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Dalliance questions for book clubs and terms for readers by Diana Burg

Diana Burg, author of Dalliance, has developed a series of questions designed for book clubs and a list of terms she used in researching this very special pre-civil war novel. These questions and terms will add to your understanding after reading this historical novel. Dalliance is based on the true story of a divorce trial which kept the United States on the "edge of its seat" before and even during the civil war.

Dalliance, by Diana Burg,… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on June 18, 2009 at 9:19pm — No Comments

Why You Need a Global Business Model Using Social Media

Social media websites are a modern phenomenon. They have become a force in global marketing. Two sites, www.twitter.com and www.ning.com, are part of this revolution. They form an easy to implement, and use business model which you can use to market and sell your product or service.

There are three reasons to use the Twitter and Ning business model to promote and sell your product or service:

Inexpensive to setup – This model is completely free to setup and… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on June 16, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments

The Concept of Social Media

Social media websites evolved from ideas developed in the mid 1990s. Classmate.com introduced the idea of friends on the internet in 1995. People organized and formed ad hoc discussion groups, which became blogs. In less than 10 years the number of blogs on the internet exploded into the hundreds of millions. People with similar ideas, communicating on the internet, are the basis for social networks and social media websites.

Social media is all about people sharing opinions and… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on June 7, 2009 at 6:49pm — No Comments

Reader's comments re my Twitter & Ning ebook ...

The following comments from readers of my Secrets of Building a Profitable Business Using Twitter and Ning ebook.

"Hey Court, I opened a new Twitter account and started your book. Just what I needed. Great topic for Toastmasters!" Sunny Marie-Brad Hackman, Denver, Colorado

"It's excellent! Very informative." John Morgan, Small Business Owner and Consultant with SCORE

This ebook is excellent as an introduction to how small business… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on June 3, 2009 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Monetize your Twitter Account ...

I found an interesting Twitter application. It is called TwittAd. To check it out click on the link below:

https://www.twittad.com/a/Auo

Sincerely,

H. Court Young

Author, speaker, publisher & geologist

Promoting awareness through the written word

http://www.hcourtyoung.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/hcourtyoung

Phone: (303) 726-8320

*Visit my website or email illume@aweber.com to… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on May 4, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

The Twitter Revolution

Social media websites are a modern phenomenon. They have become a force in global marketing. Two sites, www.twitter.com and www.ning.com, are part of this revolution. They form an easy to implement, and use business model which you can use to market and sell your product or service.

Twitter and other microblogging sites prove the power of words. Companies like Comcast, Sprint Telecom, CNN, British Airways, Gartner, Inc., Eastman Kodak and many more are finding that 140 characters can… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on April 20, 2009 at 10:59pm — No Comments

The Speed of Advancing Technology

The following illustrates the speed of technology's advance:

Race to 150 million customers

• Telephone - developed in 1876 - 89 years

• Television - developed in 1928 - 38 years

• Cellphone - developed in 1983 - 14 years

• iPod - developed in 2001 - 7 years

• Facebook - developed in 2004 - 5 years

Source: How Facebook is Taking Over Our Lives, Jessi Hempel, Fortune magazine, March 2, 2009

The technology race illustrates why you need the… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on April 10, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Follow H. Court Young on Twitter

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Interested in water and terrorism issues? Follow waterauthor on Twitter:

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Sincerely,

H. Court Young

Author, speaker, publisher and geologist

Promoting awareness through the written word

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Added by H. Court Young on March 21, 2009 at 11:33am — No Comments

New traditional country western music ning site launched ...

A good friend of mine, Rip Cordell, just launched his new ning site. If you enjoy traditional country music, visit http://ripcordell.ning.com. You will be able to sample, as well as, purchase and download his music.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the music when downloaded by you goes to support a very worthwhile fund raising program - The Wounded Warrior Project.

Sincerely;

H. Court Young

Promoting awareness through the written… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on March 4, 2009 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Dalliance, A New Historical Novel by Diana Burg

Diana is a friend, fellow writer and author. I have read several of her screen plays and discussed her new novel Dalliance with her.

One of her screen plays about a small Colorado railroad is a fascinating history, rich in detail and character development. I visited several of the locations in described in this screen play and her descriptions are compelling.

I have no doubt that Dalliance will include the same rich historical detail and character development. I look… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on September 26, 2008 at 6:15pm — No Comments

In Remembrance of September 11, 2001 ...

