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don’t call it a comeback! the experience 2.0

Well…I know I said I was not going to blog anymore, but I couldn’t stay away from y’all for too long. You know how it is sometimes when you’re “going through” and barely feel like doing the things you need to do, let alone some things that are optional. That’s how I was [...]

I felt the earth move…and I tweeted it!

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The East coast (by some accounts as far north as Canada and as far south as South Carolina) experienced an earthquake yesterday. It was my first earthquake and let me tell you, even though it only lasted a few minutes, I don’t feel that I need to experience it again. Ever. Now [...]

reunited and it feels so…meh

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This year marks 20 years since I graduated from high school. I still can’t believe it. 20 years seems like such a long time ago and I don’t feel like I’m old enough to have graduated that long ago, but that seems to be the case. I’ve never been the clique or [...]

was it something I said? the ugly side of social networking

One of the things that I like the most about social networking is having the opportunity to interact with people whom I may never have met otherwise. I have had the pleasure of having several fun, informative, and thought-provoking dialogues via Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. This past weekend; however, what I thought was [...]

friendship 2.0

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge proponent of using social media tools for business and personal branding. I love the idea of being able to reach out and share your message with people beyond your regular circle/audience. I still believe; however, that your friends and acquaintances should be [...]

color me vain. the birth of a facebook fan page.

About a week ago I decided to create a Facebook Fan Page for this blog. I had previously resisted doing so because I felt awkward about asking people to “become a fan” of my blog, which I translated to becoming a fan of ME, since all writing, thoughts and opinions herein are [...]

and I'm much freer...

It’s the day after Thanksgiving and a lot of people spent yesterday talking (and tweeting and posting on facebook) about the things for which they were thankful. I decided to bypass that “tradition” because, let’s face it, it’s pretty much always the same things: health, family, friends, food, shelter, etc. I’m thankful [...]

the social network - this is not a review.

I’m more of a “I might check that out on DVD” person than a “I must see that movie as soon as it comes out” person, but being a total social media groupie, I almost felt compelled to see ‘The Social Network,’ a movie about the rise and rise of Facebook and [...]

SOCIAL PRESENCE: Personal vs. Professional

It’s important to have a social presence; especially if you have something to sell, and EVERYONE has something to sell. Be it a mission, a product, or, the most critical brand of all, yourself, everyone needs to know how to best navigate the worlds of social media and networking in order to [...]

SPECIAL EVENT RECAP: YNPNdc Social Media Summit

*This recap will be longer than my typical recap, as this was a day long event.

On Friday, August 6, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network DC (YNPNdc) held their second annual Social Media Summit at ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership. The theme of this year’s Summit was ‘Bringing Theory to Practice.’ [...]