Do you every ask yourself, who am I helping with my participation in this ad campaign or blogging network? Perhaps you should. Helping yourself, helping your community, and helping global corporations all have very different reward structures and consequences. Types of Strategic Promotion This is the second post in a series of posts on the […]
Masks, Self, and Other
The word “mask” makes me think of the collection of masks from Mexico that were once a part of my daily life. Some creeped me out, some drew me in, some had a definite presence. I headed up the security section of the Arizona State Museum and routinely walked through and trained the gallery guards […]
Nerthus: Choosing a Pseudonym
Identity is far more than a branding buzzword. As a bit of a semiotics nerd, I understand a bit about the creation and use of identity. I will not get technical or buzz-wordy but just talk about some of the process behind how and why I’ve chosen pseudonyms, blogonyms, and nom de plumes over the […]
Blogging for Blogging's Sake
I am participating in National Blog Posting Month, a.k.a. Nablopomo, by posting an entry on this site every day of this month, November 2011. I’ve signed up other blogs of mine for Nablopomo challenges in the past however I have not yet posted every single day of a month, but this month I will do […]
Consistency is Key
Just spent the morning and lunchtime perusing my online identity and determining changes I have to make to remain consistent across the social media platforms I find to be useful. At least that is how I started out the morning. The consistency task is huge and I have helped folks accomplish that for quite some […]
The Prototypic Baby Boomer Toots Her Own Horn
I’m reclaiming my authority on this topic. (Yes, you are allowed to have Cartman echoing in your head, “Respect my authority!”) The last half of the baby boom needs me. Well they wanted to call us the “me generation” so I might as well act like I have a super huge ego. Seriously, I ranted […]