It’s Been Five Days, Yet I Still Haven’t Removed That Bookmark
Five days ago, you could say I committed the gravest of social media sins by deleting my Facebook account. I have yet to fully acclimate to my new, non-Facebook life. For instance, if my Google Reader should run dry and my Twitter feed update slowly, I’m tempted to click on that Facebook bookmark. I want … Read more
Worth the Read
Secretly, this girl is using an iPad. Which is why I’m going to be listing websites you should be reading regularly: College Media Matters | Student journalist? Casual observer of student media? Then this blog is worth a look. Recently they examined SCOTUS nominee Elena Kagan’s stint at her college newspaper. Dallas Dirt | Perhaps … Read more
How I Learned to Stop Making Excuses and Leave Facebook
I believe it was during my senior year in high school when I first joined Facebook. Perhaps my junior year–it’s been so long, I can’t be quite certain. Facebook was the new social media wunderkind on the Internet playground. I wasn’t that impressed. What am I supposed to do with this thing, anyways? Facebook was … Read more
How to Write an Effective Email
Sometimes I receive random emails. I keep getting emails from the Galveston Historical Society, I get emails about webinars, and then there’s the occasional PR pitch. But today’s email takes the cake. Entitled “the estate tax,” it’s from a guy in Frisco who rails against the weathly: These inheritance rich families, and their bankers, lawyers, … Read more
Having Fun with Google Suggestions
Just because. Here’s what I learned today, from Google suggestions.
Freeze Punk!
Ok, ok. You’ve got me cornered. I’ve been neglecting my blog. But it’s because I’ve been working for The Daily Campus, writing stories, blogging and working on the Web site. And tweeting. But you guys should know that I’m pretty dedicated to Twitter (much more than this blog, apparently).
