Don’t Talk About Other People’s Profile Pictures (Social Media Pet Peeve #9)

by clairediazortiz | Jan 3, 2012 | Social Media

This week’s social media pet peeve is all about talking about other people’s profile pictures. Don’t do it. Why? It’s simple. Anyone who puts up a profile picture onto a social media site puts up that specific profile picture because they think...

Hope Runs: Why I Want You to Make a 2011 Donation

by clairediazortiz | Dec 30, 2011 | Hope Runs

Lately, this Season of Giving has me feeling it’s a season of asking. It seems like Thanks to the 12 Days of Giving challenge I got to kick off, Craig Newmark’s How Will You Change the World in 2012 fun, and the upcoming Twitter for Good Unconference...

Feliz Navidad From My Mariachi Singer to Yours (And, Santa is Latino)

by clairediazortiz | Dec 29, 2011 | Uncategorized

We’re all American. In the first month I first met my husband, a South American, I asked if I could tell people in Argentina I was from “America” (California, to be exact), or if it was offensive. I had been living in various countries in Latin...

How to Get Podcast Reviews

by clairediazortiz | Dec 27, 2011 | Blogging

  I was futzing around with my new podcast today. Seeing how many people have downloaded it in its first month live, thinking about who I’m going to interview next, and moaning about the lack of podcast reviews on Itunes. To be clear, there are two reviews...

A Beautiful Poem (And, e.e. cummings is not a homeless person)

by clairediazortiz | Dec 26, 2011 | Inspiration

I was at my parents house earlier in the month for dinner. As usual, we said grace before the meal.  As not usual, my father said he had a “new” reading he wanted to use for the blessing. “I heard it today,” he told us. If you know anything...