Content Story: Ariesa Lie aka Dolliechic - Indonesian Beauty Blogger

By Richard Mooney, Content Analyst and Storyteller at StoriesinContent.com

While studying here in Taipei, I have come across many fascinating individuals all living here for one purpose or another. It was here I met my friend Ariesa, an Indonesian beauty blogger. She’s of Chinese descent, speaks several languages (English, Bahasa Indonesian & Mandarin), loves fried chicken and all sorts of Taiwanese delicacies, from dumplings to potato chips. Currently she lives in Jakarta.

Ariesa’s blog (and vlog) talks about beauty, cosmetic and make up products. From Beauty is Forever, she has learned much about the internet, herself and has gained some unique insights into the cosmetic industry.

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Me and Susan Boyle: The three and a half minute video that changed my life

by Richard Mooney, Storyteller and Content Analyst at StoriesinContent.

This content story will tell how I became the first journalist to interview Susan Boyle on camera and how that video went onto be officially named as one of YouTube’s Most Memorable Videos of 2009.

Having read the above paragraph I still can’t believe it. This was one of the craziest weeks of my career. Why have I not written about it until now? Four years later?

Susan Boyle Nov 2009

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Electronic Arts Pull Sim City Marketing Campaign After Server Problems Cause Major Launch Problems

by Richard Mooney, Storyteller and Content Analyst at StoriesinContent.

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Electronic Arts (EA), the world’s largest videogame publisher, last week put a major marketing campaign on hold for SimCity, one of its largest franchises, after a series of major server setbacks caused major disruption.

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Stop Right Now

You’re an idiot for trying something so different, stop right now.

You will fail at this and you know you will, stop right now.

This is a completely faulty endeavour, stop right now.

This idea of yours will never work, stop right now.

It might work, but we just don’t have the budget….so you should stop right now.

Why do you want to go there? Why are you doing that? To me it’s so stupid, so you should stop right now.

Why are you learning that language? Are you sure it will be useful? Stop right now.

Aren’t you a bit old to go back to school or try something like that? If I were you, I’d stop right now.

Never give up. Go on, go on, go on. 

Inspired by Chris Guillbeau’s Things They Have No Right To Tell You

Original content IS the best content. Accuracy is key.  shortformblog: Jonah Lehrer just lost his Wired job, too: With Lehrer’s reputation already in tatters after it was found he fabricated quotes in his most recent book, NYU professor and occasional Wired contributor Charles Seife (on the request of Wired), did an analysis of Lehrer’s Wired work. The above graphic shows what Seife found. As you see, only one of the 18 listed articles doesn’t have a single checkmark on his list of journalistic misdeeds. While Wired chose initially not to publish the piece, Slate had no problem throwing it on their site. The result? Wired just issued this statement: “Lehrer’s failure to meet WIRED editorial standards leaves us no choice but to sever the relationship.” Ouch.
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Original content IS the best content. Accuracy is key. 

shortformblog:

Jonah Lehrer just lost his Wired job, too: With Lehrer’s reputation already in tatters after it was found he fabricated quotes in his most recent book, NYU professor and occasional Wired contributor Charles Seife (on the request of Wired), did an analysis of Lehrer’s Wired work. The above graphic shows what Seife found. As you see, only one of the 18 listed articles doesn’t have a single checkmark on his list of journalistic misdeeds. While Wired chose initially not to publish the piece, Slate had no problem throwing it on their site. The result? Wired just issued this statement: “Lehrer’s failure to meet WIRED editorial standards leaves us no choice but to sever the relationship.” Ouch.

Content story: Indoor gardening in Washington D.C

by Richard Mooney, Storyteller and Content Analyst at StoriesinContent.

Indoor garden

Gardening has long been a favoured past time of people all across the world. The fresh air, exercise, care and nurturing plants (young and old) speaks to the nature of people. But what about those of us who live in a city? Can these individuals have the same experience?

One freelance science writer  says YES they can.

Kenneth Moore, founder of blog The Indoor Garden(er), writes about gardening indoors in Washington D.C. He’s quirky, scientifically minded and a hell of a writer. He’s lived all over the states and even worked in Saudi Arabia (where we met last year). He’s written for Nature, the American Chemical Society and was a Science editor at my former employer King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

His mission? To make a difference one seed at a time.

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To my friend

On Thursday I returned to the UK after working abroad for two years.

Yesterday, I got the terrible news that a longtime friend  had passed on. This has to say the least left me shell shocked and sad.

Big guy - you were a proper gentleman, fine fellow and wonderful writer. You brought laughter to your pub and were always game for a pint.

It’s hard to think of anyone who had more original, better chat than yourself.

And now you’re gone. It’s not fair, we were supposed to go for a catch up pint at our usual spot.

I miss you big guy. I miss my friend and never got to say goodbye.

Where ever you are buddy, I hope you’re well, merry and smiling.