Bethanne Patrick, AOL’s book editor, writes a clever blog. Here is part of today’s entry. “Last Friday I received a call from my pal A.J. Jacobs, editor-at-large to Esquire magazine and author of 2004’s delightful ‘The Know-It-All: One Man’s Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World,’ which covered […]

Here is one way to attack spam, found on New Media Report, written by Elizabeth G. Hines. Anti-spam/spyware company, Blue Security, has developed a method of actively deterring spam—by hitting the spammers before they hit you. When you sign up for their Do Not Intrude Registry, Blue Security will set […]

Kurt Andersen wrote in New York recently about the Aspen Institute’s ‘glitzy-wonky summer camp,’ which some day I hope to observe. “And just like at school or camp, there was buzz about the hotties and fresh faces. The week’s “It” boy was Noah Feldman, a good-looking, silver-tongued, terrifyingly self-confident 35-year-old […]

Kristen Millares Bolt writes in the Seattle Post Intelligencer about the difference between the Chinese and the American Starbucks Experience. “At 7:45 in the morning in a downtown Seattle Starbucks, customers want their coffee to go, and now. Hands clutching cell phones and briefcases fumble to toss the latest Beck […]

Today’s mail included a huge packet of forms from our accountant. Being relatively new to the world of paid employees, this daunting assemblage of forms for payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, proof of employment, and federal taxes was a bit intimidating. As I kept signing forms, following the instructions written on […]

Helaine Olen writes a provocative piece in today’s NY Times Style section, about reading her nannie’s blog and finding out what a wild life she was living…while taking care of her kids. quite tittilating reading… “She hadn’t been with us long when we found out about her online diary. All […]

What makes a good travel article? What does it take to get your writing published about your trip? We have had a run of very well written stories appearing on GoNOMAD in recent weeks, and I think I have the answer. One story that surely ranks up there is a […]

Robert Young Pelton is fascinated with danger. He has created a cottage industry defining travel on the edge and getting close to risks. In the most recent National Geographic Adventure, Pelton dispenses advice for those about to be mugged. “My goal is to get out of the situation before an […]