Month: March 2011

From Pretender to Contender: My Blogging Journey

This wonderful addition to the Your Social Media Journey series is by Suzanne Vara. Suzanne, in addition to being a dear friend of mine, is…

Help for Japan – change in plans

Yesterday, I saw a post by Oliver Blanchard called The Occasional Ugliness of the Social Web. Blanchard details how many people in the online world…

Why you need a censor button

During the Spring of my junior year in high school, I applied to a local craft store. I needed money (what high schooler doesn’t?), I…

Good People Doing Good Things

It’s been awhile since I took some time out to highlight what some of the fantastic people in my community are up to. In fact,…

7 great ways to drive people nuts

It occurred to me as I was sketching out this series that a few of you might actually want to know how to disengage from…

Why you need to be like ivy

Have you ever encountered ivy in a lovely little flower bed? Have you then tried to pull up the ivy? Man, that is not fun…