(Above: Nicolas Crummey reads Maria Kucinski’s cards) Every Tuesday night, my 2-out-of-3 best friends (Nicolas and Maria) and I have dinner. We alternate houses, visiting each person’s place a week. (Note: The third best friend is Alice, but she’s in China.) This week, Nicolas (aka Nick) hosted dinner. The theme was summer. He made the…
Let’s celebrate! I just posted by 1,000 post on Twitter! Just wanted to get that on record. Ok. Go back to your normal lives now. Cheers!
I found the greated Social Media presentation today, by Marta Kagan. Kudos, girl! Find the presentation here!
Today I created a Facebook group for the Summer ’09 NYTimes Interns and it reminded me that my internship is really awesome! I also love the work environment at The New York Times, so I wanted to share it with you! Below are some photos of the beautiful space that I work in! What a…
I took the M&M test today to see which color M&M I would be. Turns out I’d be red! Here’s the description: You are the fiery M&M! You are a revolutionary and want to change the world! You can only be tamed by the sexy green M&M who you are madly in love with. You…
(Above: The NEW and IMPROVED Twitter homepage!) (Above: The OLD and OKAY Twitter homepage!) Twitter launched their new homepage today, which focuses on searching and Trending Topics. The search bar implores of visitors to “See what people are saying about…”. Below the search bar, a cloud of the most popular topics being talked about on…
(Above: Click the screenshot above to enlarge and see my resume featured on Scribd.com) Wow! What a day! I finished a super cool NYTimes project, which is yet to be launched, and my resume was featured on Scribd.com. I’m floating! P.S. Just found Scribd on Twitter!
Twitter just launched their Twitter 101 Guide for Business. To accompany the new subdomain http://business.twitter.com, the guide is a quick way to get your business up and running on the fastest-growing social network out there. So, give it a shot! Twitter 101 for Business
On a monthly basis, my marketing mentor, Kriti, hosts Idea-phile parties. During these parties, she takes us through a free-flowing process that facilitates idea-creation. Must admit, it’s pretty amazing. Along with idea-facilitating activities, she also brings quality snack foods from Kraft (her previous employer) and PepsiCo (her current employer). Most exciting, these snacks are from…
(Above: NYTimes interns, Naishi and Biff, and I took a quick coffee break with free mochas from McDonald’s) Who doesn’t love free stuff? Free things keep me going every day. Today, the freeness just kept coming with McCafe Mocha Mondays at McDonald’s. That’s Right! Free mochas from McDonald’s new McCafe coffee line. Get them while…
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