than 120 million users
of Windows Live Spaces through the Windows Live Gadgets platform.
Users will now be able to add compelling multimedia stories to their
Space as an embedded blog entry or a gadget called a Mixcard, with no
limits to the number of files or file size.
The service is designed especially for people who need an easy way to
create multimedia stories that showcase their memories, expertise,
creativity or talents, and connect with their audiences. These
everyday people also require total control to post, update, or delete
their stories. Mixpo provides that "on the fly" control, right from
the desktop.
Mixpo on Windows Live Spaces is available February 1 at
http://www.mixpo.com/welcome/windows-live-spaces
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Trump Magazine Will Hit $2,500,000 in Advertising Revenues in 2007
Publisher, Michael Jacobson announced that Trump Magazine secured over
$900,000 in advertising contracts for 2007, an increase of over 30%
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