Talk to me in 140 Characters

This post will be brought to you in true twitter fashion - 140 characters or less.

The #140conf in LA is at the Kodak Theater.  It is 17 different shades of amazing to be in the building where the Academy Awards are held.

When the theater was empty I moved from seat to seat putting my bottom in the spots occupied by movie greats.  Think Jack Nicholson minds?

There are 140 ‘characters’ speaking at the #140conf in 2 days….many for only 5-10 minutes - and if you go long?  Music kicks you off stage.

Easily one of the most intelligent, well spoken women in the universe - @ariannahuff.  Fascinating to listen to her at #140conf

I’m in a special kind of heaven doing interviews ALL DAY for @devriespr. We want u to feel like u’re here. Check it out http://bit.ly/3Tz94y

Is it wrong to be filled with child-like giddiness at the prospect of more interviews tomorrow at #140conf? Want to be on camera? Find me.

I’ll be the girl with the microphone….well, one of them.  I’m the tallish, long-haired one at the @devriespr Buzz Lounge.

How do you use twitter?  How should individuals, brands & PR companies be involved? Have you seen something amazing happen via social media?

That’s it for now - I’ll be back with more updates tomorrow.  Find me and all the latest updates on www.youtube.com/devriespr

I #blamedrewscancer for the lights going out. I’m amazed @ the power of @ohdoctah ’s voice. I ate THE best cupcakes in @devriespr Buzz Lounge

I am living one of my dreams.  I thank social media and @devriespr for making this #140conf-event-video-update process happen.

Dear Social Media,

Friend - you are a crap shoot.

You are a giver and a taker. 

You have put me back in touch with friends from days gone by(thanks Facebook!), but you have also opened the doors to less savory (though flattering) events.

I never expected to see and hear from some of those High School folks again - but I am loving the reconnection. Wait….you’re a mom?  A dad?  And you have kids the age WE WERE when I last saw you?  Crazy.

And the college crew - how mind-blowing to watch them come out of the woodwork with husbands, wives and kids.

To say nothing of my new circle of social media gurus - men and women, mommy bloggers, women entrepreneurs, and work at home gals - all new friends.

Twitter.  Ning.  StumbleUpon.  I Digg you all.

And then of course, there are our new friends in the Czech Republic. You see, since my family was unwittingly made the poster-children for a local grocery store - I’ve been getting visits from all over the world.

And, hey, new visitors - thanks for stopping by….I know you came to see this:

the  ’wow-did-that-really-happen-story”, but I like making new friends - feel free to come by again.

You can also see a few other versions of the story by clicking here, or here and here if you speak other languages.

Twitter brings out the Sun

I don’t claim to know why everyone uses Twitter, but I can certainly suggest (beyond SEO, traffic or promotion of any kind) why you should.

For inspiration. To feel connected.  For advice.

This morning, I awoke to another cloudy, rainy day.  Desperate to avoid another Monday (or, as it turns out, my early Tuesday), I jumped on Twitter and said,

“Anyone have any sunshine to share?”

Wouldn’t you know - there were A LOT of people willing to spread a little sunshine. (and a few who wished they could but didn’t have any to spare.)

@luannarodham decided to make me laugh (and she did!)She wrote: @ExtraordMommy Here’s something funny. My 7yr. boy says that he can tell girl dogs from boy dogs because girl dogs have eye brows.

@GaneshiX offered : @ExtraordMommy This fresh cup of coffee is awfully sunshiny to me!

@4thQtrCoach flattered: @ExtraordMommy Here’s some sunshine. Our friend @DixieDynamite says YOU are a great #stl connector!

and my new friend @NTFFC  (No Time For Flash Cards) sent the sun right over: @ExtraordMommy Here is some sun for you ! http://tinyurl.com/d9hg8s

As soon as I went to her site, I decided a good copy-cat project was in order and Delaney couldn’t wait to get started.

All I needed was a paper plate, some glue, construction paper and scissors. Thank heavens I had it all.

Voila!  Instant Sunshine!

 

I was so excited we had this sunshiney Mommy-Daughter time, I started singing the song on NoTimeForFlashCards’ site.  And Delaney couldn’t help but be drawn in.

Friends - use Twitter for anything!  Ask for computer advice, request jokes, tell a story, MAKE FRIENDS.

I am. And I LOVE it.