Why not spend a couple of hours with really unpleasant people? No? Well, I did so you don’t have to do so. Yes, intrepid movie pal Peg and I headed over to the Spectrum, fortified by a good lunch at the Fountain. As many of you know, I am a happy user of “The Facebook”…
Category: social media
BitchBuzz: The Whiteboard Meme
My latest column on this week’s internet wildfire: Why the “White Board Girl” Meme Was So Popular By K.A. Laity The link that launched a million laughs has, perhaps predictably, been exposed as a hoax. The Gawker gleefully “exposed” the pranksters and a lot of #HOPA tweets were predictably misogynist in their tone as they…
eBooks: No longer the future
They’re the PRESENT! Yeah, Mashable has a story about how Kindle books are outselling hardcovers on Amazon and the L. A. Times has a long article on how ebooks are transforming the reading experience. Even most authors are prepared for the need to push the various electronic editions, but we’re still figuring out the best…
BitchBuzz: Hate Facebook?
My latest column at BitchBuzz.com: It’s the end of the world as we know it! Where’s Buffy?! She’s averted several apocalypses (apocalypseé? apocalypso?) already. Cameron’s behind this somehow, or Goldman-Sachs, I bet. Oh, wait — it’s only Zuckerberg? For a minute there, I was worried. Yes, as the guys at Wired have warned us, Facebook…
In Anticipation of Women’s Month
Last year’s celebration of women during Women’s History Month went so well, I’d like to invite participants to be guest bloggers for this March. All you need to do is pick a day and send me (in advance, please) a blog post. Please feel free to link to your own work or sites that are…
SMBTV #4
I rolled myself out of bed early for the fourth Social Media Breakfast for Tech Valley. This meeting focused on blogging and coordinator Amy Mengel had as guests Lara Kulpa, Christina Gleason, Amanda Magee, and as moderator, All Over Albany‘s Greg Dahlmann. My college’s Communications Department sponsored the event (and they’re hoping to host the…
BitchBuzz: Social Media Disenchantment
My latest column for BitchBuzz, about the disenchantment toward social media by some people who had hoped it would make them rich. I’m particularly pleased that Cate used the picture from All About Eve, that I suggested. Love that film! There’s a great passage in Marilyn French’s The Women’s Room where her character Val captures…
BitchBuzz: Harried in 140 Characters
My latest column for BitchBuzz is up. Here’s a taste: With the mainstream blossoming of social media sites on the web, a lot of writers I know are tweeting, Facebooking, blogging, linking and commenting everywhere they possibly can in order to get the word out on their books. A book launch is no longer a…