PAULA NEAL MOONEY

Update: I just came back from Chicago -- today is Monday, November 24, 2008 -- and I still couldn't stay away from my blogs, like a forlorned lover. Anyway, I feel severely impressed to update this post with a sort-of apology to Rosalind Gardner. For 20 months after I wrote this original post, I'm still benefiting from the lesson I learned from reading Rosalind's book -- like "build a theme park, not a mall," when Ms. Gardner foresaw all those years ago that niche websites would rule. And every 90 days, think of starting a new website. I've got a hankering to start another website -- and her words come back to me. So while I still think 47 bucks may be a bit steep, I'm being blessed by the lessons learned therein, so I do recommend her book if you've got the money. Forgive me, Rosalind. Carry forth and sell online! by Paula Neal Mooney Though I'm away from my Ohio Valley and here in Chicago, I can barely stay away from my blog. It calls me like a f...

by Paula Neal Mooney Those Wikipedia editors got the net in a tizzy this week when some wise guy reported that comedian Sinbad had died. As you can see from the below screenshot of Sinbad's current Wikipedia page , it has been locked down to prevent pranksters from spreading more death rumors about the funny "son of a preacher man." But I've spent a good deal of time this morning looking for Sinbad's original Wikipedia page screenshot that falsely reported his death in the first place. I'm sure some intrepid 12-year-old grabbed a screenshot of Sinbad's Wikipedia death page , just for giggles. Does anyone have it? Wikipedia is a great resource, but I always take it with a grain of salt and perform a lot of back-up research on what is reported therein because of stunts like this. Remember when the Wikipedians created a whole detailed page about Halle Berry's impending music CD that turned out to be a hoax ? Birthdays are sometimes wrong on Wikipedia. A...