Sean McManus: writer and author
Blog URL http://www.sean.co.uk/blog/index.shtm
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags writing, music, technology, author, writer, journalist, photography, novel, website design
Business, technology and music author Sean McManus writes about writing, music, technology, photography, web design, his latest book projects, and more.
Latest Blog Posts
- Greatest story of my life ever! on Nov 20, 2009 in journalism writing
From time to time, I get emails from people who tell me they have the greatest story ever that they need help breaking. Sometimes it's a crime story, and other times it's a big political story. Occasionally, it's a campaigning-style story. I know wha...
- Does Google help avert dementia? Or did the papers make that up? on Oct 24, 2009 in journalism social networking technology
I was interested to see a story in The Telegraph (and other newspapers) last week claiming that using Google can help to delay dementia. It's based on research from UCLA, presented at the 2009 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, and announced in...
- Finished drafting Social Networking for the Older and Wiser on Oct 16, 2009 in social networking books publishing writing
Phew! I've finished drafting 'Social Networking for the Older and Wiser' now. It's been a great few months, digging deep into social networks. Some of them are networks that I wouldn't naturally have come across before (such as Saga Zone), and others...
- Great Dilbert cartoon about Twitter on Oct 4, 2009 in social networking
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- The most awful book of 2009: free chapter online on Sep 30, 2009 in books publishing writing
Generally speaking, I recommend publishing free chapters of books online. Readers can thumb through the real book in a shop to get a flavour of what it's like, but to stimulate sales online, a free sample is essential.However, this only applies if th...
- Why can't I subscribe to The Beatles? on Aug 30, 2009 in music promotion marketing music business
There's much excitement in the music industry at the upcoming release of the remastered Beatles catalogue on CD. For people who own the earlier CD issues, there is some incentive to buy: there's a documentary on the first pressings, and the remasteri...
- Publish and be Damned Fair on Aug 9, 2009 in journalism books publishing writing
There's a self-publishing fair planned for 27 September in East London, organised by Publish and be Damned. If you're a self-publisher, you can apply for a place at the fair now to promote and sell your publications. If you're a reader, why not put t...
