Assistant Editor at @SDTimes. Journalist. Social Media Strategist. Hot Yoga enthusiast and soon to be RYT200. Lover of ladybugs, dogs and anything different. Afraid of raccoons, poor grammar and gluten. All comments here are my own. Enjoy! Xo V
After reading Mandy Jenkin’s (former HuffPo self-proclaimed “Twitter Monkey”) thoughts on being a social media editor and what that does to her slightly less social Journalism aspirations, I had a few ideas of my own that I thought it would be good to share with the public. I’ve been a “social media coordinator” since 2008. [...]
Ahh it’s finally that time of year — the feast of the fishes. For those of you who don’t know, it’s an Italian tradition to eat at least 7 fish on Christmas Eve and absolutely no meat. I think it originated because we love fish and were poor for many Christmases, but now, it’s just [...]
I love you Apple, I honestly do, I just don’t like you all the time. iOS 5 is, well, amazing, but there are some things I’d LOVE to have (you give a girl an inch, she’s going to ask for a mile!!). Autocorrect Dictionary/Library There are certain phrases that I say all the time and [...]
We all have had one. Those days where the Word processing program you use simply stares at you, daring to come up with insightful phrases, tight Ledes and awesome HEDs. And all you can do is stare. And stare. And, well, stare. Have no fear, Giornalista is here! Since I started writing this blog, I’ve [...]
I’m writing a book. A book that will teach 20somethings how to use social media and how to properly market themselves in today’s digital world. And, best of all, I’ve finally decided on a “launch” date. I’m ePublishing this book because, quite frankly, I think a book about social media should most definitely be available [...]
