I received a call from the original person at the second institution from . Remember I told you he said he couldn’t find anything? Well, the young man reported that there were events held every weekend at one of the resources he was checking out for me. And, he’s still looking up other resources. I…
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Marcie’s Research Frustration with Black Institutions
I know that my black card is going to be pulled after black people read this post. And quite frankly, I don’t know how I would feel about that. I contacted two black institutions for research assistance and my experiences with both provided disappointing results. I wrote about the first one in Good Service is…
ABCs of Blogging is Almost Done
Now, I just have to publish it and prepare it for download. It should be ready before the end of this week. Woo hoo!
Nominate My Blog for the Black Weblog Awards – Deadline May 7th
Please nominate my company, The Write Design Company, for the Black Weblog Awards. The ceremony will be held in LA on July 9th, which is when I’ll be there presenting Live Blogging 101 at the Blogging While Brown. Thanks for your support.
IWMF’s Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship – Deadline May 27, 2011
International Women’s Media Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2011-12 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, named for the 1998 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner and *The Boston Globe* correspondent who was killed in Iraq in May 2003. The fellowship will run from September 2011 to March 2012.* The application deadline is May 27, 2011.* This…
You Cannot Have My Time
I have been working on getting my business started for years now. And, although I get support, people really don’t help unless I ask and I don’t feel I should have to do that. Not all the time anyway. Especially when they know what I’m doing. So, this gripe is about people who get involved…
Good Service is Hard to Find
I requested information from an institution for my research on January 10, 2011 with a deadline date of April 15, 2011. I think three months is ample time to do a thorough search through files, particularly on the hard-to-find topic I’m researching. Why did I get a response today? This is the first response I…
Happy Easter from Marcie
Have a wonderfully blessed Easter! Image: dryicons.com
Stop Gossiping and get A Life!
Gossips annoy me. I’m around two and although they are very dear to me, they suck! My female friend is a successful business owner and is about to get engaged; yet, she has time to talk about other people’s business? Are you kidding me?? And the other person is a dude. I was trying…
Why Your Self-Hosted Blog is More Valuable than Your Facebook Page
This article was originally posted on ProBlogger on April 22, 2011. Facebook has taken the Web by storm in a very short period. In addition to being the highest ranking social networking site, it is the second most visited site in the world according to Alexa, the popular blog measuring tool. Facebook’s popularity is so…