Monthly Archives: May 2008

New Media Friday redux

For today’s episode of New Media Friday I’m writing a column on hair cuts. I just got mine trimmed and have a new perspective on the process and on how we each approach this sometimes expensive and interesting task. I’m … —yes, there’s more—

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Far from routine

I realized today as I cooked eggs at 9:50AM, that I am still forming my routine. As writers, we often have a free-form approach to our lives. If a person can’t do an interview until 8:30 and he insists on … —yes, there’s more—

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Organizing my way around the office

I was plundering some older writing pieces when I came upon this little gem. I wrote it in a rant about something and have now decided it merits an appearance here on Jeff Cutler dot com. It might even be … —yes, there’s more—

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Feature scouting or scooting

A few weeks ago I sent a query on a scooter-shop feature to a magazine. I’m now sitting at the counter in the scooter shop I want to write about, but I haven’t heard back from the editor of that … —yes, there’s more—

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Technology nose

I have an aptitude or a nose for technology. So much so that I’ve been slowly weaning myself off of older communication methods and focusing on using only email, iChat, blogging and Twitter to contact people. OK, that list seems … —yes, there’s more—

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Picking up names

I think the term name-dropper is negative and I’m hereby changing it to a positive act. Of course this is self-serving because I want to drop a few names of the people I attended sessions with today at the Berkman@10 … —yes, there’s more—

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Berkman@10 – New Media Friday

I’ll be in Cambridge, MA today attending a conference at the Harvard Law School. While there are some topics that are fascinating, I’m there also trying to ferret out a story for a column or article. Seth and Amar have … —yes, there’s more—

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Writing about cycling

As you all know, I’m a published author with a cycling guidebook under my belt. I’ve also been lucky enough to have dozens of columns and features in cycling publications. Therefore, it’s probably no surprise that I’m writing about the … —yes, there’s more—

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BostonNow no longer

This post is probably about a month late, but it seems that when newspapers gobble up each other or drop off the map, there is very little in the way of fanfare. I only found out today that the free … —yes, there’s more—

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Uncling

I’ve written and submitted my first column for SavvyAuntie.com. Waiting to hear edits. It’s a relatively new enterprise, so I went ahead and shared my column earlier than I usually would because I want to see if it’s complete, on … —yes, there’s more—

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