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A Sam’s book on how to learn to use Foursquare!

Using Foursquare in for business? I want to hear your story!

The chapters of Teach Yourself Foursquare are all coming together. I really only have one more chapter left to write—Foursquare for Business—and this is where I need your help. I need your stories of using Foursquare for business. I would … Continue reading

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Foursquare’s Answer to Getting More Users: Facebook Places

When Facebook Places launched, I think many people expected the rest of location-based games and services to just wither on the vine. Turns out that Foursquare has been seen record-setting signups since Places hit the scene—Foursquare celebrates four consecutive days … Continue reading

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Facebook Places might become the best aggregator for locations

We can stop wondering and waiting, Facebook Places was announced yesterday (after much waiting, I must say). I was relieved to see Foursquare was there. Sure I don’t think they looked happy about it. Something like the king or queen … Continue reading

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Scrivener: Making Better Software By Being Clear On What It Isn’t

There is no hiding the fact that I love using Scrivener from Literature & Latte for writing. Sure, I know I’m probably only tapping into a 1/10th of its power (I don’t use labels or status and barely use the … Continue reading

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The Pomodoro Technique: Well Darn It I Like It

I admit it, I have tried and failed at various “work better” “getting things done” whatever systems for years now. You all know that I’m often rather scatter-brained and a tad forgetful. I’m just a tweed jacket and pipe away … Continue reading

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There is something different about Foursquare friends, methinks

Later today, because I’m still cogitating on chapter/lesson 3, I’m going to send the first 25% of Teach Yourself Foursquare in 10 Minutes to my editor. The reason that I didn’t send them yesterday as per the schedule is that … Continue reading

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Tomorrow I have to turn in the first 25% of Teach Yourself Foursquare in 10 Minutes. This isn’t a problem because that 25% has been essentially finished for a couple weeks now, the thing I find hard is turning in … Continue reading

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Share Your Foursquare Memories for Teach Yourself Foursquare

Since the cat is out of the bag—Book Three Revealed! Teach Yourself Foursquare in Ten Minutes—that I’m writing about Foursquare for my third book, I want to pull the community into the book as well. Like all the social media … Continue reading

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Book Three Revealed! Teach Yourself Foursquare in Ten Minutes

Since the first 25% of book three is due next week, I think it’s about time I announce what I’m writing… My next book is: Teach Yourself Foursquare in Ten Minutes Which explains why I suddenly added a bunch of … Continue reading

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It isn’t starting a book that’s hard, it’s contining to write it

Book Three is starting to gel, but it’s been a tough few nights of writing to get to this place. See, I don’t find starting a book hard, it’s after I have the first 2 or 3 chapters written that … Continue reading

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4 Reasons I Enjoy Writing Books & Why I’ll Keep Doing It

Over the weekend my friend Derek Miller asked me (and several other authors he knows): If you’ve published a book, why, and how’d it go? which isn’t an unusual question for authors. I sometimes I wonder when people ask me … Continue reading

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