November 2011
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On My Healthy Obsession with Social Marketplaces →
I seem to go through annual cycles of Internet obsessions. In 2008, it was social communication platforms, like Twitter. In 2009, it was services that make microblogging easier, like…
Nov 18th
September 2011
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Are We Addicted to Smartphones? [INFOGRAPHIC] →
I wrote an article about smartphone addiction last month, covering research released by UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom. The folks over at e2save were inspired to create an infographic…
Sep 17th
Thrift’s Night Out Challenges Fashion’s Night Out →
Thursday, September 8 marked the third annual Fashion’s Night Out. The brain child of U.S. Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Fashion’s…
Sep 13th
August 2011
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My New Infographic Resume →
I’ve written a few times about infographic resumes on Mashable, and each time, I feel like a hypocrite, because I don’t have an infographic resume. Well, folks, not anymore! Freelance designer Snow White Powers helped me design my new infographic resume. Check it out!
Aug 13th
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May 2011
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May 12th
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April 2011
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Apr 20th
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March 2011
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Mar 25th
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Top 8 PR Pitch Phrases I Hate →
As a writer, I’m blessed to have PR peeps contacting me 24-7 about the latest, greatest news. Quite frequently, however, their pitches are bland and unrelated to my work. Many of the pitches I…
Mar 23rd
T-Shirt Quilts: Staying Warm With Memories →
Over the years, I’ve accumulated hundreds of t-shirts. Last year, I had the bright idea of turning them into t-shirt quilts. There are many quilters that focus on making t-shirt quilts — it turns…
Mar 6th
January 2011
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December 2010
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November 2010
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My Custom TOMS Shoes →
TOMS Shoes hosted a “Style Your Sole Party” at the 2010 Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) Summit in Las Vegas last week. At the party, conference attendees received a free pair of TOMS Shoes to decorate with whatever they’d like. Some of the supplies included stamps, spray paint, gem stones and markers.
Nov 25th
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Foursquare Specials: How to Get a Vegetarian to... →
How do you get a lifelong vegetarian to eat at your burger joint? You offer a Foursquare special. As a vegetarian, I generally wouldn’t seek out meat-centric restaurants, including burger…
Nov 25th
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A Look at JetBlue’s “Blog and Social Networking... →
Ever wonder about what the social media policies for some of your favorite companies included? (Me too.) Morgan Johnston, Manager Corporate Communications at JetBlue, shared the company’s…
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August 2010
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July 2010
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Jul 26th
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My New Business Card, Designed for Free by Moo.com →
My new business cards, designed by Snow Powers at Moo.com Moo.com is hosting a contest, giving away $250,000 worth of design consultation. It’s called The Business Card Project….
Jul 16th
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Brands on Gowalla →
A while back, I wrote a post called Brands on Foursquare. It seems to have served the community well, so I decided to cover one of Foursquare’s top competitors, as well, Gowalla. While…
Jul 13th
June 2010
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Jun 6th
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May 2010
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First Week at Mashable →
Woosh! It has been a crazy two weeks! Two weeks ago, I said goodbye to The New York Times, where I served as a social media consultant. The weekend following that, my Mom got married (re-
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May 24th
Parker Higgins and Erica Swallow Win... →
SurprisedSXSW Goodies from the “How to Create a Viral Video” Panelists My favorite panel at the 2010 SXSW Interactive Conference was “How to Create a Viral Video“, which featured Damian Kulash
May 13th
Ferris Bueller Spends His Day Off on Twitter and... →
ferris_bueller_ i’ve said it before & i’ll say it again: life move’s pretty fast. you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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Faisal Shahzad’s Headline Photo is Sourced from... →
A screenshot of Faisal Shahzad’s image on NYTimes.com, as sourced from Orkut.com The recent creation of Facebook Open Graph opened a whole new can of worms regarding privacy on…
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April 2010
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LinkedIn Adds Ability to Follow Companies →
An Email Campaign for “Company Following” on LinkedIn LinkedIn, the business networking site with over 60 million professionals, is taking cues from Facebook fan pages with its new…
Apr 29th
Tweetie 2 Update: Twitter for iPhone Coming Soon →
Tweetie 2 Teaser: Coming Soon! Twitter for iPhone A recent update for the Tweetie 2 iPhone app teased that “Twitter for iPhone” is coming soon. Just last month, Twitter bought…
Apr 29th
Brands on Foursquare →
The Foursquare homepage highlights 10 brand pages, but there are plenty more! With all of the exciting Foursquare partnerships that have been popping up, I decided to start…
Apr 26th
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Apr 22nd
Bravo Rewards Foursquare Users with Swag Bags for... →
Bravo sent out special gift bags to the first few Foursquare users that unlocked the “Real Housewife” badge On behalf of Bravo, Congrats on living the life of a Real Housewife and…
Apr 20th