A blog on Life, Love & The Pursuit of Techyness
Over the past two weeks, I feel like my life has been one big blur where I move from car -> airport -> airport -> home -> airport -> houston? It is during times like these where it is best to collect points: Airline Points, Hotel Points, Rental Car Points, and Foursquare points. What is [...]
Many journalists today are making a similar face as the one showcased to the left. A former boyfriend friend sent me an email last week and asked for my opinions on the journalism industry. He writes: “How do the dwindling print media companies resurrect themselves… My personal opinion is that there are some working examples [...]
I grew up wearing a uniform. So, as a girl, your only way to showcase your personality was through your purse and your shoes, and at my school, it was all about the bag. Many went for the true americana styles of Coach or Dooney, and of course there was the occasional Euro entry (which [...]
Every once in a while, I come across a video on YouTube (or a slideshow on SlideShare) that really captures the excitement, data, and the importance of what social media is all about. While navigating to CastTV to check out the newest episode of Vampire Diaries (I know…), I saw a link to this video, [...]
Over the past 5 days, I have attended two meetups. What is a meetup? It’s an online social networking portal that facilitates offline (gasp!) group meetings in various localities around the world. Meetup allows people to join groups based on a comment interest in something (really, there’s a group for everyone on the site!) So [...]
I’m a big fan of blogging. Maybe that’s why I am currently leading a New Media Team while at my day job. Or maybe it’s that reading mashable is one of my daily routines. However you look at it, I like to call myself the CBO: Chief Blogging Officer. [Techyness note: I totally made this title [...]
I like tech. And people. But what I like the most is helping people with technology. Sure, I’ve received a few frantic phone calls in my time from family and friends that have gone something like… “ALANA!” “Hey, whats wrong? “I’m really sorry to bother you… BUT… I just spilled [coffee, water, hot tea, beer, [...]
I get this question a lot. At work, at home, at the bar… wherever.What the F**K is social media, anyway? Watch my friends, and learn. Couldn’t agree more. Love this presentation!!! What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later View more documents from Marta Kagan. via Mashable and
For as far as I can remember, my friends have given me a hard time for talking to strangers. “There’s nothing wrong with making friends,” I would say. Some things never change. _____________________________________ While at the Albany airport, I sat down at a table in the air-conditioned area near my gate (#temp control fail) and [...]
Continuing along with my current theme of managing your digital identity (or multiple identities if that’s more your style), I’ve realized that not everyone is aware that things could, well, be a little bit easier with the introduction of the right tools. Consider the following situations and my proposed answers (comment if you have something [...]