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May 24, 2012
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Loose Lips Sink Ships: Be Careful What You Post on the Web

Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing ― The article “Technology’s Hidden Dangers” by Norman Friedman in the May 2012 U.S. Naval Institute’s monthly magazine Proceedings may be a somewhat extreme example of a technology misdeed, but this can serve as a warning to all of us... (More)
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May 22, 2012
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8th Grade and High School Graduation Gifts: HOW TO SUCCEED Books

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― If only years ago, for an 8th grade graduation gift, someone had given my older daughter the first book in the HOW TO SUCCEED series, she and her younger sister would have had an easier time in high school and applying to college. I learned back then... (More)
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May 18, 2012
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General Motors Does Not Understand Social Media

Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing ― The Facebook IPO is producing a large number of news stories, including how General Motors plans to stop paying for Facebook ads. Rolfe Winkler in his May 17th Wall Street Journal article “Three Fears for Facebook as IPO Approaches”... (More)
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May 17, 2012
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Books of CreateSpace Self-Published Authors Can Be Sold in Europe

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― Amazing announcement from Amazon’s CreateSpace: CreateSpace is excited to help you reach readers in Europe for free. In just a few minutes, you can distribute your book directly through Amazon’s European websites, including Amazon.co.uk,... (More)
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May 16, 2012
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How Much Common Sense Do You Need to Participate on Social Media?

Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing ― The May 14th Wall Street Journal article “Facebook and Twitter Postings Cost CFO His Job” by Rachel Emma Silverman is a mind-blower: Gene Morphis, chief financial officer of fashion retailer Francesca’s Holdings Corp., was fired him... (More)
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May 14, 2012
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Let’s Talk About Amazon — Again

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― The topic of Amazon in relation to book authors and book publisher and book buyers is never ending. This is partly due to Amazon’s size of the marketplace and partly due to the innovations that Amazon and its competitors continually introduce.... (More)
Posted 10 days ago
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DoD’s DIB CS/IA Voluntary Program Now Open to More DIB Companies

Mrs. Lieutenant ― On a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable today, Eric Rosenbach, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, and Richard Hale, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity, spoke about the four-year-old program launched to better protect DOD... (More)
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May 9, 2012
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Tips About Using Facebook More Effectively

Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing ― As Facebook continually makes changes – adding features and taking away features, it can sometimes be difficult to do even “simple” things you have done before. For example, I really liked the way previously I could choose to... (More)
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May 4, 2012
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Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave: Self-Publishing

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― Self-publishing has more and more options and therefore more and more confusion for authors. In my new “Ask PZM” for Joylene Butler’s blog I talk about ebook publishing options. Yet as I sit at my computer juggling my social media... (More)
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May 1, 2012
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Often Overlooked Amazon Opportunities for Authors

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― (Reprinted from www.MillerMosaicLLC.com blog) I have been working on marketing self-published books and ebooks, and here are some often overlooked Amazon opportunities: Amazon store on a Facebook Page: You can have an Amazon store on your Facebook... (More)
Posted 23 days ago
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Amazon Opportunities for Book Authors

Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing ― I have been working on marketing self-published books and ebooks, and here are some often overlooked Amazon opportunities: Amazon store on a Facebook Page: You can have an Amazon store on your Facebook Page. (See the Phyllis Zimbler Miller author... (More)
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Apr 29, 2012
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Important Security Update: WordPress 3.3.2

Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing ― On April 20, WordPress 3.3.2 was released. Keeping your WordPress version update is important as, according to company Sucuri Security, 70% of website hacks are because of outdated software. And website hacks are very much on the rise. It is... (More)
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Apr 25, 2012
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Review of HBO Documentary "Wartorn 1861-2010"

Mrs. Lieutenant ― CAUTION: There are very graphic scenes in this compelling HBO documentary. These scenes may be too strong for people suffering from PTSD. Although the HBO documentary "Wartorn 1861-2010" was first aired on HBO in November of 2010, I screened it... (More)
Posted on Apr 25th, 2012
Apr 24, 2012
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A Visit to Los Angeles County Veterans Court

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― (Reprinted from www.mrslieutenant.blogspot.com) I had been reading about experimental veterans courts throughout the United States – courts set up to deal with crimes committed by veterans suffering from service-related mental health problems.... (More)
Posted on Apr 24th, 2012
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A Visit to Los Angeles County Veterans Court

