Tag: friendship
The R2-D2 & C-3PO Friendship Necklace For Geeky Besties
Now that I've seen this friendship necklace, I'll never look twice at those other ones that are just regular hearts. If you are a geek with a geek bestie, you are going to love this. One of the most special friendships, well, from a droid perspective, is the friendship between R2-D2 and C-3PO. They ...
How To: Recognize A Potential IRL Friend On Twitter
There is much controversy, even today, about whether it's possible to have real friends who come solely from Internet platforms. Indeed, there are still some naysayers who do or don't use social media who don't believe any real friends can come from it. I have to wholeheartedly disagree. Finding fri ...
3 Tips To Regain Focus: Stop Wasting All Your Time Online
If you're like me, time just slips away from you when you are online. You think you are just going to spend a few minutes replying to some people and posting a few short status updates and then you will be on your way to other tasks. However, before you know it, it's been a whole hour or maybe even ...
Why It’s Important To Complete Your Twitter Profile
What's the first thing that pops into your head when you think about following someone on Twitter? Their profile, right? You want to see what the person is about, and if they posted a personal avatar of themselves as well. When you take the time to fill out your bio on Twitter and write little bits ...
Twitter’s 30 Most Eligible Bachelors
We always hear about couples meeting on Facebook. Apparently Facebook is a very handy dating tool, and it seems like every week I read about how that site is either reuniting past lovers, breaking up marriages or nurturing new relationships. According to Chadwick Martin Bailey, a market research fir ...
Living A Life On Facebook: The Path Of Online Dating
Just as we are all in the midst of discussing the new giant Google+'s amazing march towards becoming one of the larges social networking services, there is something that caught at least my eyes. At first I didn't think much about it, but as I started watching, it brought a whole new level of realit ...
How To: Turn Rain Puddles Into Duck Ponds
Most people don't like rainy days. I really like them, but I'm kinda strange like that. I love how rain smells, and how it feels. Have you ever noticed that when you stand outside immediately after a rainstorm, it is quieter than usual? When was the last time you shared an umbrella with a stranger? ...
Don’t Be A Dork: Proper High Five Etiquette
On Friday, my Twitter friend @JessicaNorthey started a new series on her blog called Finger Candy High 5 Friday. According to her, "It's a day and place to showcase people online who are doing great stuff in their respective communities and industries." I'm all about promoting our social media colle ...
Our Emotions Expressed Through Vivid Photography
I've been writing a lot lately about artists who use their talent to creatively illustrate their daily lives and experiences. To be able to draw a picture of a feeling or emotion is truly a gift since it involves injecting that feeling into the artwork itself. It's easier said than done I'm sure.
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Stuff Nobody Tells Us About Life Illustrated
I love it when artists find a way to incorporate the life lessons they've learned through their experiences into creative illustrations and visuals. An example of this is in the article In A Perfect World: Life's Daily Annoyances Illustrated.
Another artist who creates "life illustrations" is Ale ...
Over Or Under: The Great Toilet Paper Dispute
When you think of the biggest toilet paper debate, you probably think of something worthwhile like the debate about whether or not it's important to use toilet paper made from recycled paper products, right? Well now that toilet paper manufactures are making toilet paper with green material that is ...
3 Ways Social Media Teaches Us About Forgiveness
The word forgiveness means different things to different people. For me, forgiveness is a huge part of maintaining a happy life. I once heard someone say that if we withhold forgiveness, it's like allowing a snake to bite us over and over again. It's such a heavy burden to hold onto any negative tho ...
5 Kinds Of Twitter Hugs & What They Reveal About You
Hugs are one of those fun things in life that mean different things to different people. For some, a hug is nothing more than a very nice hello or goodbye. For others, a hug can be a sign of affection and love. At times, a hug is full of chemistry and attraction. Other times, it's simply comforting ...
7 Steps: The Evolution Of A Social Media Friendship
I remember back in the day (2009), I wrote many articles about how to build real friendships in social media. Back then; people were skeptical that it could be done. However, since then, we've grown as a whole in our knowledge about the complexities and the magic of social media. By now, most peo ...
A Delicious Treat: 40 Proof Chocolate Milk
It's a mixture of vodka and chocolate milk... in Atlanta, we call this "Mommy Juice." This is such a cute story of how Facebook combined with friendship launched a successful business that has been featured in the news in cities all over the States.
Almost everyone loves chocolate milk, right? ...