Making Social Media Work For You
Image: Paige Hogan for Third Wave Fashion To many people, social media is a game, one that almost isn’t worth playing because success is difficult to measure. Yes, the more followers or fans you have, the better it looks, but without meaningful relationships in that community, the numbers don’t mean anything. Advice flowed from the panel of industry experts that Third Wave Fashion put together, … Continue reading Making Social Media Work For You
The Art of Alienation: Photo Series
What makes something beautiful is always left to the individual, but what makes a photo great is entirely different. The strongest pieces don’t inspire happy feelings, but rather force you to question what is happening. To go a step further the question must be based on your own self reflection, and not the piece in front of you. To me, that is what makes a … Continue reading The Art of Alienation: Photo Series
Wedding Stress: A Broken Calm
11 days out, and we’re looking for a break in the storm. Before I go much further, Paige and I have offered our thoughts and appropriate condolences to the people of Japan, primarily Kyoto, that were affected by Typhoon Man-Yi which forced hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate their houses before the storm’s 3 inches an hour filled the streets with the swollen Katsura. … Continue reading Wedding Stress: A Broken Calm
Millennials: We Majored in Snark
Image: Paige Hogan What’s up with the hype on millennials? Yeah, I’m one too, but why are there so many stories coming out about the “laziest” generation of Americans? Because the thing we’re best at is sideways snark. You may even be able to say that above the title on the degree that left us with $40,000 in debt, we should get credit for developing … Continue reading Millennials: We Majored in Snark
Writing: Killing Creativity
Image: Paige Hogan Journalists and PR pros alike have one problem that they all have to deal with. AP-style. The written laws passed down from the journalistic gods of yesteryear. A style taught and mandated to ensure that editing would be easier for publishers, to streamline the news and breaking stories. The problem with AP-style, and I know I’m not the only one that feels … Continue reading Writing: Killing Creativity
The Cursed Double Standard
The one skill that every person seems to have mastered is the double standard. Who has taken that skill to the next level? Politicians, especially of the American type, seem to be the best at speaking out of every side of their mouths, but they never know what to do when someone calls them on it. Today’s example came from the ultimate slap in the … Continue reading The Cursed Double Standard
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