The MakeConnieLaugh in 140 Characters or Less Contest was about more than passing along one-liners or jokes, although those did have me chuckling. The impromptu competwittion (so-called because it occurred mostly on Twitter) was about connecting with a community, about the give and take of conversation, the daily sharing of our ups and downs. Quite often [...]
Continue reading...30. July 2007
At every beauty pageant a contestant is chosen as Miss Congeniality, the young woman who best exemplifies the spirit of the competition. Last month my cousin Jordan Chanley won the Miss Congeniality award in the Miss New Mexico competition. I’m not proud or anything. While the MakeConnieLaugh in 140 Characters or Less Contest was [...]
Continue reading...30. July 2007
How can I possibly thank the 32 people who sent 103 short, funny messages to brighten my weekend by entering the MakeConnieLaugh in 140 Characters or Less Competwittion? What started out as a blue Saturday morning soon turned into one of the sunniest weekends I’ve had in a while-not because of the weather, because we are [...]
Continue reading...28. July 2007
What do you do when you’re feeling kinda blue on a Saturday morning? Start a silly contest on Twitter — I suppose that would be a competwittion? — and extend it to your blog. But MakeConnieLaugh is a real contest with real prizes! Here are the rules: 1. Use @conniereece to tweet your entry. 2. If you’re not [...]
Continue reading...20. July 2007
Fellow Age of Conversation co-author Greg Verdino, Chief Strategy Officer at crayon, tagged me for the current meme: Eight Random Things About Me. I’m not sure I can hold your attention for that long, but here goes . . . 1. Although I’m an SOB, I’m a lot shorter than Liz Strauss. A lot. 2. My 83-year-old [...]
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31. July 2007
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