Dec 5, 2012  •  In Facebook, Funny, Geek, Relationships, Twitter, Web

Wednesday Rewind: The 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication

Once in a while, when I get bored, I like to look through the archives of this blog and reflect upon (and laugh at!) all the things I have shared with the web over the years.
Because, heck, after 1,801 posts, even I don’t remember everything.
There’s also the braggart in me who likes to shout, “Hey! I once wrote this years ago! You should go check it out because I think it’s awesome!”
(Or the part of me that likes to roll her eyes and exclaim, “Well, if you had read my blog you would know I had written about this in…

Feb 17, 2012  •  In Blogging, Entertainment, Funny, NYC, Sports, Twitter

Friday Brain Dump (Basketball Edition)

1. Did you know that you can embed Tweets?
Just mouseover the tweet I have embedded below. Notice that the tweet is “live,” meaning that all the links (such as the “Follow” button) clickable and functional.

So they’re watching Knicks in Taipei but I can’t get the game.#iliveheredammit
— Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) February 16, 2012

Apparently I seem to be one of the last people on earth who did not know this feature existed. And if you too, are thinking, “THIS IS COMPLETELY NEW INFORMATION TO ME!”, here’s how you do it:

From the Twitter webpage, mouseover the tweet you…

Feb 16, 2012  •  In Bloggy Thursdays, Geek, Tutorials, Twitter, WordPress

Bloggy Thursdays: Customizing the Twitter Widget Pro Plugin

Welcome to this installment of Bloggy Thursdays, where I share with my fellow bloggers tips and tutorials to maximize and better your blog. While I do not consider myself an expert, I do like to think that after 10+ years of blogging — in addition to my technical knowledge — I know more than the average blogger when it comes to making your blog more appealing to readers.
Do you have any comments, questions, or topics you’d like to see covered here? Please send me a message via my contact form. Enjoy!

A couple of weeks ago, Rachael, Really commented…

How Donuts Help Us Understand Social Media

Ed. note: It has come to my attention that the content for the image below already exists. I had seen the Google+ one from a Google+ post, was immediately reminded of the “How Pee Helps Us Understand Social Media” graphic, and made this, further inspired by the comments on the Google+ thread. (I have not seen the Instagram version since I am an Android user and do not have an Instagram account.) As a result, I have decided to remove my URL from the bottom of this image, but will keep this up with the Istagram picture linked: http://instagr.am/p/nm695/ I hope that…