The Digital Handshake Video Contest

We're kicking off a video contest for fans of The Digital Handshake Facebook Page. The idea is to come up with an official real life version of the "digital handshake." 

The rules are simple:

  • You have to be a fan of the Page. 
  • Create a 30-60 second video demonstrating your handshake idea and briefly explaining why you chose it. 
  • Upload the video to the Fan Page (or upload to YouTube and submit the link to the Page.
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The Digital Handshake weekly update, September 14, 2009

Here's the update for The Digital Handshake this week:

First, I've announced a special contest on the book's Facebook Fan Page. It's a video contest where entrants come up with a real life version of the digital handshake. The criteria to enter is: 1) You must be a fan; 2) The video must be no longer than 60 seconds; 3) You must demonstrate your handshake and explain your idea.

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The way The Digital Handshake will sell

Digital Handshake My new book, The Digital Handshake, hit the stores shelves earlier than I anticipated, the result being that my plans to market the book are having to expedited. 

You might be surprised to know that publishers don't do the marketing for an author, not like they used to.… Read More

Experimenting with Facebook Page Apps

There is a new genre of Facebook app development, apps designed for use explicitly with Facebook Fan Pages, similar to the one I created for The Digital Handshake

Involver Facebook Page App Suite

I'm in the process of testing a number of them, and one suite that I really like is made by Involver.… Read More

Developing a new publishing strategy

The hiatus is over. The Digital Handshake manuscript has been submitted to Wiley and has officially entered the production phase. 

However, I'm finding myself to be devoid of anything to say, which explains why this and other blogs have gone untended for some time now.… Read More