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Day No. 36: Send floaties

I’ve been blogging for about a month now. Thirty six days, to be exact. Not a long time by most counts, but certainly long enough to make a few observations about the nature of the beast. First, I must say blogging adds a certain level of pressure to my daily life (for better or for [...]

“Excuse me, have we met on the Internet?”

So I went to my first social media-related event last night, the Boston Communications Happy Hour. I didn’t quite know what to expect going in. Will these people be cool? Will they be, you know, normal? Of course the answer to all of those questions was yes, and what’s more—I actually had a great time. [...]

New kid on the blog(osphere)

It’s no secret that I’m the ‘new kid’ when it comes to the newer and more involved social media tools. Just a month ago I had never heard of Twitter, and my only experience with the blog world (or the “blogosphere,” as my Dad was proud to be able to correct me) has been a [...]