#TuesdayTips: Nicole Shelby’s Reading Material

“Read, read, read. Read everything-trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out the window.” – William Faulkner In our busy lives… more »

Guest Post: Amy Reaman – Moments of Happiness

Confucius made it sound so simple… “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Although Confucius makes a good point, we all have bad days and moments of frustration (I’m no Confucius, but I call this being human). A year ago, I was in a much… more »

Find a Book with Google Goggles, One Page at a Time

I’m slow to the party. I’m slow to lots of parties. I’ve had the Google Search app on my phone for a while. And I use it. But not ’til today did I notice that little camera icon that says “Goggles” under it. Thanks to my friend smays.com, via Google+, I’ve been clued in. I… more »

#TuesdayTips: CoMoJoe’s Favorite “GoTo Reads”

Reading. One of my favorite past times. I love to read. I love to keep lists of books that I want to read. Currently my Amazon Wish List has about 75 books on it. That’s down by about 100 books since I realized I was never going to have the time to read them all…. more »

Guest Post: Social Media–The Answer to My Plea

As the director of an underfunded not-for-profit, I spent a lot of time trying to decide where to put my limited resources. TV or radio? Newspapers or magazines? Sponsorships? Even after I made a determination, it was difficult to impossible to tell if I was actually reaching my target audience. I felt as if I… more »

“Warren is in the House” Tweets the Oracle of Omaha

Last week, he did it. Eighty-two year old billionaire investor/philanthropist Warren Buffet opened a Twitter account and tweeted “Warren is in the house.” A week later, he’s shot up to 416,000 followers. And his first tweet has been retweeted 42,000 times and favorited nearly 13,000 times. Not surprising. Like Merrill Lynch (at one time), when… more »

#TuesdayTips: How have your reading habits changed over the years?

We are all experiencing how fast life moves around us, and with the increasing speed at which we can retrieve information from our mobile device, tablets, & laptops, the better question isn’t what you read,but how? Because of my busy schedule, I do most of my reading on a screen. Mostly I check my news… more »

Jenelle’s Guest Post: Online Image Sharing, Privacy and Copyright

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of writing a Guest Post for Waxing UnLyrical (Shout out: Matt is the one who introduced me to WUL and he’s a big fan). In my post, The Ugly Side of Social Media Sharing, I detail how an image “Susan” (name changed) posted to Facebook, with the privacy setting “friends only,” was downloaded, then… more »

Wanna Stay in School? Get Active on Facebook

Another major hurdle in my family has been cleared. My daughter has been admitted to a college she likes, the “money situation” is in front of us in black and white, and she’s made her choice. She’s on her way. It’s a great school. I’m very happy. She was determined to make this happen. And… more »

#TuesdayTips: Waxing Unlyrical and Uproxx

I have an unhealthy love affair with the Internet. Understanding that there are several other inventions necessary to make the Internet possible, I’m on record as beliving the Internet is mankind’s greatest invention. That’s not to say I don’t read books. I do. I just read the Internet more. I love that I can be… more »