The train started to move. I sat quietly, completely aware. More aware of being on the train than I have been in a long time. More aware because my biggest source of distraction - my phone - was inadvertently left home. Instead of aiming for a panicked rush back in[...]
Have you heard the news? Facebook is killing how we connect with our audience. Ok, maybe I am being a little dramatic, but not by much. Some people are blaming Edgerank, an algorithm developed by Facebook to govern what is displayed and how high on people's news[...]
Re-branding my site and bringing it to life was a catharsis for me. I was full of apprehension and insecurity over it. Afraid that I would somehow let down the many people who have supported me thus far. And that's what is so interesting about change, isn't it?[...]
I am going to do something here that I rarely ever do on my blog, even when covering the issue of brand/blogger relationships: I am going to focus on a "group" of people, a group whose very definition has eluded brands and marketers for years: Latinos/Hispanics/Lat[...]
The following is what I hope is helpful information for not only bloggers, but also for agencies and brands who pitch us.read more[...]
This past week I went through a couple of days of "I don't know if I want to do this anymore". Yup. Like most bloggers and certainly most writers, or really anyone working as a freelancer, you go through a moment of temporary despair. Granted, in my defense, I wa[...]
So the other day, I walked into the offices of my local newspaper. Through the process of endless emails, and follow up emails to check if he got my emails, and follow up emails to confirm that he got the follow up to the email that I had initially sent, he finally[...]
Ok. Let me clarify: I didn't sing with actor, singer Tyrese Gibson - at the same time - but he performed on the same stage, on the same night that I performed at the Apollo's Amateur Night. At the time I was a single mom, and too old already to be seriously consid[...]
A news story released on CBS This Morning of an interview Dr. Ian Smith, author of the book "Happy: Simple Steps for Getting The Most Out of Life" over a survey linking wellness and happiness as a result of vacation. Dr. Smith points out that Americans get the[...]
As I sit here typing this, I am enveloped in the joy of having just dropped my little baby boy (5 years old) at school. He was looking pretty handsome in his dress shirt and excited for picture day. I thought it funny that he chose to stand next to his teacher at t[...]
