All Entries in the "Connecting" Category

Twitter–A whole new world is waiting for you

Twitter–it doesn’t have to be intimidating.  Just a few weeks ago I was totally confused, and today I am following the tweets of Giada DeLaurentis and Bobby Flay of the Food Network, Top Wine News, Prevention and Women’s Health Magazines, Central Market and many others in my interest groups. If there are over 18 million [...]

Let’s Form an Alliance

An alliance can be defined as “a connection based on kinship or common interest; a bond or tie.” That’s what I’m feeling with this new group of women I joined a while back, those over 50 who are feeling a new freedom to explore, learn and connect. Every where I go, I am meeting [...]

My Journey Through Social Media

Just what is “Social Media” and what’s the big deal?  I heard someone say that it is “digital word-of-mouth communication” that allows us to have meaningful conversations with multiple people at the same time. For those in business, it is the new wave of marketing. For personal use, it is the new way of keeping [...]

Get out and meet up!

I’m sitting at a “meet-up group.” Three weeks ago I would have had no earthly idea what that was, but now I’m here at Whole Foods with a diverse group of people who have one common interest–Wordpress blogs. We have:

a realtor, who it blogging “At Home Around Austin” showcasing fun things to do around town
an [...]

Fabulous Tweets!

Okay, this over-50 gal is getting smarter by the day. I’ve been trying to learn all about Twitter, and I’ve found that it can be an incredible way to connect–or an incredible drain on time.  There are literally thousands of people out there to follow. Just think, I can connect with my favorite Food Network [...]

The explosion of social media.

I’ve been doing some more research on the explosion of social media.  It’s amazing how it has become the global way of communicating today. For instance:

If Facebook were a country, it would be the 4th largest in the world.
Last year, 1 in 8 couples who married met via social media (Yikes! I wonder how many [...]

We’re getting connected.

Did you know?

That women over 50 are the fastest-growing sector in social media? More of us are using Facebook and Twitter, and we are connecting with people more than ever. Women are using Facebook to set up family groups, friend groups, and business pages.

There are some 200 million bloggers, half of them Tweet daily, [...]