Tag: Facebook
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Why I Left Facebook
Oh Facebook. That social space we all hate to love, love to hate. I’ve had exactly that kind of relationship with Facebook ever since I joined back in 2008. While there are myriad reasons to love the platform—staying in touch with overseas friends, seeing photos of relatives and their offspring, knowing exactly what all your…
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Tips for Balancing Social Media and Your Relationships
I recently read True Story: I Went Two Weeks Without Social Media, by Ashe (@Oh_Ashe) and it really got me thinking. In the past I’ve done mini social media detoxes, but mostly because I’ve gotten my knickers in a twist over some controversial subject and I needed to take a break. Those breaks never lasted…
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On the Unexpected Beauty of Social Media
This week is a hard week in the life of V, as many of you know. I lost my favorite uncle over the weekend after a two-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). I was very close to my uncle; he taught me so much about my family’s Greek roots, shared our family crest—which had…
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Klout—What it is and Why it Matters
Ever since Greg Shove mentioned Klout at the Independent Fashion Bloggers Evolving Influence Conference last month, bloggers in my circle have been in a tizzy about the meaning and impact of this little number, including yours truly. If you missed the conference, be sure to watch the Evolving Influence: Business of Blogging Video. Remember that quote from…
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Friend/Follow/Fan Friday!
Fridays are kinda big in the fashion blogosphere. We’ve got our Friend Friday* (#FBFF) posts, which I usually participate in; Follow Friday (#FF) on Twitter; and that last push-one-more-post-out-before-the-end-of-the-week frenzy since we all know fashion bloggers don’t blog on Saturdays. They shop. Or date. Or wine. Or dine. Or all of the above, which for…
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What I really want to write…
is a long, sordid post about the propensity of friends/ex-friends (who wouldn’t know each other if it weren’t for you), galvanized in their cumulative hatred for and jealousy of you, give shout-outs to each other and switch sides via Two-Facedbook. But I won’t write about that, because my year of Losing Friends and Alienating People…