Monthly Archives: October 2010

Is SEO D.O.A.?

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

In a posting for PaidContent, Ben Elowitz writes that SEO is dead–killed by by “SMO,” or Social Media Optimization. He says readers are now going to content sites, not because of a search, but because of a link provided by … Continue reading →

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Book Party for E.C. Osondu’s Voice of America in NYC

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Where The Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard St, New York, NY When Tuesday, November 2, 7–9 p.m. E.C. Osondu I picked his story, “Waiting” out of the slush pile. It went on to win the 2009 Caine Prize, Africa’s leading literary … Continue reading →

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Blogging for The Atlantic

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

As I’d noted earlier, I’ll be writing an occasional blog for The Atlantic on business trends. The link is here and it’ll be updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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My Google Maps Piece is up

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

As noted earlier, I wrote a piece for The Atlantic, using Google Maps. It was a highly complex project and difficult to execute–I wrote pithy listings for some 125 spots all over the world. I also provided the client with … Continue reading →

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Stupid Tricks Don’t Bring the Clicks

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Using data from the most popular newspapers out there, a group called Perfect Market is saying that while stupid articles about trash personalities such as Lindsay Lohan generate traffic, they don’t bring in the money for the websites involved. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Electric Literature on Guernica’s 6th Anniversary Party

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Literary magazine of the moment, Electric Literature, writes about Guernica‘s 6th anniversary party. It says someone stole the cheese. I know what happened: the intern stole (and then also drank) a lot of wine. She then passed the cheese around … Continue reading →

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About to Blog for The Atlantic Again

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

It starts next week. I’ve done it before. This time, I’ll be blogging on the latest innovations in the business world–info for those in the C-suite. I’m going to be including the latest in the tech world, social media, and … Continue reading →

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Guernica is 6 This Thursday

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Guernica is 6 this coming Thursday. If you’re in New York, come out for the celebration. And because you’re reading this, get a discount by using this code: FACEBOOKFRIEND. More info on the party is here. Last year, David Byrne … Continue reading →

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New fiction on Guernica: Roxane Gay

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Roxane Gay, writer about town, contributor to HTMLGIANT and associate editor at (one of my favorite magazines) PANK, has a story in Guernica about zombies. Except she tells us, it’s spelled “zombis.” She’s at RoxaneGay.com (Pic is by Amber Hewitt, … Continue reading →

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New Fiction on Guernica: Ethel Rohan

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

We’re going with two short-short pieces by Ethel Rohan. They’re sort-of, kind-of, about leaving and returning to Ireland. We don’t normally run micro-fiction, but I had to go with it, this time. Ethel was raised in Ireland and now lives … Continue reading →

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