I’m starting a new little side business venture and once again am reminded that there is no place for someone like me in a regular business world. I’ve decided to help solo and small businesses with digital and social media. It’s a good idea, a good fit for me. I love organizational work and I […]
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Party at Facebook! RSVP at STFU
This is going to be a long metaphor, so you’re going to have to use your imagination. The last time I tried to go all Kafka on this blog, I wrote about the squeaky wheel on the right side of my car (get it?) and I had people recommending their mechanics. I’ll never make it […]
A Writer’s Nerdist Colony
I spent the past four days at a writers’ conference and I feel like I just left church camp with a bunch of friendship bracelets. Anytime you get any group of people who do the same thing for a living or have the same hobby and you stick them in the same hotel conference room […]
Dear Facebook Friends: TMI
I think it’s OK that I’m writing about Facebook again, seeing as the movie The Social Network is all the rage. I saw its edgy, angsty trailer this week and it’s proof that combining images of clear-skinned, moppy-haired college kids and a Radiohead song will make even a middle-aged mom want to spend $10 on […]
I Linked In Your Facebook WIth My Space
I’ve been experimenting with social networking. It’s clear this kind of thing is for young people, or should I say younger people, much less old than me I started in the slow lane, with LinkedIn, which is actually about my speed. There are grownups on there, bragging about their jobs, blowing air into their resumes […]