Since it’s 2004 inception, Facebook has grown to become a popular medium to express social concern. When terrorists bombed Paris, everyone changed their profile pic in support. When a lion in Zimbabwe was killed, the Cecil movement began. The Orlando shooting at a gay nightclub, Boston Marathon bombing, mass school shootings….all horrific events, all protested(…)
According to Bloomberg, Snapchat has passed 150 million users a day. That’s more than Twitter (136 milli estimated). Not bad for a social platform birthed less than 6 years ago. In this short time frame, Snapchat has built it’s $19 billion network on the popularity of young users. Website, comScore.com estimates 69 percent of U.S. smartphone users(…)
A few years ago I made the decision to go back to school. I was 39, divorced, and had 2 kids. That might sound crazy scary but it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Growing up in the 80’s I watched my dad work in Corporate America. He earned an MBA from(…)
With 304 million active daily users, Twitter is a monster machine for promoting, connecting, and staying informed. Every second around 6,000 tweets are tweeted. That’s an average of over 350,000 tweets per minute, 500 million tweets per day and 200 billion tweets per year(!). Twitter is 140-character magic. Although it has changed a bit since its 2006 debut, one(…)
I spent most of my life being a pleaser….wanting to make others happy, avoiding confrontation, going with the flow, over-nurturing men in relationships, putting myself last, etc. Then this wonderful thing happened: I turned 40 years old. As if on cue all of the above ceased. I really felt a change (no, not THE change…at(…)
There is never a perfect time to go back to school. It’s a decision you have to be firm about. Technology has really changed the way we learn. When I decided to go back to school for my MBA it had been 15 years since I had taken a college class. I put my Thornton(…)
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! January 1st is the day we are all optomistic and ready for change. A new outlook on life, love, career, family, and attitude is a key ingredient for the New Year. In addition to that, there are some foods that many believe will help start this new beginning off right. Many will(…)
I love sports! The only thing I love more than sports is cupcakes watching sports with my kids. There are so many life lessons to be learned via athletics: teamwork, resilience, and work ethic to name a few. Tennessee Titans football fan and mom, Rosemary Plorin took her 9 year old daughter to see an NFL(…)
September 11, 2001 changed our Nation and our World in many ways. It gave new meaning to the term 9-11. Please take a moment to remember the 2996 innocent people who lost their lives: parents, husbands, wives, children, grandchildren & loved ones. Reflect and teach your kids about 9/11. Though, it was a day of mourning(…)
James Harrison knows a thing or two about hard work and sports. He was a walk-on football player at Kent State. He went undrafted in the NFL. As an undrafted free agent he was signed and released several times before finally making it with the Steelers. In 2008 he was the NFL’s Defensive Player of(…)