The following link is to a very moving and emotional video about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other terrorist attacks around the world.

http://werichanel.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/differents-life-for-entire-family/

Lest we forget.

Sincerely,

H. Court Young

Author, speaker and publisher

Promoting awareness through the written…

Added by H. Court Young on September 11, 2008 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Offshore Oil Drilling - Yes or No?

I have a very interesting article coming up in my free ILLUME newsletter about offshore drilling. I explore the debate about offshore drilling in advance of the upcoming presidential election in America.

To get this interesting article, subscribe to my free newsletter ILLUME-Bringing Timely Issues to Light. Click on the link below to subscribe.

Subscribe to ILLUME and discover some in-depth concepts regarding Offshore drilling, not just the political retoric and 60 second… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on August 25, 2008 at 10:40pm — No Comments

Author, H. Court Young, to speak at Solutions for Water Economy conference

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BurgYoung Publishing, LLC. 4105 E Florida Ave #300 Denver, CO 80222

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 9, 2008

Contact:

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(720) 851-5176PH

Author H. Court Young to speak at Solutions for Water Economy conference

Denver – July 9, 2008 – BurgYoung Publishing, LLC, a book publishing company, announced today that one of its authors, H. Court Young, will be… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on July 10, 2008 at 1:31am — No Comments

Tribute to Understanding Water and Terrorism Book

This was put online June 2008 as a tribute to my book entitled Understanding Water and Terrorism.

http://werichanel.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/differents-life-for-entire-family/

Check out who did it.

http://www.knowyourrights2008.org/

Thank you for taking the time to become part of the… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on June 20, 2008 at 7:43am — No Comments

World Collapse or New Eden finally published ...

How will your life be different in 2011?

“But by 2010 or so, many Middle Eastern nations will themselves be past the midpoint, World [oil] production will then have to fall.” – Oil and the Future of Energy, Scientific American, The Lyons Press, 2007

“General Motors has set itself an even more ambitious target of selling hydrogen cars by 2010.” – Climate Change, Robert Henson, Rough Guides, 2008

“Desalination is also the most high-tech and most international… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on May 9, 2008 at 7:16pm — No Comments

In Honor of my mother's 88th birthday ...

In honor of my mother's 88th birthday, I am offering my ebook entitled Tired of Making Your Utility Company Rich?. How to Prepare for the Coming Energy Crisis free at the following site:

http://www.ecobrain.com/

This promotion ends on April 30, 2008 and the price for this informative 30 page ebook returns to a mere $7.00 for the downloadable copy.

Hurry or you will miss this very special… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on April 22, 2008 at 7:29am — No Comments

CIPA College in Denver

I am attending the Colorado Independent Publisher's Association (CIPA) College in Denver. This college is designed to help independent publishers, authors and writers to get their books into print and into the market place.

The CIPA college runs March 27, 28 and 29, 2008. It is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in writing or publishing to associate with their peers in the industry. I will post some of my insights in the next week or so.

Sincerely

H. Court… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on March 27, 2008 at 8:33pm — No Comments

Pikes Peak Adventure League Speech

I enjoyed my speech at the Pikes Peak Adventure League about my newest book The Orphan Boy, A Love Affair with Mining, on March 6, 2008. The Pikes Peak group in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was very lively which made for an interesting meeting. This is a group of people that enjoys the beauty and splender of the Colorado Rocky Mountains and is actively preserving the history of the region.

They were interested in my book about the Orphan Boy mine and the Going for… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on March 7, 2008 at 10:02pm — No Comments

Prospector's Association in Colorado Springs - talk about Orphan Boy

I will be speaking about my newest book The Orphan Boy, A Love Affair with Mining on March 6, 2008 at the Prospectors Association of Colorado Springs. The topic of the talk will be why I wrote the book and the mining in the area.

If you are planning to be in Colorado Springs on March 6, please feel free to join this fascinating group. The website is: http://www.prospectorsassociation.com.

Sincerely

H. Court Young

Geologist, author &… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on February 21, 2008 at 11:52am — No Comments

Gold Fever!

To my Ning friends,

There is an excellent article entitled Gold Fever! in the January/February 2008 issue of The History Channel Magazine. This article details the lust for riches in the Klondike area of Alaska at the turn of the 20th century.

The article by Mike Coppock notes that the gold fortunes from the Klondike funded Mack Trucks, Gruman's Chinese Theater, Madison Square Gardens, the Brown Derby restaurant, real-estate holdings and even an ice-cream empire. Old west… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on February 20, 2008 at 2:54pm — No Comments