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Take 12 Minutes (Now) to Prepare to Use Google Plus
If you are not already using Google+, there are some things you can do — NOW — to get ready for when your invitations come. Do you have a Gmail account? If not, get one — now. Then create a Google profile. Add your photo, your links, and information about yourself to...
Experimenting with Facebook Questions
For me, using social media is all about experimentation. Try something. If it works, try it again. Didn't work so well? Tweak it a little and try again. Recently, I have been experimenting with Facebook Questions. I have tried a few that worked really well. I've seen...
This is What Determination Looks Like
My youngest daughter is learning to swim. It's still tricky, because she is not even close to being tall enough to stand with her head above the water. We watch her closely, hovering, and always one of us is close enough to reach her if she gets into trouble. At the...
Where Do You Find Images for Your Blog?
My girls are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their cousin, who is going to be spending the rest of the week with us. Check out the image for a sneak preview of what I will be enjoying with the girls over the next few days. This is more than an update on my summer...
How Long Does It Take To Write a Blog Post?
This weekend, I asked this question on Facebook. How long does it take to write a blog post? I appreciate all the friends who took the time to answer my (unscientific) poll. I had a range of results. You can check them out by visiting the fan page of my new project...
Shifting
Some of my habits and practices are shifting. One major influence in my shifts has been Tim Sanders' new book Today We Are Rich. On a flight to Florida, I read almost the entire book. Immediately, Tim's stories mesmerized me. I returned from Florida exhausted, just in...
Do You Need a Facebook Fan Page?
I started the Facebook fan page for this blog even before I posted my first post. It sounds a bit counterintuitive, doesn't it? Here's why I did it. I knew that I would use Facebook as a primary means for promoting my blog and I wanted to be sure that I didn't...
Something New
It's probably too early to be writing about this, but I am going to do it anyway. I set my timer for 12 minutes for this very special post about a new project I am working on with Phil Gerbyshak. Do you know Phil? I feel like I have known Phil forever, through...
Vacation? Working?
I am in South Carolina with my daughters this week. A couple of social media contacts have sent me messages. Are you on vacation? Well, yes. As another friend said, this is my vacation-ish. I am in a beautiful place, with people I love, away from home. And I am also...
Delta, Social Media, and Rachael R.
Warning: I am going to take a view about the recent Delta situation that will likely be unpopular. In fact, I asked my husband to read this piece in its first draft and he told me it sounded like it was written by a Delta employee. "But I'm not," I protested (he...
Lessons from a Blogging Break
I took a week off blogging. To many people, that would not be a break. But I gave myself permission to take a break for a week — or longer — and that was enough for me. I have given myself permission to depart from my strict blogging schedule. No more promises to post...
Good News/Bad News
My youngest daughter, who is four, picked up the phrase "Good news/Bad news." I'm not sure where. We're on the way to pick up her sisters from school and she says to me "I have good news and bad news." "Okay," I tell her. "Give me the bad news first." "There is no bad...