Monthly Archives: June 2010
How I Became the Popsicle Girl
Taking the long way home on my daily stroll so as not to feel rushed to eat my daily DQ Blizzard, I noticed ahead of me a few young chaps who I often notice loitering around my neighborhood. Fiercely consuming … Continue reading
Detroit Bloggers on the Big Screen at DWIFF
This week I had the honor of talking with my friend Matthew Stanton, whose new film Memoirs of a Blogger premieres at 7pm on Saturday, June 26 at the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival. Based on a true story, Memoirs is a short film about Alex, a blogger who covers the social scene in our fair town. Continue reading
I Love Detroit Video Contest Entry
Making a video for Garden Court’s “I Love Detroit” Video Contest was a far more meaningful experience than I expected it to be. I can’t wait to explain how I wound up with the final product. Though I missed the entry deadline, the circumstances that kept me from completing and submitting the video on time were also the conditions that allowed this project to be personally significant. Continue reading
Tweetin’ Ain’t Easy: My First Experience With Social Media Marketing
There are two lessons I have learned over the past month that I feel confident claiming: The first is that my own experience volunteering for the Detroit Wig Out has given me a new level of appreciation for the expertise and careers of so many of my dear friends and acquaintances. The second lesson is that my effort as a social media marketer has allowed me to distinguish knowing from doing in a very direct way. Continue reading