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Resource: Building An Organization's Online Influence. Culled from presentation conducted for Tucson Festival of Books.
Resource: Using Social Media for Job Hunting. Culled from Career Development lecture conducted for Art Institute of Tucson students.
View my Tucson Social Media Leadership Resources List. Culled from "Spheres of Social Media Influence" presentation, made at the YWCA 12th Annual Women's Leadership Conference.
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Random Tucson
I pick up my iPhone more than my pen these days. I see stories everywhere and snap the image I hope conveys the story I see. An old motor court stirring again, a vehicle so joyful in its colors and … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Desert Environment, iPhone pix, Tucson
Tagged barrio, desert, iPhone pix, motor courts, Tucson
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World Water Day in the Tucson Desert
Water: A word that’s so important today. It conjures up images of and unstoppable tsunami….and in Tucson water is an issue that binds our community together in the desert. This week, the 2nd Annual Tucson Synergistic Water Festival will find … Continue reading
Posted in Desert Environment, Sustainability, Tucson
Tagged sustainability, Tucson, water, world water day
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Social Media Influence & Tucson Festival of Books
Conversations about books and the digital universe go hand-in-hand at the country’s fourth largest book festival. Nooks, Kindles, iPads and mobile devices are everywhere in the tapestry of authors tents and books. Is there any doubt that communication, reading and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business Marketing, Communications, Local Small Business, Marketing, Social Media, Tucson
Tagged books, marketing, Social Media, Tucson
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National Day of Service: The Challenge & Commitment in Tucson
Across America, on Martin Luther King Day and our National Day of Service, we sit together at our community’s family table, facilitating and inspiring at the most local level the compassion for and belief in our fellow man. Particularly in … Continue reading
Posted in Service, Tucson
Tagged MLK Day, National Day of Service, Sustainable Communities, Tucson, Volunteerism
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Students: Don’t Forget Social Media When Envisioning Career Development
Recently I spoke with a group of Art Institute of Tucson students about using social media for job hunting. Too many don’t keep their ear to the ground and don’t use social networking platforms to help them envision their career … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business Marketing, Communications, Social Media, Tucson
Tagged Art Institute, career development, job hunting, Social Media, Tucson
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A Most Honored Tucson Procession
The Tucson All Souls Procession — begun in 1990 by an artist who wanted to tie in with the region’s lovely Dia De Los Muertos traditions and at the same time remember her dad who had just died — is … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Tucson
Tagged arts, festival, folklife, sustainable community, Tucson
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Folklife, Festival, Fun in Tucson
Tradition – it is the intersection of all things wonderful in a community. Back in Brooklyn, I recall this month signaled the start of community bazaars, outdoor musical dances, and cookouts of grilled sausages and fried zeppole, those delicious ricotta … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Tucson
Tagged arts, culture, ethnic foods, festival, folklife, tradition, Tucson
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Tucson MOCA: Contemporary Showcase of Art
Tucson is unique and thus it deserves MOCA – an airy space of edgy-meets-global contemporary art installations and artist residencies. It opened in March in a converted firehouse on Church, in downtown Tucson. The building is perfect for Tucson’s young … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Tucson
Tagged architecture, contemporary art, sustainability, Tucson
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Tucson Loves Lowriders
There’s pride in that chrome. I’ve watched some of the action at various Tucson bodyshops, as lowrider enthusiasts lovingly attend to their cars. They layer coats of color and clear lacquer, craft the chroming, turn coil springs and install shocks … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Desert Environment, Tucson
Tagged art, culture, Lowrider Car Show, Tucson
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With Apologies to the NY Times
So happy to see my former hometown newspaper sending a wave out west to Tucson. It seems New Yorkers have a fondness for the Old Pueblo, this city of desert and mountains and magical culture. New Yorkers also have a fondness for … Continue reading