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 »

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 »

What Color Is Your Easter Egg?

Sometimes I wonder how the practicality of nutrition mixes with the beauty of artistic expression. Actually I rather enjoy food art, but that’s a different story. Really, how do traditions get started, and why do we perpetuate them year after year? Take the Easter Egg – is decorating and playing games with breakfast food really… more »

Guest Post: Jeremy Pepper – The Wrong-Headedness of RTM

Have you heard the news?! The big thing – this week – in social media is RTM! What’s RTM, you ask? Why, RTM is real-time marketing, pushing content in a real-world setting on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and wherever else you think you want to push a photo that ties into a real-world event. Got you… more »

Guest Post: My iPhone has definitely found a new fan

The following post was written by Doug Valentine: When my wife bought a Smartphone, I swore I would never have one. Naturally, I was glad she had it whenever a pop culture argument needing to be settled in the middle of dinner with friends, but I never believed I would use the features or apps enough to… more »

“Tom T’s Hat Rack” by Michele Spry

(This community activist and author is utilizing social media to promote her new book and to share its message about helping others.) I enjoy people and I enjoy telling stories, especially ones that encourage, inspire and give hope to others. I live my life by “Paying It Forward” to others when I can and hope that… more »

Guest Post: Nielsen Report Shows Explosive Pinterest Growth

Nielsen’s State of the Media: Social Media Report 2012 is out and Pinterest data piqued my interest. It’s no surprise to pretty much anyone breathing that Pinterest had the largest year-over-year increase in audience and time spent of any social network, across PC, mobile web and apps. And for anyone who has ever ventured over to… more »

2012 Sports & Social Media Review

Normally this space would be reserved for a guest blog post. I chose to pursue a bit of a different route, as the end of the year is a great time to review some major events which have occurred. I think you’ll enjoy it! As usual, 2012 produced some memorable moments in sports. Big deal… more »

Top 10 Reasons I Miss My Teenagers

  My husband and I have been empty nesters for a few years now. This is a wonderful stage in life, but it has required some adjustments. Even though we might think that we can be like we were B.K. (before kids), it just doesn’t work that way. Back then he could stay awake past the bewitching… more »

Guest Post: Dear Business

Dear Business, My name is Ken. I have a wife and three great kids. (Well, my wife is great, too, but that’s beside the point). One of my kids is in high school, another is in college, and another is a recent college graduate, but all three live at home. I also own a troublemaking dog and… more »