Early this week I posted a video of Michelle Obama speaking about healthcare. This is a touchy subject, I guess...with a lot of misinformation and disagreement. I'm leaning toward the passage of the bill...and I also think a public option is a good idea (after all, my mother is on... Read more →

Anyone who follows me on Facebook knows that I whine and complain about it all the time. It rarely does what I want it to. The apps work periodically, but mostly, not at all. And, clicking links in Facebook often freezes my system. That said, I have become a convert.... Read more →

Halloween is quickly approaching which happens to fall on a Saturday this year, so there definitely will be an increase in trick-or-treaters and in parties. So if you haven't gotten your costume, or your kid's costume yet, there's still time. According to shopping search engine, SortPrice.com, here are the most... Read more →

Once upon a time in America women were Moms who stayed home and lived in the kitchen. They bandaged bruised elbows, served cookies and cocoa and made sure the dust bunnies were banished to the wastebasket. That was once upon a time. I was a child then. And, that person... Read more →

I was about to go on stage to speak at a conference when a woman ran up to me. She was completely out of breath and she stammered, "I'm on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. I've been sending out Tweets for months and no one ever responds! What am I supposed to do about this?? I'm just wasting my time! I've wasted so much time!" Read more →

I'm a fan of our First Lady, I openly and honestly want you to know that. I have been a fan of all of our First Ladies, regardless of political persuasion. Well, I wasn't much taken with Hillary, back in the day, but I've come around. Today, I wanted to... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Recently Yvonne asked - via FB - what terms we preferred when talking about social media - did we grok and rock with "social media expert" for example. My reply (as regular readers would know) is that I don't like the "e" word.... Read more →

This week I was on a conference call set up by Maria Shriver - you know, Arnold's wife, and a Kennedy at heart? She invited bloggers and 30 of us called in. Now, I'm name-dropping on purpose because Maria has partnered with some key people (celebs and other 'well-known' names)... Read more →

As the month of October is starting to wind down we've all probably seen our share of "Pink Promotions" with October being known as Breast Cancer Awareness month. Back towards the beginning of September I wrote this post about the cause in which I highlighted a great online promotion --... Read more →

We discuss women's issues here, in addition to social media advice, and marketing to women online. The issues I tackle are ones I consider too important to ignore, and this is one. I hope all of my readers are acutely aware of the gang rape incident which happened to Jamie... Read more →