What's The Point Of Guinea Pigs
| Ask The Editor Free For All - Every First Tuesday The Blood-Red Pencil is famous for its abundance of editor-members. Somehow they allowed me, Morgan Mandel, to sneak into their midst. Getting back to our editors - Not only do they write informative blogs, but now they’ve agreed to share their expertise in a more practical way. Today, and Every First Tuesday of the Month, The Blood-Red Pencil is instituting what we call Ask the Editor Free-For-All. I’ll be scouring e-groups beforehand, putting out a cry for likely guinea pigs; no, seriously, I mean candidates. Even if you don't see the call in one of my e-groups, you’re more than welcome to join the fray. I’m sure many of you have questions you’d like to ask editors. Maybe you’re submitting a manuscript or thinking of submitting one, but are afraid to ask for an explanation of a fine point that really bothers you. You don’t want to sound like you don’t know the business, yet you’d really appreciate knowing what to do before you submit. Doing the w Pop-Up Mania! (And Other Annoying Things About FB Games)
Playing games on Facebook is a twin-edged sword. On the one hand, they are free… on the other, you get what you pay for.
Case in point: Nearly every Facebook game is still marked as being “in Beta.” This is a geek term for “in development” or “in testing.” So, theoretically, the games on Facebook are offered for free because they need guinea pigs to test them. And we’re the guinea pigs.
But, as one adroit Farmville fan pointed out, if they are still in testing, how can they charge for FarmBucks… ? Excellent point. Of course, Google’s Gmail was “in beta” for about a year after it was released. But that is, was and will always be (most likely) free. Yet all these games are charging for items.
Whatever.
All I know is these games must dance a fine line. Better yet, a tight-rope, over a deep chasm. Why? They must be challenging enough to create and feed a dai Let's get dressed up and go somewhere fabulous, Part 2 It dawned on me this afternoon that in a week I shall have only one week of childhood left, and I still haven't managed a tanrum.. ;)Anyway I've put together this outfit with my Hello Kitty tea party in mind, alas the only part I actually own is the headband, but somehow I guess I'll be wearing pink.Ahh I rarely know what to call my 'looks'! (all made on looklet) I've been feeling really excited in the last few days, there's so much to look forward to this year.On the downside all three of my little guinea pigs are grumpy right now! They're just not happy little girls the last few days, even lettuce does not subdue the grumbles. It started with Chanel having a major strut around and then Vuitton joined in and even Dior has had her say, but after the behaviour of the other two I think I'd feel like doing so at that point! Ah well, extra hugs all around, especially as it's national hugging day. :) Flu vaccines revealed as the greatest quackery ever pushed in the… (NaturalNews) Prepare to have your world rocked. What you’re about to read here will leave you astonished, inspired and outraged all at the same time. You’re about to be treated to some little-known information demonstrating why seasonal flu vaccines are utterly worthless and why their continued promotion is based entirely on fabricated studies and medical [...]
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