Artichokes

Confessions of a Social Media Manager for 2012.

January 11, 2012
The Power of Personal

I confess – I’ve been too “digital” – up until now. I’ve been thinking a lot this year about how I will do social media differently. How will I do social media differently in 2012? That is such a loaded question. What I’m realizing matters most, is the value I place on relationships. On quality – not quantity. I think many of us, as we jumped on the social bandwagon in the last several years have looked at numbers.

How many Twitter followers can I amass?
What’s the size of my network on LinkedIn?
How many people want to be my friend on Facebook?
Those same statements can be said about any of the social network sites. I’ve been really thinking about what I need to differently this year to really grow relationships that matter to me, and seek out new ones.

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How I won the family cook-off with the help of Pinterest!

January 9, 2012

Pinterst, a bookmarking site for images, could be the new wave of social sharing. Read how Pinterest saved my year by aiding me in winning the coveted family cook-off trophy now proudly displayed in my home for the next 12 months.

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Shorty Awards for Social Media & Artichokes – Lets Make it Happen!

January 7, 2011

So it’s that time of year again when the Shorty Awards ramp up and voting gets under way.  The Shorty Awards are the best of the best on Twitter. I have been nominated in 2 Categories: #SocialMedia (click to vote in this category) #Artichokes (click to vote in this category – lets raise awareness about [...]

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Eat Green. Shop Green. Artichoke Theme Shopping Totes

December 7, 2010

I have created my own reusable shopping bags with a theme “Eat Green… Shop Green.”

For those that know me, I have a relationship with Artichokes that is difficult to explain. I am connected to over 4,000 mutual Artichoke lovers on Facebook (do you “like” artichoke?). So in the spirit of that, I’ve created some new artichoke themed grocery totes which can be purchased at Zazzle.com.

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2011 Artichoke Photo Calendar Contest (Facebook) – Submit Your Photo!

August 19, 2010

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO! The 12 photos with the most votes will be features in a 2011 Artichoke Calender. The winners (photographers of the selected photos), will be given full photo credits in the printed calendar, along with a FREE Calendar for themselves. There are no cash prizes for this contest, just bragging right – but it seems there are plenty of artichoke lovers out there who want to show off their stuff and prove they are the biggest fan of them all!

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