Author Archives: Kat
How to Cope With Fibromyalgia
Throughout my life, writing down my feelings has helped me to cope with them. For some reason, I’ve never written about my health. Sure, I’ve posted a few status messages on Facebook about having a bad pain day. Tonight, I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged brain-fog, fibro, fibro-brain, firbomyalgia, muscle-spasm, twitching
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I Will Make 2013 My Bitch
I sent out a Tweet a little while ago in an attempt to be funny. It stated simply: I’m making 2013 my bitch. I laughed at my dorkiness for a few moments, and then I began to think. The more … Continue reading
What Happens To Your Outdated Social Profiles?
My friend Drew Olanoff got me thinking with a recent Tweet about Photobucket. I replied to him with something snarky and then put “note to self: find and delete old PB account.” I shuddered when I thought about the pictures … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Random Thoughts, Social Media
Tagged facebook, google+, myspace, page, profile, Social Media, social-profile, twitter, xanga
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A Startup Life is the Life for Me
I’ve wanted to work with a startup for a couple of years now. I applied for a few positions and watched enviously as companies hired only within “The Valley.” I can’t move cross-country due to my daughter being under eighteen. … Continue reading
Posted in Community Management, Social Media
Tagged act-mobile, actmobile, build-community, community-manage, dash-office, dashoffice, startup
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Stop Selling and Get Social
This morning started out no differently than any other. I showered and dressed, straightened up our apartment and decided what to cook for dinner. I then fired up the computer and headed out to the porch with my iPhone to … Continue reading
Posted in Community Management, Musings, Random Thoughts, Rants, Social Media
Tagged community, facebook, marketing, networking, Social Media, twitter
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Showtime About to be in a Customer Service Nightmare
If you live in the social space, you know that San Diego Comic Con is going on right now. This is a big event, folks. There are like – a bajillion people in attendance. Anyone who is anyone is there … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
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Social Gaming Should NOT be in Your Media Plan
Oy Vey. I read an article earlier that made my mouth hit the floor. I’m pretty sure I whispered an expletive or three. The author lists seven reasons why your brand “must” incorporate some type of social game in order … Continue reading
Posted in Community Management, Rants, Social Media
Tagged brand, community, marketing, ROI, social-game, social-marketing
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Why Do You Need a Virtual Assistant?
Let’s face it: there simply are not enough hours in the day for you to get everything accomplished. It doesn’t matter how organized you are nor how many lists you make – things happen. Calls and emails come in. Clients … Continue reading
Posted in Virtual Assistant
Tagged admin-assistant, assistant, remote-work, VA, virtual-assistant, work-from-home
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Community Management: Marketing or Customer Service?
Let me preface this post by explaining just a little of my background. I am not a snob – but I do have very set opinions of what a Community Manager is and does. I began my CM career as … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts, Rants, Social Media
Tagged brand-evangelist, CM, community, community-manager, marketing, PR, product
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How Should Celebrities be Using Social Media?
We all know that celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher have taken to social media sites in a very big way over the past year. We see stars coming from all industries carrying millions of fans and followers. Many of these … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged aplusk, ashton-kutcher, PR, shawn-michaels, Social Media, social-marketing, twitter
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