Living a non-conventional lifestyle ain’t easy

Posted on October 21st, 2009

I first discovered Chris Guillebeau at a social media training earlier this year – I checked out his blog and really liked his messages. Very inspiring and against the grain, they grab your heart strings and give you hope to leap from the normal way of thinking and challenge yourself. His website has lots of [...]

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Local promotional products company builds community through Twitter

Posted on October 1st, 2009

I met Gary originally through Biznik.com and was happy to see his company on Twitter shortly after. In a world where everyone wants something customized, ImageWear Solutions provides a plethora of items, including many eco-friendly wares. Check out his site and read the interview below to learn how small businesses can build community through social [...]

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Chatting with one of the Wealthy Freelancers

Posted on September 17th, 2009

I’ve been reading the “The Wealthy Freelancer” for over a year and have learned some great tips to improve my business. Ed Gandia was one of the founders of this site and is a freelance copywriter, wanting to help others break free of the corporate world and become a freelancer. Definitely a thought leader [...]

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Social Media making the world a better place

Posted on September 9th, 2009

In 2006, I began folding cranes for world peace. Learning to fold origami cranes is challenging so I put an ad on LiveJournal. A nice lady offered to teach me in exchange for coffee and a scone and so we spent an hour folding cranes until I got the hang of it. I continued to [...]

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the inside scoop on a farmer’s life

Posted on August 31st, 2009

I started following tykerman1 on Twitter a few months ago. I found out about him through an article about how farmers use Twitter to fight the boredom of being on the tractor all day.  Growing on a dairy myself, I could see the benefits and how it would help with some of the more lonely [...]

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