Image via Wikipedia I’ll never forget the time when my then-five-year-old daughter asked a question at the dinner table. Neither my husband or I knew the answer, so she chirped, “Let’s Google it!” She got up from the table and headed for the computer. My husband and I looked at each other half smiling, half [...]
So you’ve dabbled in Twitter, have a semi-updated Facebook page, and really don’t see any need to invest additional time? Unfortunately, that means you’ve just lost a chance at winning a 2012 Mercedes C250 coupe. There are heaps of strategies when it comes to using social media for your business, but is Mercedes’ giveaway really [...]
Some things never change — for example, my aversion to our home phone ringing at any time of day. It's true, I cringe and sigh in total exasperation every single time the phone rings. I don’t mind the blinking on the answering machine at all (because “YES! I MISSED a call! Great!) But when the phone rings, [...]
It’s that time of year again. No, not just warm, sunny Vermont summertime, but vacation time as well. We all love vacation, but last year I enjoyed it even more because I learned about something I had never contemplated before: what it means to disconnect from the social media grid. Growing up, I was able [...]
Image via Wikipedia Most, if not all, of us have been following the Facebook privacy saga that has been unfolding for the past few months. Constant changes to privacy settings, from the simple to the complex, have forced many people to evaluate how they use Facebook and why. I was a reluctant Facebook convert a [...]
