http://www.benwoods.com/rss RSS en Welcome to BenWoods.com 2006 120 http://www.benwoods.com/tell-congress-dont-censor-the-web Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:44:32 -0600 http://www.benwoods.com/tell-congress-dont-censor-the-web Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/facebook-giveaway-for-corporate-ties Corporate Ties has been a huge success. I had almost 400 people sign up to receive a free copy of my new book. Of course, not everyone is on Goodreads, so I thought I'd also do a Facebook giveaway. I'm giving away signed copies of the book to three random individuals who "Like" the Corporate Ties Facebook page. ]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:47:24 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/facebook-giveaway-for-corporate-ties Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/the-developers-kindle-edition-now-available-in-11000-libraries Kindle users could download e-books from 11,000 libraries. It's important to note that you don't have to have an actual Kindle to be a Kindle user; you can also use the free Kindle app available on many mobile devices, or the Kindle Cloud Reader from your browser. Previously, my book "The Developers" was available in hard copy in only a handful of local libraries, but now, it can be found in many more places. Of course, not every library has the availability - Amazon has instructions on how to go about finding the nearest library in your area. ]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:26:59 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/the-developers-kindle-edition-now-available-in-11000-libraries Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/american-red-cross-please-stop-calling-me
This is a strange predicament for me because I've been a fairly loyal donor for about 15 years. But due to the Red Cross' refusal to remove me from its calling list, I'm really not that interested in donating again. ]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:23:45 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/american-red-cross-please-stop-calling-me Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/books-from-other-authors-to-check-out Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:23:36 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/books-from-other-authors-to-check-out Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/updates First year = crazy year. ]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:57:23 -0600 http://www.benwoods.com/updates Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/delays Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:13:22 -0600 http://www.benwoods.com/delays Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/get-real-book-release-tonight Spencer Compton will be sharing commentary from his new book, "Get Real" at 7pm tonight (Oct. 26) at Red Emma's Bookstore and Coffee House. ]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:49:34 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/get-real-book-release-tonight Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/national-spumoni-day-contest-with-an-actual-prize Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:09:22 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/national-spumoni-day-contest-with-an-actual-prize Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/new-site-for-new-book
  In the meantime, I've rebuilt the website and hope to give more updates as we progress toward the actual publication date. Also, there is going to be a BIG announcement on August 21, so stay tuned for it. Let's just say that you are in for a cold treat ... ]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:31:42 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/new-site-for-new-book Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/wave-goodbye-to-google-wave shutting down its online collaboration tool, Wave. Google does a lot of cool, neat and worthy stuff obviously, and I think Wave fits into this category. It's just that the actual marketing of it was rather peculiar.

  First, I've seen a number of stories that claim that Google claimed Wave was supposed to be Facebook, Twitter, email, the Internet and Elton John all wrapped into one. With the exception of "Crocodile Rock" being a decent but annoying Wave theme song, Wave should have never been positioned like that. ]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:30:25 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/wave-goodbye-to-google-wave Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/make-new-friends-by-renting-them Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:52:25 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/make-new-friends-by-renting-them Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/facebook-privacy-concerns-well-it-could-be-worse Facebook's privacy terms and decide whether or not they want to keep their account.

  But what if Facebook, or another entity that allowed you to share info with friends, family and strangers, wasn't so helpful and didn't allow you to opt-out of things you don't want? ]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:46:25 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/facebook-privacy-concerns-well-it-could-be-worse Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/new-stuff-coming-soon Wed, 26 May 2010 07:48:14 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/new-stuff-coming-soon Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/watch-for-extra-charges-at-the-waverly-post-office-branch
The Waverly branch of the Baltimore United States Post Office charges an additional 17-44 cents for an article of mail that can be sent from the USPS Hampden branch for just 44 cents. It's pretty shocking that one would receive a different rate from various post office branches. Before compiling this story, I had to check with my own eyes to make certain this was accurate. ]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:46:00 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/watch-for-extra-charges-at-the-waverly-post-office-branch Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/kentucky-government-again-lays-claim-to-internet-lunacy-champion to sue the owners of the Full Tilt Poker website to recover losses incurred by Kentuckians. ]]> Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:49:24 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/kentucky-government-again-lays-claim-to-internet-lunacy-champion Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/twitter-circa-1935 this Robot Messenger that was used in 1935 at public places in London. For a fee, users could write a message on the "notificator," which would be visible for at least two hours. At least with Twitter now, your friends aren't lost after two hours! ]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:27:36 -0500 http://www.benwoods.com/twitter-circa-1935 Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/march-madness-the-developers-on-the-kindle-sale The Developers" for a buck on the Kindle this month. I tried to offer it free, but the lowest I could go was a dollar. Anyway, if you have a Kindle, check it out! ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:35:13 -0600 http://www.benwoods.com/march-madness-the-developers-on-the-kindle-sale Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/agent-wrapup literary agent list, you know that I've contacted a boatload of agents. Although some of given "Corporate Ties" favorable responses, I have not obtained an agent.

  Well, it's now time to move ahead without one. ]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:32:15 -0600 http://www.benwoods.com/agent-wrapup Ben Woods http://www.benwoods.com/im-a-robot has constructed a robot in my likeness.

  All right, I guess "constructed" isn't the right word, as he hasn't built the robot (at least, not yet), but he has created a fair number of robot friends at the appropriately named site, my robot friends. Most of the mechanical inventions are based on O'Connor's friends, but he occasionally throws in a Santa Claus, Abraham Lincoln and so forth. ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:48:45 -0600 http://www.benwoods.com/im-a-robot Ben Woods