Tag Archives: computers

Wedding Photography: Social media and trends

Your wedding photos are an important aspect of the day.  Most people hire someone. Now, you know the professional will not be the only one taking photos…not in this social media day and age.  Personally, I’m encouraging people to take as many phone photos as they want during the reception and share them on Facebook and Twitter.  In fact, I’ve… Read more »

My 5 favorite free blogging tools

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The other day I realized I’ve been doing this blogging thing for almost 10 years. Sadly, it’s only over the past few years that I’ve found some tools that have helped take my blog to the next level. Ok, some (most) of these tools weren’t around 10 years ago and I was in it more for the writing.  I had… Read more »

What is this feminist photo a day thing?

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I’ve written about photo a day memes on social media here before, but I recently decided to join another one.  Unlike other photo a day things, this one doesn’t have a daily theme…other than myself. The hashtag is #365FeministSelfie. I saw a few people I follow on social media with the tag and read a blog post about it on… Read more »

Double check that pin: The dark side of Pinterest

You’ve wasted…I mean spent…hours on Pinterest. So many shiny objects to distract me, but my usual skeptical instinct is not enforce. That pretty photo of chuck roast, do you know where it came from? That nifty picture of a headboard you’ll never make…where did that originate? None of these questions cross your mind.  You’re pinning!! You’re thinking of all the… Read more »

Random Thoughts on the Mall of America

Let me just disclose that while it is just a giant mall, I do enjoy the Mall of America. I mean…it’s a mall. Did you know that there are multiple stores from the same company in the Mall of America? Seriously. I’m not just talking about Starbucks and Caribou Coffee, either. There are five hat stores by the same company…. Read more »

Want something “free” for your birthday?

I’m not a huge coupon-er.  I want to be, but I’m just not that organized.  A few years ago, however, a friend of mine mentioned how he was getting freebies on his birthday.  Since his birthday is two days before mine, I got excited and did a little research.  Thank you, Google. I found a few sites that link to… Read more »

Why I love Yelp

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Being new in town, there are certain services for which I need referrals. You know, like where to get my hair cut. Since I don’t know many people, these recommendations are hard to come by and I’m not going to stop random strangers on the street, “I love your hair! Who do you go to for a cut?” Nine times… Read more »