Apr
04
2009
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Mar
15
2009
You all know by now that I am obsessed when it comes to taking photos. I carry my camera everywhere. I once stopped in the middle of a sidewalk at a bus stop to take photos of leaves on the street because I had an idea for a poem. People were looking at me like I was nuts. You never know when you will see something that sparks an idea.
In the beginning I had all of my photos with Yahoo until they decided to discontinue their service. I didn’t like the layout on Flickr so I researched for photo hosting services and found that I really liked what PhotoWorks had to offer.
One key issue for me was being able to upload the photos and not have to keep them on my computer because I had a very small amount of room available on my hard drive. So, I used PhotoWorks and when I need to download one of my photos back to my computer, I do it with a one click process. It’s very handy.
I don’t just store photos in photo books or boxes. I like to be creative with them. My favorite way to do this is to create a photo book with PhotoWorks. It is such an easy process that anyone can do it. They have several styles and sizes available at various price points. You simply use any of the photos in your PhotoWorks album and use a drag and drop system to create your book. There is an easy step by step guide to take you through the process. You can even add text on the pages if you like. I have made several of these for friends as gifts. They’re great because it is something you created yourself and is elegantly displayed in a book filled with glossy pages of your own photos.
I’ve created several books of the Botanical Gardens here in San Francisco as well as Ocean Beach. I think one of the Golden Gate Bridge is in order.
Mar
07
2009
Well it’s difficult to report but The San Francisco Chronicle has been hit by the economic hardships which have been plaguing our country. Layoffs and cuts are eminent with a proposal to cut up to 500 editorial positions. They are losing money for many reasons to include the fact that many people are simply getting the news they want by visiting the SFGate website which is owned by the Chronicle. They are also feeling the pinch by advertisers who can get free advertising with Craigslist rather than having to pay with the Newspaper.
Now it seems a very simple solution. If people are getting their news from SFgate which is owned by the same entity, then simply take down the website and people will go back to reading the Chronicle. Or, make the website a subscription type ezine. Only allow subscribers on the website. Why lay off hundreds of people?
As far as advertising they obviously cannot compete with a free service like Craigslist but they should look into some incentives for regular advertisers. Craigslist now charges for some business advertising so if the Chronicle could come up with a competitive plan equal to that of Craigslist they would attract more advertisers.
There are many approaches to this dilemna. With the unemployment rate at over 8% in San Francisco alone, if they have to make cuts with their employees just reduce their hours. They can put some of their employees on a part time basis or allow them to telecommute. There has got to be an alternative to cuts and layoffs.
My question is when there are tough economic times why is it that the first idea these businesses have is to cut jobs? Think out of the box people. Your thoughts?
Mar
04
2009
Welcome to the Spring 2009 issue of my magazine - Ya’Sou! Ezine. This issue is packed with a wide variety of creative talents from all over the world. We have poetry, photography and artwork.
Published three times per year this ezine is growing each and every day. Our subscribers are well into the hundreds with artists of every genre submitting their work. I am very well pleased to have two new artists displaying their artwork within the pages of this issue.
Jeff Neugebauer displays his uniquely designed paintings with us as well a Kasia Polkowska with a showing of her beautifully created mosaics. Make sure to check out their respective pages.
I would also like to thank and bring attention to Justin Germino’s article and poetry. He is an extremely talented writer and blogger. Check out his page for more links to his personal and professional blogs and website.
Vocalist Sony Holland has a few new remixed and eco packaged CD’s available with new vocals so make sure to check out her page. For those of you in the area she has a 4 night concert run at the Rrazz Room in the Nikko Hotel in April. It will be a fantastic new show so if you are around don’t miss out. There are links to her website on her page.
I would also like to thank Taylor Graham for her loyalty to Ya’Sou! Her poetry is exceptional and as a result she has been named featured poet this issue. Thank you Taylor.
As always, I want to thank all of my subscribers and wish you a happy Spring. We’ll see you again in the Summer. The Ya’Sou! Ezine Spring issue can be viewed here.
http://yasouezine.tripod.com
Thank you,
Jo
PS Be sure and check out my blogs on the From The Editor page.
