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New Year’s Resolutions – 2011

January 11, 2011

It’s a new year and time for new resolutions. In an attempt to be held accountable this year, I’m going public with my resolutions. My 2011 resolutions: Blogging 1. Reach out to more bloggers. 2. Update my blog theme. 3. Investigate moving my blog to WordPress.org. 4. Write posts in advance. Career 1. Attend at […]

My Blog: 2010 in review

January 4, 2011

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how my blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 3,100 times in 2010. That’s about 7 full 747s. In […]

High stress level = high creativity level?

December 22, 2010

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To say my life is stressful right now is an understatement. Here’s what I’m currently dealing with: * expensive and involved dental surgery * doubling of health insurance premiums * increasing health issues with my mother and mother-in-law * continued poor economy in Massachusetts. Surprsingly, my creativity is also high. I’ve written ten blog […]

The future of news in an online world

November 23, 2010

Are newspapers dead? I think that the delivery of news has changed and that newspapers are no longer the preferred medium for most people. The final FutureM Conference session that I attended was on “The Future of News: Payments, Platforms and Places.” Here are the thoughts of these news experts. The panelists: Bianca Bosker – […]

Some days you have it and some days you don’t

October 12, 2010

Last Wednesday was a great day. Here’s what I accomplished: *Woke up at 4 am before my alarm. *Did an intense leg workout and felt energized afterwards. *Finalized and published my blog post, Just push through it. *Wrote a draft of this blog post. *Completed a strategic marketing plan draft for the Boston Business […]

How blogging saved my career

September 20, 2010

Every once in a while you do something that has an unexpected, yet huge impact on your life. As I look to switch my career focus to marketing and writing, blogging has helped me in so many ways. Here’s how blogging has saved my career: 1. Brought back discipline. When you are out of […]

What writing has taught me about life

September 8, 2010

So I’ve finally found my voice. It took long enough, but better late than never. I love to write and I love to teach others about technology. Blogging and writing book reviews is the perfect combination. What writing has taught me about life: 1. It takes courage to follow your passion. All along the […]

I just don’t get this Twitter thing

August 25, 2010

Tweet, tweet. Twitter terms are cute, but so what? I’ve read a lot about how to use Twitter effectively, but I still don’t get it. I just don’t care for hourly updates, even from experts. I mean, no one can be THAT interesting all the time. I try to practice good Twitter etiquette. If someone […]

Better social media metrics

July 14, 2010

All this social media stuff is fun and is a great way to extend your social circle. But, so what? What measurable results have you achieved from your social media activities? Or have you even thought about your goals? It’s all to easy to get caught up in the numbers hype. How many connections can […]