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Blog Appeal
The Best Stories I have a friend who wants to go trekking in Nepal. She wants to go far away to, in her words, “adjust to my empty nest, changing roles, endings, new beginnings blah blah blah.” I am excited about this for so many reasons. First, the best stories, like the best architecture, happen [...]
Glitterati – 2
shiny bits that I’ve picked up along the way… Experimenting I’m planning a trip to Portland (the younger one, in Oregon) in May. While there, I’m going to experiment with getting around everywhere by bike. (equipped with a bus schedule if things get really rainy) More on How Portland became a bike-friendly city… And here’s [...]
Glitterati
shiny bits that I’ve picked up along the way… Playing with Weeds My friends Rob Bristow and Pilar Proffitt designed a loft space in New York inspired by the show Weeds. Playful, wonderful, warmly minimalist – I love it: Adventure Woman Stumbled upon a new blog for my Google Reader, Grit and Glimmer: smart, funny, [...]
Social Media Cheerleader?
For two weeks I have been less than enthusiastic about all things related to online presence. Don’t feel like tweeting. Blog post attempts feel uninspired and boring. Even photos of babies leave me cold. What is going on here? Winter blahs? Cold coming on? PMS? General moodiness and irritation? As you can imagine, dear reader, [...]
5 Biggest Facebook Page Mistakes
1. Misunderstanding the Culture of Facebook If social media is a cocktail party, Facebook is a backyard barbecue. People are chatting with their friends, looking at photos of their nieces and nephews and planning their high school reunion. As such, it is not a place for formal press releases, mission statements and jargon-filled spiels. Facebook [...]
Speaking to Past Selves
Whenever my teenage son is sullen or ornery, one thing that helps me treat him with patience and kindness is remembering him at 3 years old. He still has the same bright blue eyes and boundless boy energy that propelled him through the toddler years, so it’s not much of a stretch to conjure up [...]
Facebook Patient Page: Cranky Fibro Girl
I spend a lot of time helping organizations use Facebook to connect with their people. But sometimes it’s best to go straight to the people. You know, the ones who may have an interest in your organization but do not want to be SOLD to. One of those people is the witty and wonderful Cranky [...]
Facebook Class…Again
I have been working these past few months with my friend Maryann Devine from smArts & Culture on our Facebook Course for Arts Organizations. We kicked it off by offering a free class, “Engage Your People with Facebook,” and the response was beyond thrilling. Seems we’ve hit a chord. So we decided to repeat the [...]
Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups
I’m frequently asked the difference between Facebook Pages and Facebook Groups. Luckily, John Haydon put together this handy cheat sheet to keep it all straight.
