Permanently Plugged In

Sometimes it feels like I can’t get away from the Internet.

Even if I want to.

No matter how hard I try, there is always a reminder. A ding, a buzz, a flash. A notification, an alert, a message. I’m never really “off” unless I’m asleep.

And my phone is plugged in right next to me. On vibrate. Just in case. [Read more...]

Twitter Rockstar 101

Many times, I’ve had someone say to me, “I have no idea what to do on or how to use Twitter.” And I get it. Twitter, while it seems oh-so-simple, is full of things like # and RT and mentions and DM’s. And how do you find people to follow? And how do you get people to follow you?

Thinking about this, I decided to find a Twitter Goddess that everyone knew and loved, and who would give out their best advice to anyone searching to make Twitter work for them. I knew I wanted Jennifer from @TheNextMartha, who has been my Twitter idol just about from day 1. From adding flames to her pic for the Rapture, to creating the #StormMeat hashtag and then vlog, to tweets that make me wish I had done more Kegels, she is pure awesomeness in 140 characters or less. [Read more...]