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This is where I share my thoughts, ruminations, and musings on technology, media, life, motherhood, and everything in between. It’s a little bit chaotic, but that’s because real life isn’t neat, tidy, or social media perfect.
I was fortunate today to have my friend Chris Brogan guest lecture virtually in one of my classes. The conversation was so riveting that I both forgot to hit the record button and never snagged a photo (doh!), so I have no proof that this conversation actually took place. You’ll have to just trust me on this one.
But Chris said something during our chat that I’ve heard him say a number of ...
“I'm excited to announce that yesterday I was given the ‘Best Mommy’ award by my toddler daughter for Valentine's Day.”
That was the beginning of my LinkedIn post earlier this week. Yes, it was meant to be a little bit tongue-in-cheek. But my goal with the slightly snarky comment was to bring attention to the balancing act that professional moms (and working parents in general) ...
OK. I fully admit that I’m borrowing this post idea from Kendra Adachi (The Lazy Genius), who records a recurring episode of her podcast each quarter that she titles “What’s Saving My Life Right Now.” It’s a phrase adapted from a question once asked of Barbara Brown Taylor, the legendary author and theologian, and well, the more I delve into motherhood, the more it resonates. I don’t get a ...
For the past 16 years, I’ve woken up on this date, hoping that things would feel different. That it would somehow feel … normal again.
On Sept. 11, 2001, my life changed. All of our lives changed.
As a junior at Robert Morris University and a producer at our student-run campus television station, I remember the frenzy that was the mid-morning of that day. Running up the hill to the ...
So, what’s your plan for Snapchat? How are you reaching an audience on Pinterest? Have you given any thought to Periscope or Facebook Live?
Before you stress out over the next social media network fad that will rapidly steal our attention, then fade as quickly as it grew (we’re looking squarely at you, Ello and Peach), take comfort in this one thing.
You don’t have to be ...
You have a great idea for a blog post. So you sit down at your computer and you begin to write.
Mission accomplished, right?
Maybe. Maybe not.
There’s a lot of noise out there. It’s tough for your content — your blog posts — to stand out in an ever-crowding online world. The good news is that there are things you can do to increase the effectiveness of your posts.
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