July 17, 2007, Vol 1, Issue 18

Productivity. It’s important so we can get more done and which in turn lets us have more free time. Oh wait, no, we didn’t mean to say that out loud.

So that’s our theme and we’re sticking to it. We’ve scoured our sources for ideas that will help you be more productive.

Read on. Time is ticking.

Feed me, Seymour.

Little Shop of RSS Feeds is more like it. We’re all adding feeds as we find them and that’s great. But what if you are actually looking for a feed on a particular subject. Do you know how to find it?

Check out Feedsfarm. There are others. You’ve seen ‘em. We’ve seen ‘em. But we love the simplicity and the relevance of the results on this one.

Use it and you’ll feel productive! We promise!

Intermission.

Let’s all go to the lobby, let’s all go to the lobby….

Say cheese!

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No, please, not more to read!

If you know us, you know that we dive deeply into subjects. Clearly, that’s why we’re suited for the research business. In this case, we’ve been obsessed, I mean intrigued, with some productivity blogs out there.

So while it is usually our intention to just give you knowledge and not more stuff too read, these are quick tidbits that will make your work life better. At least they do for us…

* David Seah
* Dumb Little Man
* Zen Habits
* Make Use Of
* Lifehacker
* Lifedev
* Getting Things Done

We think you’ll get something out of these. Sign up for the feeds. Or check in every once in a while.

(And thanks to PK – a developer guru friend of ours for showing us some of these!)

Stump the Researcher.

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A loyal reader asks: I have a client in the tennis business. They want me to find national publications with tennis subject matter on their editorial calendars. I’ve done some Google searching, but I feel like I’m drowning in irrelevant results. HELP ME!

Score 1 for us. We have a great idea.

And submit your own question – send an email!
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Now we have to go be productive so we can have some free time this summer.

Speaking of free time, Andrew and Wendy will be out of the office the week of August 6th with limited phone and email access. Linda, our remarkable assistant, will be checking voicemail and email daily.

See you in three weeks!