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Entries from April 17th, 2009

Chapel Bridge — Lucerne, Switzerland

April 17th, 2009 · No Comments · travel

Latest mystery photo identified: the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, Switzerland. The bridge was almost totally lost in 1993, but has been masterfully — though perhaps incompletely — restored.

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Best of the Best — 2009 SXSW Web Award Winners

April 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Web

It seems our most gifted Web designers and content providers for 2009 were being recognized deep in some kind of forest during the 2009 SXSW Web Awards in Austin and, since, have fallen even further off the radar. Herein an attempt to honor their work.

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Myths About Freelancers — and a Valuable Lesson on Blogging

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments · blogging, freelancing

For some reason, I thought blogging was a little like ReTweeting — if you posted links back to the original post, you could recycle others’ content and help the original author extend their reach. I was wrong, but a nice person helped me learn the protocol and I’m grateful.

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