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How to deal with negative comments on the web

by Cynthia Closkey, January 21, 2013

YouTube hero Vi Hart explains how to see negative comments on the web in a new light. Aimed mainly at video creators but useful for anyone who create anything online.

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Getting passionate about passion

by Cynthia Closkey, April 18, 2010

British comedian/writer/actor/generally-brilliant-person David Mitchell gets passionate about passion in advertising

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Handling negative chatter on Twitter

by Cynthia Closkey, December 2, 2009

Short and clear report from the Wall Street Journal on how companies can and should react when they notice negative posts on Twitter, and on blogs and other social media. Here are what I see to be the key points:

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This Web thing just might be useful

by Cynthia Closkey, May 27, 2008

I posted this video on my personal blog, My Brilliant Mistakes, a few days ago, and got a lot of response from my writerly friends. It’s funny because it’s true! Actually, it really is true. The person in the video is writer Dennis Cass. His first book has just come out in paperback, and although […]

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