Why I Hate Google +/Google Plus

by clairediazortiz | Oct 19, 2011 | Social Media

Firstly, it bothers me to no end that when I write about Google Plus I have to write both “Google +” and “Google Plus” because of fear/confusion/misunderstanding about what the kids are calling it these days. But, I digress. The #1 main reason...

How to Get a Verified Twitter Account (Tips from a Prime Minister)

by clairediazortiz | Oct 17, 2011 | Social Media, Twitter

I wouldn’t work at Twitter if I wasn’t asked on occasion a lot more than on occasion how to get a verified Twitter account. Suffice it to say the rules on verifying a Twitter account are here, and that’s not what this blog post is about. Instead,...

How to Make a Tea Commercial

by clairediazortiz | Oct 14, 2011 | Business, How To, marketing

So I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that I do not believe this is how you make a tea commercial. First, watch:     Now, listen. This video comes from my dear friend @amalia, who emailed me this marketing nugget of gold. That provoked a...

You Will Love This Video

by clairediazortiz | Oct 9, 2011 | Inspiration, Uncategorized

“Poets, like the blind, can see in the dark.” Jorge Luis Borges I swear I posted this last week. (But, apparently, I didn’t.) My husband showed me this video recently and I was (as usual) in tears when poignant music and heart-wrenching topics...

It’s Your Dumb Husband, Mom

by clairediazortiz | Oct 7, 2011 | Uncategorized

Last week, I posted the first in what will surely be an ongoing series of weekly, biweely, who-knows-what-frequency posts. Specifically, this post was made up of three of the worst emails I received last week. One of them (#3) was of particular interest. THE EMAIL:...