As I have said before, “Prepare now so you can seem effortlessly organized later.” The secret to success seems to lie in being organized enough to take advantage of what the moment offers. At a conference, such as BlogHer, this means knowing where everything is. No, not knowing where all the junk you brought and […]
My BlogHer Retrospective: The Early Experience
This year the BlogHer Conference, that is being billed as a “Selfiebration,” returns to the place it all began 10 years ago in San Jose – Silicon Valley. So between now and the start of the conference I will be posting about various aspects of my journey with BlogHer since I joined the […]
Gone to Meeting – Tear Down the Walls
Ready to head off to to National Conference that is happening here in Tucson! Finally! Does anyone else come from a part of the country where “Go to Meetin’” was a phrase used for going to church or describing things associated with that action? A “go to meetin’” hat might be one’s good hat, as […]
#BlogHer13 Is Over But Travels Continue
Swag to the Rescue I’m at my daughter’s! She gave me Monday to recover from a week of travel preceding this Minneapolis visit to chill and organize my contacts from the conference. It is a good thing she is at work; I’m a bit under the weather today and wouldn’t be a lot of fun […]
Just Jazzed About The Weekend
Late, late, late, but I arrived at the Zona Resort in Scottsdale where a business-oriented Bloggy Boot Camp starts tomorrow. I wanted to do something memorable and not too weird to stand out and encourage other attendees to visit my new site, BoomHer.net. So this is what I did: I have tons of business cards, […]
Be Kind When People Say, "I'm So Sick of Politics" – Part 2
In this post, that is one in a series, I look at the recent social media meme of “I’m so sick of politics” and examine some of the reasons and responses why it is such a recurrent theme during the height of the campaign in a critical election that will determine whether the trajectory of […]