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The power of story – National Novel Writing Month

November 5, 2011

November is National Novel Writing Month. While I may not be a novelist, I can’t ignore the community that pops up surrounding story. No matter who you are stories are what bind us together and help us get through tough times. Originally stories were passed down in an oral tradition. Now pass we pass on tales through writing, [...]

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The Wikipedia Effect

November 21, 2010

I subscribe to the paper. The Star Tribune to be specific. Some people might find that peculiar since I’m a digital marketer, I blog, and I pretty much live online (so much so that my husband comments about my tweets sometimes). Despite those things, reading the newspaper is one of the highlights of my week. It’s a time [...]

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Social media can help leadership

May 4, 2010

My current reading kick has been on leadership and non-profits. There are many reasons why I think a non-profit is successful, including it’s need in the community, the volunteers, passion, available funds, etc. But ultimately, it can come down to the people running the operation. Thier passion, respect, and drive to see it through can [...]

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Talkin’ Brazen and Non-Profits

April 16, 2010

This week I took some time to talk with Ben from MapTechWorks. Ben gathers information and interviews to post on YouTube so other non-profits can benefit from specialists and experinced tech workers. It was a blast and check out the finished product below: MAP TechWorks – Brazen Careerist in the Twin Cities

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A Social Resume

April 6, 2010

What are people finding out about you online? Yup, they’re doing it. Googling you. YouTube searches- it can happen. In fact, Emily Jasper over at ‘From the Gen Y Perspective’ talked about using a search engine to investigate her dates. If I wasn’t engaged, I’d be right there with her. Show the stalkers what you want them [...]

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Pandora and YouTube have been increasing my musical appreciation

February 26, 2010

I love music. I think it feeds the soul when you’re clueless that you’re hungry. There is one band that’s been in my head for weeks- Mumford & Sons. I’ve been reading about their music on blogs, streaming their tunes and watching their videos on YouTube. Social media makes this possible. Today, someone can tell me [...]

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YouTube- why you should have a channel.

February 11, 2010

Working with non-profits and small businesses I’ve learned that some think the video sharing site YouTube is trashy. Comments I’ve heard: I don’t want anyone just linking to my video. It’s unprofessional, I would never want my content available there. There’s no criteria. All of these comments can be true in some sense. However, those [...]

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How social media expands my world

February 11, 2010

Today was exceptional. Why? Besides being employed and generally happy about being alive… I met up with Katie Schutrop for happy hour (even though Don Pablos in Roseville apparently doesn’t do that???) and some geek talk. She blogs here about her life in the Twin Cities and a load of various topics. Her latest blog [...]

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