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Medium
Procrastination has a bad reputation. It's very familiar to all of us. More often than not, it leads to nothing but anxiety, disappointment and shame.
Almost everyone thinks it's entirely negative, but there are times when procrastination can work in your favor. You don't have to be anxious, disappointed and stressed all the time when you put things off, especially when you are a creative professional or need time to think through your work and generate better ideas.
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Poynter
In the writing process, there will be a time when you get stuck and can't write. It may be anxiety, a boring topic, self-criticism or something else that keep you from getting words on paper (or screen).
To become a more fluent writer, try these strategies.
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Digiday
One publisher's gain doesn't have to be another publisher's loss.
With politics — and specifically President Donald Trump — commanding so much attention, it is reasonable to expect that publishers who don't focus on hard news would see a drop in traffic. But data indicates that non-hard news publishers haven't suffered from the public's intensified interest in political news. Sources told Digiday that soft news has maintained user attention as the line between entertainment and politics continues to blur.
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NPR
Pitching is hard.
Every one of us has gotten excited about an idea, prepped it, pitched it ... and been shot down. It's disappointing and, sometimes, demoralizing. Of course, no journalist has a 100 percent pitch acceptance rate. But there are ways you can approach pitching that will increase the likelihood of getting a "yes." For this post, we cast a wide net in the NPR newsroom, asking editors what they look for (and what annoys them) in a pitch.
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Buffer
There isn't a single best time to share to social media.
There's a long tradition of studies that have attempted to uncover a "best time" to post to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and almost every other social media marketing channel, with each study finding a wide range of results (we've even created our own studies here at Buffer).
Here are just some recommendations on the best time to post to Facebook to get you started.
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Medium
Media organizations, repeat after me: Facebook is not made for you. It may adapt somewhat to your presence, but ultimately it's made for the 1 billion-plus people who are having a conversation on it. If you're lucky, your story might sometimes be the topic of that conversation; if you're smart, you'll be engaged in the discussion, too. Here are five recommendations to help make that happen.
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Tech Crunch
Good enough and convenient. That's proved a winning strategy for Instagram's clone, according to a dozen analytics providers, social media celebrities, and talent managers who told TechCrunch they've seen a decline in Snapchat Stories usage since Instagram Stories launched on Aug. 2.
Most reported declines in Snapchat Stories view counts ranging from 15 to 40 percent, and a reduction in how often they or those they monitor post to Snapchat Stories.
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Recode
You know how mobile + social is supposed to = short attention span?
No more, says Facebook: It says it is going to start rewarding video makers who create longer clips.
This is a shift — yet another shift — from Facebook, which kick-started its move into video by crediting video publishers with a "view" if someone watched something for a minimum of three seconds.
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New Pro Containers
I've hired someone with a horticulture degree only one time in 20 years.
Unfortunately for the plants, two months later he moved to Colorado for the opportunity to use his cannabis education. And unfortunately for some of my clients, their eye candy left the state. Although I had many more years of experience, even in that amount of short time, this kid showed me a couple of horticulture short cuts.
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Nursery Management
It's becoming increasingly simple to buy everything online, and although live plants have been a partial exception to this rule, that may be changing.
Online plant sales form a rapidly developing segment of the market, with retail giants like Amazon looking to deliver in-demand plant varieties to customers across the country.
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Horticultural Research Institute
Boxwood blight continues to spread throughout the U.S. The University of Illinois Plant Clinic recently announced its presence in Illinois. The clinic received two boxwood samples late 2016. Both were from northeast Illinois and were collected from recent landscape installations. USDA APHIS confirmed that both tested positive for BB. Univeristy of Illinois Extension personnel are confident that the infected plants did not likely originate from an Illinois nursery.
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Greenhouse Grower
During a General Assembly on Jan. 26 at IPM Essen in Germany, members of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative announced their support for improvements in the sustainable floriculture sector. Members strengthened their determination to achieve the FSI ambition of 90% flowers and pot plants sourced by FSI members from responsible sources by 2020.
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GWA
GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators is excited to announce the launch of our prestigious 2017 GWA Media Awards, the only national online media awards program for the gardening communications industry.
Held annually for more than 20 years, the GWA Media Awards have recognized the top professional horticultural communicators in the areas of writing, photography, digital media, broadcast media, publishing and trade.
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GWA
The GWA Nominations Committee is soliciting nominations from members to be considered as candidates for officer and director positions on the 2017-2018 GWA Board of Directors.
Serving on the GWA Board of Directors is both an honor and a commitment. To work with other distinguished members of our industry in leading and shaping this organization is a productive and immensely enjoyable experience.
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GWA
Peggy really wanted to grow food but she wasn't sure if she had the time or the place. We were meeting over Skype for a coaching session, and I was trying to inspire her to just get growing.
"Grow a sprout overnight, a micro-green in a week or a radish in a month," I said with a grin. "It's so simple!" Peggy was ready to give greens a try in her small apartment because she wanted home-grown edibles ASAP.
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GWA
Meet new friends and reconnect with old ones, as GWA members and non-members alike gather for our annual Connect Meeting at the 2017 Northwest Flower & Garden Show on Thursday, Feb. 23, 6-8:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Northwest Flower & Garden Show Media Room in the Washington State Convention Center. Registration is FREE.
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GWA
Join GWA in Region VI as we spend the day with the New York Botanical Garden's blockbuster exhibit: Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life, hosted by Tucson Botanical Gardens. This exhibit examines Kahlo's work through the lens of the plants and nature in her paintings and her personal gardens. Tucson Botanical Gardens was selected as the only institution to receive this extraordinary exhibition.
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GWA
Region VII will, once again, be holding a regional meeting in conjunction with Canada Blooms, Canada's largest flower and garden show. The meeting will start with a private tour of the show before it opens that day. A great educational session, hosted by GWA member and Canada's Gardening Guru, Mark Cullen, will start at 9 a.m. Details to be released soon.
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GWA
Whether you're in town for the Philadelphia Flower Show or just a local garden writer, join us at Philadelphia Downtown Marriott (1201 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, across from the convention center) for conversation and a chance to catch up over drinks, noshings and maybe even dinner. Come and go as you like.
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