Mrs. Lieutenant ― I had been reading about experimental veterans courts throughout the United States – courts set up to deal with crimes committed by veterans suffering from service-related mental health problems.After four years of writing online about PTSD, I was... (More)
A Visit to Los Angeles County Veterans Court
Posted on Apr 24th, 2012
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Better Late Than Never: Avon Calling for Social Media

Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing ― The April 23rd Wall Street Journal article by Emily Glazer titled “Avon Is Late to Social Media’s Party:With U.S. Sales Flagging, Representatives Want to Harness Facebook, Twitter and Other Web Tools” is an interesting example of... (More)
Posted on Apr 24th, 2012
Apr 22, 2012
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Are You Playing an Online Book Publishing and Marketing Shell Game?

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― You know the shell game – where you have to guess under which shell there is something. Some days I feel as if I am playing a shell game trying to figure out under which option is the best opportunity for publishing and marketing my books. Of... (More)
Posted on Apr 22nd, 2012
Apr 17, 2012
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“I Do Not Know What to Do on Social Media”

Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing ― I frequently hear this comment from people when I am attending networking groups. And what always amazes me is that most of the time these people plan to stay uninformed while they profess to me that they are not afraid of trying new things. After... (More)
Posted on Apr 17th, 2012
Apr 15, 2012
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If You Are a Local Biz: Take Advantage of Online Reviews

Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing ― I admit it that as a social media consultant my ears perk up when people are talking about social media – and this means I eavesdrop on conversations. One such conversation concerned a young woman at a local restaurant asking a customer to go... (More)
Posted on Apr 15th, 2012
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Apr 13, 2012
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Amazon Studios Sweetens the Pot for Screenwriters

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― (Reprinted from the blog at Miller Mosaic LLC) Although Amazon as Amazon Studios has been in the movie development business since 2010, I only learned about this opportunity recently and I submitted one of my screenplays (DR. SOAPY) after carefully... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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Spring Cleaning Your Social Media Presence

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― (Reprinted from blog at www.MillerMosaicLLC.com) While spring cleaning is usually a physical work concept – shampooing the carpets or throwing away all the mismatched gloves and mittens – it can just as easily be applied to online activities. And... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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Are You an Author Whose Books Are Not Available as Ebooks?

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― If you are an author and have not yet had your books converted into ebook formats, you are really missing a huge boat. Four years ago when I self-published my novel MRS. LIEUTENANT (right after it became an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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PTSD-Connected Wall Street Journal Article Ignites My Writer’s Imagination for a TV Drama Show

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― As those of you know who have read the PTSD-related posts on my blog www.mrslieutenant.blogpost.com or have read the information about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at my website www.insupportofourtroops.com … I am very concerned about... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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The Importance of Verisimilitude in Fiction

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― An interesting discussion thread has been going on in the LinkedIn book marketing group that I founded and manage about how women are portrayed in fiction. One part of the discussion focuses on readers (mostly male although some female) who do not... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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Hidden Agendas for Book Reviews

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― When it comes to book reviews, I am not so naïve as to expect only glowing ones for any book I have written. I totally understand that different people like different things, and which books they like is no exception to this. Yet as a long-time... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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Online Opportunities for Writers Are Popping Out All Over

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― Spring may be coming early for writers who want to try new online sites on which to promote their books or other writing. While some of you may already be on these sites, many of you will find these sites to be green pastures for your online... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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The Power of Women (and Men) Is Now Sharable

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― After having lunch with music composer Andrea Saparoff, I emailed her the pdf of the first book of my teen and young adult ebook series HOW TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND BEYOND. I also emailed her my blog post on the rapidly growing social... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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Pentagon Pulls 10,000 Troops From Europe

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― While for the last several years news of U.S. troops in Iran and Afghanistan may have taken the lion’s share of U.S. troop news, U.S. troops are stationed in many places throughout the world. One such place that I am personally familiar with is... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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Twitter Participant Brian O’Connell Made My Day

Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Author ― I saw in my @Connect stream on Twitter that Brian O’Connell (@Brian_OConnell) had tweeted: @ZimblerMiller Just finished Lt. Cmdr. Mollie Sanders. A very good read. I replied: @Brian_OConnell Brian, thx so much for tweeting that you enjoyed LT.... (More)
Posted on Apr 13th, 2012

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