Seven Days Without Twitter

This time last year, I went on my first meditation retreat. It was a 10-day Vipassana silent retreat, which my boyfriend calls “meditation boot camp”, because I couldn’t bring anything: no books, no journal, no phone, no computer, no facebook, no twitter. I couldn’t even talk or make eye contact with my fellow retreat goers.

“You’re [...]

PR, Branding, BP, Tragedy, and Comedy

I once came across a quote from Charlie Chaplin that said, “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.” I’m not really sure what he was exactly referring to, but I can kinda pretend I know what he’s talking about.

I just read this: Meet Leroy Stick, the man behind @BPGlobalPR [...]

I See You're Got The Twitter... Heh heh... I've Got The Twitter Too

A lot has been said, or tweeted, about Twitter. And, like Amazon(tm) reviews, it’s either all love or all hate, either OMG THE BEST THING SINCE THE WHEEL *AND* THE SLICE BREAD! Or, This, Too, Shall Pass.

For the record, I don’t have an altar for @twitter (or @biz, @ev, @dom). I also don’t have any [...]

Friday Funnies – Facebook Survival Guide for Awkward Adults, and Best Xmas Decoration Evar

I’m always on the lookout for funny things, and there’s a lot of funny things that come my way, but these two really, literally, made me el oh el’ed this week.

Facebook Survival Guide for Awkward Adults – What you need to know to avoid embarrassing your kids (and yourself) by Daniel Harrison

First Daniel started out [...]

I'm (Not) Here to Be Your Friend

Last week I read a short blog post by David Spinks (hi David!) about his participation as a Community Manager titled I’m Not Here to Be Your Friend, and I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit. Actually, I’ve been wanting to ignore it, let it go, mind my own business, you know, keep calm [...]