I consider myself a social reporter for a local non-profit where I live. I attend events, take photos, make notes, interview people here and there and then produce content. This content is usually a newsletter article with a few photos, but to support the title “social reporter,” I’ve also supplied…
As an arts student, numbers aren’t my strength. Science in general can mystify me. Once, many years ago, I listened to the Stephen Hawking book “A Brief Moment in Time” during my regular 45-minute-each-way commute. I kept a grasp on each listening session for about 10 minutes. Then the concepts…
An article on MarketingProfs says “marketing spend on mobile display ads and search will surpass $1 billion on 2011.” This is not surprising, giving stats on mobile usage. Mobi-thinking.com reports that mobile Internet usage “is expected to double” by 2014 (500 million to 1 billion.) This could be a conservative…
I love Stephen Colbert. If I wasn’t in a wonderful relationship, and if Stephen was a little more physically hot (instead of merely intellectually devastating) I’d absolutely cyberstalk him. Stephen Colbert has a huge following Twitter followers: 2,197,990 Facebook Page: 1,803,942 Online votes in 2006 to have a Hungarian bridge…
People relate to emotion. In times of great emotion, physical attributes of whatever caused it are usually imprinted in your memory—music, smells, the location and what you were doing. For example, I can remember some details about first dances and new jobs, but I have a photographic memory of the…
Listening to the radio quite a few years ago, I heard someone quote David Lee Roth about leaving Van Halen. Reportedly, DLR said “I never knew how big the mountain was until I was driving away from it.” That’s pretty humble, considering the source. So here I am, just heading…
I’ve never read Hemingway. In college I aimlessly took courses on history and English poets. Recently a conversation about a trade show in Florida brought to mind driving to Key West, which made me remember Hemingway had lived there and I should maybe read one of his works and do…
I received an email from Warren Macdonald, an inspirational speaker I heard a few years ago. I just emailed him, because I found this in his newsletter: He used “eluding” instead of “alluding.” I wonder if he’ll email me back, or just think I’m too nit-picky. I got an email…
I’m excited to be working on revamping some e-books for my good friend, Derek. He runs what I like to call his “empire”—five or so different websites for the fun centre industry. Along with consulting services and a developer academy (start-up training), he also sells several e-books that haven’t been…
First amusement park tip when you’re mentally a teenager living in a 40-something body, is do the things you know won’t make you sick first. Enough said. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is phenomenal and literally made me giddy and permanently overflowing with “pinch me I’m dreaming” awe. Walking…