Archive for March, 2008
Monday, March 17th, 2008
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I have been tagged by Julie Joyce, one of my favorite SEO Chicks, to do the Meme,
"
8
Random things About Me". Being a huge fan of all the SEO Chicks I was
more than a little excited about participating in this Meme. So, here are 8 Random
things about Me.
8 Random things you didn’t Know about Me
- I have a HUGE fear of failure. And, it appears that in
worrying constantly about failing I rarely, if ever, enjoy the rewards of
success.
- I love puzzles. I don’t have much time to enjoy them these
days, but I really love a challenging Jigsaw puzzle. I love them so much that
once I start one I can’t stand ANYONE touching them. This is probably because I want
to say that I completed it myself. One time I noticed someone had touched
my puzzle… I immediately went out and bought two huge shopping bags of jigsaw
puzzles. I had toddler puzzles all the way up to challenging adult puzzles.
This way there was no need for anyone to touch my puzzle…. they can easily
find their own puzzle to put together without touching mine.
- I love making people smile - Truly…. I love it!! I would
rather make people smile than doing something for myself. It gives me such
a good feeling to see a smile on someone’s face and knowing that I have the
ability to make someone happy.
- Tennis is my Sport of Choice - I love to play tennis!!
Am I any good? I think so…. But, even if I wasn’t I wouldn’t care. That’s how
much I love it… I just want to be playing. Last summer I bought my 11 year
old all the supplies he needed to play tennis. Did he ask for them? No. But,
this way I could have a tennis player available whenever I was ready to play. Good thing
he loves to play too.
- My Best Friend is my Younger Sister - And, she is one of
the most talented
and beautiful people that I know. I credit her for my online success as
she is the one who introduced me to Web Design years ago. Plus, she is one
of the few people that on a very difficult day could make me laugh till I
cry or pee my pants…. whatever comes first.
My sister Rachel, my father, and myself. I was six.
- I give birth to Monster Babies - No lie. My largest baby
was my daughter. Hannah weighed 11 pounds 12
1/4 ounces and she was born the
OLD FASHIONED WAY a week earlier than planned. The doctors had no idea how
large she was until she was born. It reminds me how amazing the human body is.
My daughter at a couple minutes old. 11 lbs. 12.25 oz.
- I love Musicals!! - They are amazing to watch and I leave
feeling totally satisfied. Musicals are filled with multi-talented people
and I love watching that. It reminds me of the wonderful times I would spend
with my Grandma. Her and I would sit and watch old movies together. You know,
the movies with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. I loved watching movies with her.
- I have a Chronic Illness - Up until this point only a very
few people know about this fact. I got very sick in July of 2006 and finally
in August of 2007 I was diagnosed with Systemic
Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of
the body, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys and brain.
My immune system is overactive and attacks my own body parts. Unfortunately,
the form of Lupus I have is the most severe…. my immune system is attacking
my Central
Nervous System and Brain. The diagnosis is still quite new and I am trying
to deal with how my life has changed and will continue to change. I continue
to morn the person I was prior to diagnosis and that is one of the hardest
things I had to go through thus far. Some days I feel quite well while other
days it is so difficult just to get out of the bed in the morning.
So, there you go…. 8 random things about me. Some you might not have known
and others you might wish you still didn’t know about me. But, like it or not……
it’s me.
Thank you so much Julie for tagging me for this meme. I am tagging the following three for this Meme:
Social Media Mom
, Taylor Pratt &
Sean Maney
Shana-Albert, social-media, meme, Julie-Joyce
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
I have a little secret…. I’m the tooth fairy. It’s true. And, guess what
else?! I’m also Santa Clause, The Easter Bunny, and Cupid.
Last week my 6 year old daughter, Hannah lost one of her front teeth and just
yesterday she lost the other front tooth. She is missing both of her front teeth
and as I stare at her beautiful face and her cute smile I realize how special this time is for her…. and for me for that matter. I haven’t seen her gums like this since she was an infant. And, it reminds me that she is growing up and how quickly the time goes.
