Zach Sobiech Leaves Behind an Inspiring Legacy
While most high school seniors have spent the school year looking ahead to the future, terminally ill Lakeland, Minnesota teenager Zach Sobiech has spent his time staring down the unimaginable. As his classmates made plans for prom, filled out college applications, and made plans for the future, Zach and his family were dealing with a ...
Getting Noticed via Social Media
Today, I was featured in the cover story of RedEye Chicago. Wanna know how I got there? I saw a tweet from @RedEyeChicago that mentioned one of their editors was looking for people who worked from home for an upcoming story. I tweeted to her, we exchanged a few emails, a phone call, and a ...
A toast to our heroes
Mommy love was spread all through the Twittersphere yesterday for Mother’s Day. Even celebrities everywhere were giving shout-outs to their mommies. It was a day for Twitter to represent a shrine of photos and comments featuring love, appreciation and respect for the many motherly heroes across the globe. Here are a few of our favorite ...
Crowdsourcing: The REAL Avengers
Mask? Check! Cape? Check! Cellphone? Double check! Living in a world where superheroes have dominated the big screen, it’s no surprise that when the end credits rolled from the film The Avengers (one of the highest grossing films of all-time), it left many people wanting to be an actual member of the superhero team – ...
10 Famous Internet Firsts
Do you remember the first email you sent? What about your first tweet? It’s hard to imagine a world in which the Internet, email, Twitter, Facebook, Skype, and everything else you can find online never existed. Here are 10 famous Internet firsts that were monumental in shaping web history and how we communicate in today’s ...
#Newlyweds
I have to admit that I am kind of a Bravo TV addict. Most of my DVR is filled with shows on Bravo. The first time I saw a preview for the new show Newlyweds, I immediately set a recurring recording for it. Last night, I watched the Real Housewives of OC and I was delighted to ...
Client Gratitude
I have probably referenced this comparison way too many times but once again, it’s going to be the theme of my latest blog post. When I started Gossip Genie nearly 3.5 years ago, I never realized how much of my heart and soul would be attached to the company. Gossip Genie is my baby and ...
Best iPhone Photo Editing Apps
As an avid iPhone picture taker (my poor digital camera is collecting dust) and social media addict, I LOVE finding a great photography app that allows me to easily edit photos. Obviously, the most popular is Instagram, but what about when I want to edit a photo and not post on my Insta account? For ...
A Smile Beats a Frown
Last week painted a vivid stream of what seemed to be one horrific film after the other for the whole world to witness. Whether it was the photographs of the Boston bombings displayed on Twitter, the first-hand video coverage of the Texas plant explosion on the Internet, or just the unknowingness of when it would ...
Is Social Media Changing the Way We Watch TV?
Something is stirring in the landscape of broadcast television. And social media is at the root of the shift. Did you know 80% of Smartphone and tablet owners use their devices while watching TV? And 51% of those who post on social media while watching TV do so to connect with others who might also ...
