by Whitney | Jun 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Social Media and the internet are reinventing and repurposing language. The most obvious example is that when you say “Joe is my friend”, we no longer know what sort of relationship that is. Are you Twitter friends? Are you Facebook friends? Would you...
by Whitney | May 3, 2014 | community, education, friends, happiness
Moms tend to put themselves last on the list of things that need to be taken care of and maintained. Too many women put off regular health screenings as a result, but that can put you at even greater risk for more serious problems. For example, if breast cancers are...
by Whitney | Feb 16, 2012 | friends, Uncategorized
Like many women, I have a tendency to place myself last on my “to do” list. Things like haircuts and personal upkeep get put off until it becomes a more urgent matter. Even routine health checks occasionally get left by the wayside, small things brushed...
by Whitney | Mar 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
It seems like anytime I shop in a store or hear a commercial, a brand or commercial entity of one sort or another asks me to become a fan or a friend on Facebook and to follow them on Twitter. As someone who tries to help businesses figure out how to use social media...
by Whitney | Aug 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
This is something I think about often- on the web, we have our own vernacular- a local language, a lingo- words that have different shades of meaning than they do to the rest of the world. Yet the way we use language and talk about things matters, and it can clarify...
