Dream Big – Tweeting Celebrities!
This is just a reminder to myself and all of you out there to always dream big. More than that, reach big! What do I mean by that? Of course, I'm doing all the daily actions required to grow...
Author: Tony Rappa
Internal Compass
I recently watched a TED Talk by Steve Jobs on How to Live Before You Die. I watched the video as part of an assignment for a Business Technology class I'm taking. Here is what I wrote in response ....
The Key Trends Facing Customer Service Organizations
Salesforce.com and Desk.com commissioned a study, conducted by Forrester Consulting, to find out how fast-growing companies are delivering customer service today and better understand how they will...
How to Get FREE Marketing Advice
Getting the word out about what you’re doing can be one of the biggest challenges for any Entrepreneur. The thousands of marketing companies that tell us they can do it for us make it obvious that...
New Media Gets It – Digital Entertainment World
Maybe you just need to be born to new media to “get it”. The Social Media panel at DEW today was a far cry from the big media panel I talked about in an earlier article. With panelists ranging...
A View from the Top – Digital Entertainment World
I’m at DEW (Digital Entertainment World) in Los Angeles over the next few days, a joint venture between IDG World Expo and Digital Media Wire. It touts to be the first-ever global event for digital...
3 Steps to Being Different
The hardest question you'll ask as a new entrepreneur just might be; what makes me different? I’ve often struggled with this question and through practice and research have come up with a few...
New Site Setup in 7 minutes!
I received a message on twitter from one of my followers wondering how to setup a new website. I decided to accept the challenge and walk you through the entire process. You can watch the video for...
An offering of Kindness
If there are those who are willing - let them. How many times in life has someone offered to do something kind for you and you've said no? Perhaps you felt that you would be taking advantage of them...
The New Responsible
I can't tell the future - or can I? I can't tell you exactly what's going to take place in the coming days. However, I can tell you whether those things will result in good or bad. How is this...
Self Confidence
It is possible that there are those with innate self-confidence. There are those whose parents were able to instill a strong enough sense of this thing - that it took hold through adulthood. Then,...
I Made a Mistake
How long has it been since you made a mistake? If you had to think about it for too long; it's my guess that it's been too long since your last mistake. If you're stepping outside of your comfort...
The New Tech Feminist
Susan Hinton and I covered the gambit of growing up and playing in the tech field as a female. I'm discovering that it takes a great deal of bravery and self-care to get involved in an industry...
It’s Not Supposed to be Easy
In just about everything I read the same thought is portrayed, "if it were easy everyone would do it". There are times that I find this a great comfort and continue to move forward with what is...
The Power to Destroy
Knowledge is power. Of course, an asset without action is nothing - the same goes for knowledge. Knowledge coupled with action, has the power to destroy the life of a single person; it has the power...
It’s a Perception Issue
The more I learn about the issue of women in tech; the more it comes to light that it's really a perception issue. This - to me - translates to a media issue. How many TV shows can you name with...
Lesson Learned
Did you learn something? Well, then you didn't fail. I know what it feels like to see something come unraveled or to work toward a goal and not achieve it. However, I have no idea what it feels like...
Women in Tech – My chat with Cooper Harris
Maybe it’s good luck; I’m not sure. I’ve only been in the content creation game for a short time and the people I’m meeting are pretty amazing. Cooper Harris is no exception and was...
Cool, Fun, and Funny Apps Created at the AT&T Developer Summit/Hackathon
AT&T hosts hackathons all over the United States throughout the year. Then, come January - they host a big blow-out hackathon in Vegas. This year, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the...
A world of passion
How often do you say "I love..." or "I like..." when talking about what you do? What would our world be if we found passion in the things we did? I absolutely love this video. The Work...