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According to various news reports Yahoo.com is planning to buy Tumblr for 1 Billion dollars.
If done right… Yahoo could use Tumblr to help compete with Facebook and Google social environments. If done wrong: MySpace.
I worry about Yahoo using it wrong.
Webcomic Beacon #342: Comic News & Discussion for May 12th, 2013
Kittyhawk rejoins Ben Carver, Terence, and Fes Works for another edition of the newscast! Comic News & Discussion this week: Penny Arcade’s new Kickstarter, webcomic Apps, Wacom’s FINALLY updated driver for tablets, Comics Alliance shutting down, and more!
A request by me on youtube to let the advertisements in Blip videos play.
It’s also worth noting that even for those who do have alternate income streams… in this economy, every little bit helps. The more ad revenue they get, the more comfortable they can be, and possibly the more they can ease off the other job(s), and the better the chances they have of making more and more videos.
It’s costing you literally nothing but 30~60 seconds of time… but it can make a huge difference to the person you’re watching.
Thanks, folks.
People monetize for reasons. More often than not, it is to afford to keep doing the creative things they want to do. A lack of enough benefit for the work, is a huge reason why updates slow or stop completely.
Breaking Into Podcasting (Anime Detour 2013)
Recorded at Anime Detour 2013 with John Paul and Fes Works. All about making your own podcast and getting into the podcasting industry.
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Now accepting webfiction submissions for webfiction readings on Webfiction World!
We are finally going to be opening up submissions for webfiction to be read on our Webfiction World podcast! Right now, for Webfiction World, we select readings that are public domain, creative commons (allowance to use), or works with permission specifically given to us to use.
We’ve recently had to go on hiatus, to figure out the next step for the show. Part of that is to propagate a new webfiction reading list; another part is to find 1-2 new readers as well. If you have your own writings that you’d like to offer up for readings, you may submit the first chapter or two of an on-going, or completed, story; as well as one-off stand-alone works.
We are looking at things that would take 15-25 minutes to read, which is about 3000-5000 words.
The idea is to allow Webfiction World to produce new listening material, while also promoting the works used for new reading material. If you would rather submit your own reading of your own material; audio quality permitting, we can work with that too.
Not all submissions may get used, per our discretion.
This will be a License to Use for us, for using your material on our show. Writers maintain all of the rights to their work. If you would later need to have us remove our reading (like per agreement with a publisher), we shall comply. We also do not sell ads on the webfiction reading episodes. We add some site info, a musical intro/outro, read the fiction, and tell people where they can read more.
Additionally, if you are interested in being a fiction READER for the show, email us for details. We’ll basically need an example audio performance or reading from you (maybe 1-3 minutes), in order to gauge your ability to read a writing; as well as gauge the quality of the audio of your current equipment and abilities. If you need access to a file sharing option, please use this link to sign up for a free DropBox account.
► Email Webfiction World at WebfictionWorld-at-gmail-dot-com, with “Reading Submission: [Title of Piece]” in the subject (or specific question(s)).](http://24.media.tumblr.com/0185319e89e97819a583345e10e0948b/tumblr_mmp2igmF1s1rwrfc6o1_400.jpg)
Now accepting webfiction submissions for webfiction readings on Webfiction World!
We are finally going to be opening up submissions for webfiction to be read on our Webfiction World podcast! Right now, for Webfiction World, we select readings that are public domain, creative commons (allowance to use), or works with permission specifically given to us to use.
We’ve recently had to go on hiatus, to figure out the next step for the show. Part of that is to propagate a new webfiction reading list; another part is to find 1-2 new readers as well. If you have your own writings that you’d like to offer up for readings, you may submit the first chapter or two of an on-going, or completed, story; as well as one-off stand-alone works.
We are looking at things that would take 15-25 minutes to read, which is about 3000-5000 words.
The idea is to allow Webfiction World to produce new listening material, while also promoting the works used for new reading material. If you would rather submit your own reading of your own material; audio quality permitting, we can work with that too.
Not all submissions may get used, per our discretion.
This will be a License to Use for us, for using your material on our show. Writers maintain all of the rights to their work. If you would later need to have us remove our reading (like per agreement with a publisher), we shall comply. We also do not sell ads on the webfiction reading episodes. We add some site info, a musical intro/outro, read the fiction, and tell people where they can read more.
Additionally, if you are interested in being a fiction READER for the show, email us for details. We’ll basically need an example audio performance or reading from you (maybe 1-3 minutes), in order to gauge your ability to read a writing; as well as gauge the quality of the audio of your current equipment and abilities. If you need access to a file sharing option, please use this link to sign up for a free DropBox account.
► Email Webfiction World at WebfictionWorld-at-gmail-dot-com, with “Reading Submission: [Title of Piece]” in the subject (or specific question(s)).
Webcomic Beacon #341: Bond? James Bond!
Rich Morris (Yet another fantasy Gamer Comic) joins Fes and Melissa Kaercher to talk about James Bond 007!
Why? Rich was once on the show to talk about Doctor Who because of his fan comic, The Ten Doctors; and has recently been working on a James Bond + Doctor Who crossover fan comic. With the 50 year anniversaries of both Doctor Who and James Bond happening relatively now, why not round things out with a podcast about James Bond?
Laser Geodynamics Satellite I, 1976
The LAGEOS I, Laser Geodynamics Satellite, was launched on May 4, 1976 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The two-foot diameter, 900-pound satellite orbited the Earth from pole to pole and measured the movements of the Earth’s surface relative to earthquakes, continental drift, and other geophysical phenomena.
The mirrored surface of the satellite precisely reflected laser beams from ground stations for accurate ranging measurements. Scientists at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. came up with the idea for the satellite and built it at the Marshall Center.Without a doubt, this the most attractive satellite of all time.
Besides the moon.
At first, I thought this was something from a James Bond film.
The Business Side to Making Comics
Recorded at Anime Detour 2013 with Randy Milholland, Lee & Lisa Blauersouth, Gerbil, and Fes Works. Here is the mentioned Webcomic Beacon episode on Print on Demand options.
This is part of a three panel series:
The Artistic Side of Making Comics
Breaking Into Webcomics
The Business Side of Making ComicsRecorded and Edited by Fes Works.
Recorded at Anime Detour 2013 with Randy Milholland, Lee Blauersouth, and Fes Works.
This is part of a three panel series:
The Artistic Side of Making Comics
Breaking Into Webcomics
The Business Side of Making ComicsRecorded and Edited by Fes Works.
