Posted by Donna Talarico on Mar 23, 2009
Q. What does one do, if they are a social media junkie, and experiences an important life event?
A. Well, duh! They Twitter about it.
I arrived at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pa. last Thursday to be with my family– my little sister was having a baby. After hugs of course, the first thing I [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Feb 4, 2009
I was sure it was only one year since I went to the eye doctor. But Dr. S. asked why I was still in my contacts– my YEAR supply of contacts- after about two years. Oops.
It’s no wonder I couldn’t see. I’ve been having trouble driving. My eyes are perpetually dry. My eyes get red [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Jan 20, 2009
Thanks to an update from someone I follow on Twitter (and oh, boy is there a GREAT Twitter story coming out in the next issue of the eBiz Insider… just wait!), I found out the White House has a new website, and along with it, a new blog and a new director of new media!
Regardless [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Jan 2, 2009
Happy new year! I just turned in my article for the next edition of the eBiz Insider– be on the look-out for the upcoming issue, where I write about Redesign for 2009. I don’t want to give away the contents of the article early, but figured a blog post would also be in order. The [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Dec 10, 2008
Yesterday at the Solid Cactus World Headquarters an employee in my department, as part of an internal contest, earned the opportunity to choose the satellite radio station of the day. What did he choose? #42, Liquid Metal. It was loud, and he was proud.
During the day, as the sounds of Metallica, Pantera, Lamb of God, [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Dec 3, 2008
I was perusing a client’s blog today (Happy Green Baby) and when I moused over an image on one of their blog posts, I was greeted with a window that gave a peek into her e-commerce site’s item page to purchase that item. While the window is open, I was given, well, a window of [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Nov 26, 2008
When I’m not at Solid Cactus, I do some freelance writing. One of my long-term resources for freelance work, informational articles, publishing industry news, etc. has been MediaBistro.com. The media site also offers on-location and on-line classes for various genres of writing. I subscribe to their newsletter and received an e-mail last night about a [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Nov 25, 2008
I am working on a presentation with a co-worker about local small businesses getting online. I ran across a great statistic from Enterprenuer Magazine:
A websites’ role in small business: 53% of small businesses with websites say their sites are primarily to provide company credibility; 49% use it to generate sales; 38% brand awareness; 33% generate [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Oct 28, 2008
A few coworker friends and I ventured to one of Pennsylvania’s oddities over the weekend– Centralia, Pa. In the late 60s, a mine fire started in the town dump. Since then, the fire has still been burning– you can see smoke and gas billowing from the ground throughout the area. To make a long story [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Oct 22, 2008
This is my favorite time of year. I love crunchy leaves under my boots. (Oh, I love boots, too.) I love orange. I love pumpkins. I love apple cider. I love Halloween. And, I love, love, love to be scared!
But you know what? As an online consumer, I do not want to be scared away [...]