I was just browsing Hunch.com’s recommendation for vampire TV shows. In case you don’t know me, I heart vampire TV shows. I heart them very much. I like that Hunch knows that about me too, because the site very thoughtfully gave me a personalized list of bloody good television programs. Get it? Bloody good? Ha-ha! … Continued
social media snack-ons
Jane Austen’s Fight Club: that’s right!
While the first rule of Fight Club may be to not talk about Fight Club…I can’t resist. There is a video making the rounds on the Internet called Jane Austen’s Fight Club. Mashable.com reports the video is racking up more than 37,000 views on YouTube. I know I’ve saved it to my YouTube favorites. I’m … Continued
SMBOttawa 15 with Sam Ladner
The next Social Media Breakfast (SMB) Ottawa is scheduled for Wednesday, April 28th! Guest speaker Sam Ladner, a sociologist specializing in technology and organizations, will share insights on several sociological frameworks for understanding social media behavior and phenomena. Ladner will also share the design framework and conclusions from a recent study on women’s social media … Continued
We’re obsessed with social media
**update – I have removed the link to Wente’s article so as not to feed the trolls.** In light of this whole Margaret Wente blowup, I felt the urge to blog today. (Honestly, she must have wrote that opinion piece just to get a reaction. Right? I mean c’mon…she can’t be serious.) Anyway… Blogging wasn’t … Continued
We moms love social media
I’ve been neglecting this blog. Not on purpose but between diaper changes, feedings and naps (naps for Little Chicken AND for me) I haven’t made time for personal blogging. I have however been online. A lot. Mostly on social media sites but also browsing the web and getting myself into trouble with my husband with all … Continued
Top Internet searches of 2009: we miss MJ and love social sites
Google and Bing released their top Internet searches of 2009 and it looks like a lot people wanted to find social sites like Twitter, Facebook, Hi5 and Hulu. Understandably, Michael Jackson was hugely searched as well. As listed on ReadWriteWeb, here are the top search queries for 2009: Google – Fastest Rising Search Queries in … Continued
gWhiz I like gDiapers
As a new mom, I heart gDiapers. As a marketing communications professional, I heart the community they’ve built around their brand. I learned about gDiapers last year in a Chatelaine article and thought I’d try them out. They work really well and are easy to use and I plan to keep using them. A mom … Continued
iDo have Droid envy too
Even with my iPhone envy in full swing, I’m intrigued by the Motorola Droid which Verizon will start selling on November 6th (just in time for the holidays). When it comes to Canada, I have no idea. But! It does offer some cool capabilities lacking in the iPhone. The “Droid Does” commercial says it all: … Continued
Social media isn’t rocket surgery
Those are the words Amy Mengel cited as the mantra of last week’s Inbound Marketing Summit. In her post Five reasons corporations are failing at social media, Amy summarizes why companies aren’t finding success with social media. And as Amy writes, it’s not because social media is hard to do. When you boil it down … Continued
The Sixent Song
Last year when I worked for Ramius Corporation, one of my interns – Shannon Harvey – wrote a song promoting Ramius’ social networking site Sixent. The song is written to the melody of Don McLean’s classic ditty, American Pie, and provides all the details of why Sixent is a great tool for managing and sharing … Continued