Archive for the ‘social media’ Category

BlogHer Food’11!

4.7.11

Next month, I'll be at BlogHer Food in Atlanta! Besides looking forward to meeting tons of fellow foodies and to hear the latest about food blogging trends, I will also be presenting a session called: Fast, Healthy, Family-friendly: Not the Oxymoron You Might Think! Delicious dinners and “family friendly” need not ...

Posted in Droppin' Knowledge, Events, Healthy Eating, In My Pantry, jet setting, Quickie Meals, social media, wannabe foodie, yo that's dope | 2 Comments »

A Note to Facebook Users Afraid of Twitter

1.25.11

It occurred to me the other day as I was on Facebook that several of my friends who claim to be intimidated by Twitter are using Facebook just like they would tweet. Constantly updating their status; using the @ sign to reply to friends' comments; and even using hashtags (without ...

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Fed Up with Facebook?

6.3.10

I joined Facebook years ago, waaaaay back in 2007 or 2008 in my role as a high-tech goods and services lawyer.  Hardly anyone was on it then and it seemed…simpler.  More peaceful.  Now that everybody and their Mama is on Facebook (including, incidentally, my Mama), Facebook has unashamedly picked up the ...

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In the Flesh: Ree, The Pioneer Woman

5.5.10

Yesterday my sister and I trekked from DC to Fairfax, VA (in rush hour traffic) to fight for a parking space, scoop up green tickets (which meant we were in the second to last group), and wait FOUR HOURS in line to see the incomparable Pioneer Woman.  Not only are ...

Posted in from the paparazzi files, recipes, social media, somethin's cookin', yo that's dope | 3 Comments »

Social Media Maniac Tool for May: UStream

5.4.10

This month, the new social media tool I'm going to be taking for a spin is UStream. I'm obviously behind as this site is showing up everywhere! From Kandi Burress to Ashton Kutcher to P. Diddy to Tori Spelling, it seems like everyone is jumping on the live streaming bandwagon. Do ...

Posted in social media, Social Media Maniacs, UStream | 2 Comments »

“As Seen on Twitter!”

4.14.10

Image Credit: Mashable.com By now you've heard about Twitter's roll out of their advertising platform (finally!) that will display sponsored tweets in search results (the plan is for the sponsored tweets to later show up on Twitter.com and 3rd party Twitter app streams).  Although I've been hearing some chatter about users ...

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A Word About Foursquare

4.13.10

It took me a long time to finally start using Foursquare. In fact, I had the app downloaded onto my Droid for weeks before signing up. There was (is) just something very "Big Brother" about it. But then I witnessed first-hand a couple of times the power of Foursquare, and ...

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