So, as I do with all of my children when they lose a tooth I become the tooth
fairy. I grab my wings, tiara and wand from my "special closet". These
items sit next to my Santa, Easter Bunny, Cupid as they do for most parents.
These are roles that I am proud to hold and it got me thinking….
How has the introduction of Web 2.0 changed these Special Days for the Kids?
How Web 2.0 adds Pizzazz to our Children’s Holidays
Tooth Fairy
Easter & the Easter Bunny
St. Valentine’s Day & Cupid
- Try and Catch
Cupid
- St. Valentine’s Online
Kissing Game - I virtually kissed a frog to find out if I will spend my
days in the castle…. I found out that the frog turned into a gross gator.
YUK!!
- Kids can ask The Love
Duck questions and get answers.
- Kids can make a Virtual
Valentine’s Cake for their Friends or for their Parents.
Christmas & Santa Claus
Web 2.0 isn’t going to change the fact that usually around 8 years of age children
start wondering if these characters are real or not. It’s sad, but it’s true…..
children will figure it out. I actually had this discussion on Twitter
earlier today and found some interesting
ways that children found out that these Holiday Characters weren’t who they
thought they were. They were, in fact, their parents. There is no interactive
website that will change this fact. The only thing we can do is help our children
believe in the imaginary for as long as we can.
All of the above amazing Web 2.0 methods for kids to enjoy the Holidays doesn’t
change the fact that Parents will remain involved in helping their children
believe in the "Imaginary". But, I believe that these sites add a
bit to the excitement of the holidays. And, it doesn’t mean that as a parent
I am not going to stick to tradition…. I enjoy my many roles as a Mom. And,
my dress-up clothes are not going anywhere!! I loved dressing up as a child
and I still love dressing as an adult…. I wouldn’t change that for the World.
So, as I hang up my Tooth Fairy Wings, Tiara and Wand until the next missing
tooth in my household I am already dusting off my Easter Bunny Suit, pulling
out the plastic eggs, baskets and easter grass from the closet. But, I can guarantee
that a little Easter 2.0 will be on the way too…. nothing like a good Online
Easter Egg Hung to prepare the Kids for the real thing.
web 2.0 holidays kids children holiday fun games activities tooth+fairy easter valentines easter+bunny
Posted in Blogging, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, Web 2.0, Web 2.0 Basics | 8 Comments »
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Each year coinciding with a major SEM event, The
Internet
Marketers of NY throw a Manhattan party bash to benefit a deserving charity.
This year during
Search
Engine Strategies New York, the event’s sponsor
Best
of the Web ran a friendly poll where “advocates” ran unofficial
social media campaigns, amongst SEOs and other communities, to help
choose
the lucky charity to receive the funds.
Jennifer Laycock, advocate of the HMBANA
Milk Bank was in the process of kicking everybody’s asses with a
miraculous come from behind Rally. This Grand Master of Mommy Links (and
industry luminary) was sending out twitter blasts in 10-minute increments and
had taken the lead.
Jennifer timed it perfectly, waited until the last minute, worked it, and was poised to bring the loot home for the Milk Bank. Which, let me just say, is an amazing charity. HMBANA Milk Bank is able to provide breast milk to premature babies who are in desperate need of the extra nutrition. Being the amazing Mommy that she is, it is no wonder that Jennifer battled to the last minute for her Charity of choice.
Then aimClear and all the other Lymphoma
supporters roared back with SearchEngineWatch
and aimClearBlog
posts, StumbleUpon, email, and PM campaigns to the far corners of the earth.
(Does that guy ever sleep?) You see, 3 years ago Marty
survived Lymphoma Stage 3B, so this cause is also close to his heart.
The other contestant-charities were Camp
Interactive and the National
Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease advocated by Sara
Holoubek and Mel
Carson respectively. These are very worthy causes, which help a LOT of good
folks out. Congratulations and thank you to all the bloggers who participated
in supporting. We hope to see you at the party on March 18th during SES. (details
here)
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