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Between the Lines
Here is a pop quiz: List the single most operative lesson
of the following communique, received from Wei-hsing Wang of NicheUSA
LLC, who wrote regarding a November 27 Survival Guide article on his
company’s Internet search engine, ZoomerOne, and his appearance at
the Princeton Public Library.
an example: With your write-up, there were over 15 phone calls to
Princeton Public Library asking about the event, and on the coldest
night of the winter, the audience filled the room."
the pages of our humble journal. You would not be incorrect (and we
have lots of other evidence showing that people really do read this
paper — as opposed to letting it pile up in mounds as our beleaguered
boss describes in his column on page 55 of this issue). But the operative
lesson is that more than 15 people had the good sense to call ahead
to make sure the event was still going on as scheduled.
Here in central New Jersey, a fraction of an inch of snow can cause
panic in the streets. Six or seven inches, such as we had last Thursday,
can shut down the town. Barnes & Noble at MarketFair closed at 2 p.m.
that day, postponing its Saturday Night Live booksigning, and the
Princeton Chamber called off its party at the Nassau Inn.
The chamber rescheduled its networking cocktail party to Tuesday,
December 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. Call 609-520-1776. Kristin Appleget,
the chamber president, had planned for both contingencies, for what
to do if it didn’t snow but everyone canceled, and for how to notify
everyone if snow did cancel the event. She and her staffers called
those who had made reservations. Meanwhile chamber member Chip Jerry
(of the law firm Jerry & Jerry on Alexander Road) and Robin Anderson,
administrative assistant of the chamber, sent broadcast E-mails to
everyone else. Thanks to modern technology, says Appleget. She
also notes that nobody in Princeton believes the weather reports.
"The night before the snowstorm we were getting phone calls from
people who didn’t think it would snow and wanted to sign up."
Nancy Nicholson, community relations manager at Barnes & Noble, rescheduled
her booksigning for Saturday, December 7, at noon, and nearly three
dozen people got the word and showed up at the new time. Tom Shales
and James Andrew Miller signed and sold 50 copies of "Live from
New York" and the store has more signed copies available.
So be inspired by our meeting notices, but be sure to call ahead if
you have the slightest doubts about where, when, or if the meeting
will be held.
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Corrections
Wei-hsing Wang of NicheUSA LLC notes that he is working with the biochemistry
department at the University of Pennsylvania, not the biology department.
November 27 took place at Rutgers’ Busch campus in Piscataway, not
Somerset.
The Middle Eastern Dance Media Relations Group, a watch dog group
to counter negative portrayals in the media, asked to use Diana Wolf’s
November 6 article in its press kit. "A splendid little article;
in a couple of paragraphs the author managed to shatter many prevailing
stereotypes."
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