5 days ago

Mashable! The just-launched Twitter Lists feature is a new way to organize the people you’re following on Twitter, or find new people. In actuality, though, Twitter Lists are Twitter’s long awaited “groups” feature. They offer a way for you to bunch together other users on Twitter into groups so that you can get an overview of what (Read More)

5 days ago

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: Image via WikipediaRegret clings to my soul like cobwebs in a dusty attic. It seems that all that is left of me are memories of what was as hope drains from my heart leaving me empty and lifeless. With head bowed and shoulders intent on  greeting each other in sorrow, I sigh deeply and turn on the machine that taunts me as (Read More)

Oct 26, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: We often remark how much smaller the world has become.  Technology has facilitated our ability to seamlessly connect with people around the globe. Social media has added a new depth to this ability by allowing us to connect around common points of interests.Yet, while the world seems small, it is vast and largely unexplored (Read More)

Oct 22, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: Image by David Paul Ohmer via FlickrChange is a funny thing. As fervently as we embrace it we seem also to have a natural resistance to it. It’s scary, yet exciting;  we need the new yet often cling to the familiar. If each of us possesses this natural love/hate relationship with change, imagine how it impacts the people in (Read More)

Oct 19, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: Image via WikipediaA California grocer recalled several cartons of Del Monte Cantaloupe because it may be contaminated with salmonella. I read  the story and realized I don’t spend much time thinking about Cantaloupe. In fact, I could not have been counted on to tell you Del Monte produced cantaloupe.Imagine being a brand t (Read More)

Oct 07, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: Image by Marcus Vegas via FlickrThe internet is buzzing with the pros and cons of FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, 16 CFR Part 255, Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.  You can read the full text by downloading the PDF .The revised guides are effective December 1, 2009 – Merry Christmas from (Read More)

Oct 05, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: I had a dream this weekend that Joanna Young sold me her house. It was under construction with half finished rooms and much of the roof missing. Somehow I had bought the contraption house and was happily living in it while completing construction.Image by unertlkm via FlickrJoanna came to visit and I showed her around, even (Read More)

Oct 02, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: Image via WikipediaYesterday morning I grabbed my remote and flipped to a fitness channel wanting to fit in one more workout before rushing headlong into the day. As I read the description of the program, the original air date was listed as 10/1/09. I frowned and wondered what was wrong with the guide.I finished my workout (Read More)

Sep 30, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: “On one hand access to more is terrific, more info, more options, more entertainment, more flexibility, fewer gatekeeping restrictions….. on the other hand, access to more is like a train wreck of distasteful and tacky come to town, hell bent on leaving it’s mark and lifting its skirt…a lost weekend of things we just really (Read More)

Sep 29, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: Image by frangipani photograph via FlickrHave we pushed the boundaries so far that we have crossed the line from transparency to indecency? On December 23, 2004, President Bush signed the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004 into law. In less than a decade, we have gone from being outraged by secret videotaping to willing (Read More)

Sep 23, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: Last night I read Want to Be Successful, Stop Trying So Hard on BNET by Steve Tobak that began:If you’re reading this post, chances are you’re driven by achievement and success, at least to some extent. Well, some of the most career-oriented, success-minded individuals drive themselves too hard and become their own worst en (Read More)

Sep 18, 2009

Submitted by Air Md: Have a child that suffers from allergies from your chemical cleaners? Try using Pure AirMD to relieve thier symptoms for good! www.airmd.com. (Read More)

Sep 21, 2009

Submitted by Karenswim from blog: Image by alles-schlumpf via FlickrIn the community where I live, our mail is delivered to a community mailbox, rather than to individual homes. The daily trip to pick up the mail is an opportunity to have small chat with your neighbors. On one recent mail trip, I arrived at the same time as a new neighbor. We exchanged plea (Read More)

Sep 17, 2009

Submitted by Hemartin from blog: Melissa Ludtke (editor) writes about this issue:"In this issue they describe changes in how they work and what they produce, explore emerging ethical issues, and propose principles of active engagement. In Words & Reflections, essays touch on foreign news reporting, Afghanistan, netroots, objectivity, journalists’ political (Read More)

Sep 16, 2009

Confident Writing The language of possibility means:language patterns that open things up for the reader, breaking through limiting beliefs, and getting round subconscious resistancethe intentional use of language to create a feeling or state of possibility in your readerIn the first part of the series I looked at when the language of possib (Read More)

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