A G+ Experiment

A G+ Experiment

Google+ is new and growing very quickly. I have enjoyed being an early adopter and learning from others as we figure out ways to engage and connect on this new platform. But many of the people I have connected with on Twitter and Facebook are not active on G+ yet....
Do You Need to Use Google+?

Do You Need to Use Google+?

Over the weekend, I got a Facebook note from my friend Garry Trammell. He wrote: ” Have a couple of questions for you, when you have time to respond. I suspect you have been spending some time with Google + and I wonder what value you find with it. I’ve...
Bibliophiles and Bookworms

Bibliophiles and Bookworms

A couple of weekends ago, my family and I spent some time at our favorite thrift stores. We all love browsing for books. I chose a stack of books two feet high —including Guy Kawasaki’s Rules for Revolutionaries— for less than the price of one new book. When I...
Time, Social Media, and Real Life

Time, Social Media, and Real Life

Yesterday, I asked a question on our Facebook fan page “What is your favorite social media platform?” So far, the responses are split pretty evenly between Twitter and Facebook, with only a couple of people saying that Google+ is their favorite. (Add your...
Abandoned or Postponed?

Abandoned or Postponed?

My oldest daughter is turning ten next Sunday. This decade, my first decade as a mother, has passed impossibly fast. Earlier this year, I had a big idea. I planned to write a book for my daughter as a gift for her birthday. She is a voracious reader and she loves to...