Where Are You On This?
The Blog Herald shared an infographic from Go-Gulf.com on the demographics for popular social networks. Quick Takeaway: Pinterest is gaining momentum fast, the average user is worth about $118 on Facebook, and users 26-34 are the heaviest users. Not surprisingly, Facebook led the pack with number of users. The average user is on social networks…
One Word: Change
The only thing constant in this life is change. A long standing catch phrase that reflects the truth in today’s communications for business. Listen to what you are hearing around the groundswell of the internet. You can’t keep up with all the changes! The term Digital Darwinism was coined by Brian Solis. It means the…
Right Here at Home
I have a great job. I get to tell stories, share them all over town and on the internet. Every once and awhile I get to share the stories with kids. Last Friday there were 55 Girl Scouts from Sheffield Iowa who came out to Maysville School and the Old Stone House to hear our…
Invisible Children in Hampton Iowa
Cornerstone Cottage Kids is a local business in Hampton, Iowa. They cater to parents of children and provide toys, books, clothing and all with an educational bent and a lot of fun. This weekend they were very serious. We are honored to have this guest post. Kony 2012 Hampton Iowa Memorial Day Weekend Action Joseph…
Students, smarter than the average bear
Today I had a Skype conversation with a group of students at Sioux Central in Iowa. Their teacher, Mrs. Olson, helped to arrange it and sent me the above Fotobabble. These girls will be helping to bring National Geographic to Iowa. And yes, they DO MATTER. (two points to you if you know what…
Road trip on the Internet
I’m a local girl who’s turning 57 on June 1. What can I find in North Central Iowa to do? I set up a Google Alert for “Hampton Iowa” and here’s what I’ve found so far there. Finding Kind movie screening at the Surf . I googled ‘things to do in North Central Iowa’ and…
Project 52: Mothers
What a perfect time to talk about mothers! Project 52 is a venture I joined to take a picture every week around a particular subject. I’ve sucked at it really, yet I continue to follow along and post as I can. I think life is like that too. We follow along and do what we…
Put that cigarette out
Another emergency room visit with my mom. She’s 82 and in frail health. Today a doctor told us only ten years of smoking can set you up for a massive fail later in life. Heart problems, lungs decrease in efficiency and eventually can stop working. For all of you smokers out there…quit. Suck it up…
Locals Weigh In on #TravelMidwest
Many people have weighed in on the conversation with National Geographic on why they should visit Iowa in their trek across the United States. Here’s just a few comments received from blog posts, facebook comments and twitter. But none of the glitz and glamour found in the big cities feeds my soul like quiet…
Why Do You Love the Midwest?
I live in the Midwest. Along with 60 million other people. That’s a lot of people. Yet we often get referred to as the fly over states. The payusnonevermind location. The “why do you want to go there” states. A group of us (Iowans) think the people that believe like that are wrong. Just plain…