About debmcalister
I'm a Dallas-based marketing consultant and writer, who specializes in helping start-up technology companies grow. I write (books, articles, and blogs) about marketing, technology, and social media. This blog is about all of those -- and the funny ways in which they interesect with everyday life. It's also the place where I publish general articles on topics that interest me -- including commentary about the acting and film communities, since I have both a son and grandson who are performers.
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Every day, I seem to wake up to a new headline about a famous person who has committed suicide. The deaths of the rich and famous are tragic — but no more tragic than those of the thousands of teenagers … Continue reading →
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Tagged African American suicide, anti-suicide film, Beyond the Bridge, Free Lane Films, Hispanic suicide, Kameron Badgers, LBGQT teen suicide, suicide, teen suicide, why teenagers commit suicide, why teens kill themselves
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My talented grandson Kameron Badgers — or I should say one of my talented acting grandsons, as both Ian and Duncan McAlister are also talented, award-winning actors — has been a working actor since he was about 10. He turns … Continue reading →
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Congresswoman Grace Meng, who represents the 6th District of New York (Queens) in the House of Representatives, has introduced H. R. 3691, described as a bill, “To limit the number of hours that children may be employed as actors, performers, … Continue reading →
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Check out the trailer for my grandson’s new film, Beyond the Bridge. Here’s a link to the YouTube trailer. Beyond the Bridge is a story about suicide told through the lives of three people. An award-winning therapist dealing with the … Continue reading →
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Tagged actor Elijah Britton, actor Kameron Badgers, actor Michael Nguyen, actor Nathan Guerra, anti-suicide film Beyond the Bridge, Beyond the Bridge, filmmaker Matthew Thomas, filmmaker Ramon Malpica, Free Lane Films, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Month, trailer for Beyond the Bridge
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(This is the third in a series of articles on social media basics, legal issues, online safety, and building a social media following for child actors and their parents. The first post in this series. deals with the basics of … Continue reading →
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(This is the second in a series of articles on social media basics, legal issues, online safety, and building a social media following for child actors and their parents. Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer; the information here has been … Continue reading →
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Tagged actor Elijah Britton, actor Kameron Badgers, advice for the parents of child actors, child actor, FreeLane Films, legal issues for the parents of teen actors, legal issues on social media, social legal issues, teen actor, three legal issues actors can't ignore on social media, tips for the parents of child actors, what actors need to know about copyright and contract law, what the parents of child actors need to know about social media law
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(This is the first in a series of articles on social media basics, legal issues, online safety, and building a social media following for child actors and their parents.) So, you’re raising a child or teen who wants to be … Continue reading →
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I awoke this morning to an inbox with four notices that content to which I hold the copyright had been “reblogged” by three different bloggers who decided that instead of creating new content themselves, they’d borrow my SEO ranking, research, … Continue reading →
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog post was written before the Trump Administration’s tax code changes. Many (if not all) of the rules for individual taxpayers and small business owners have changed. You should not rely on old information when filing taxes … Continue reading →
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It’s no secret that I have been vocal in face-to-face conversations with the parents of kids and teens interested in acting as well as here on this blog when it comes to services like Nine9 the Unagency (formerly OneSource Talent), … Continue reading →