Dot Complicated In The Big Apple
Update from the book tour: One of our guest writers wrote about her experience at Randi's fireside chat with Arianna Huffington. As a New York City newbie, I am more than thrilled to take advantage of every event and opportunity I can while calling the "city that never sleeps" my home. One of my more recent adventures included [Read More]
My Dot Complicated Story: Online Faux Pas
My #dotcomplication was when my phone address book misfired and set a good friend's contact info to 'block'. Once set, she would text me and I would text her, but the texts just didn't go through. Birthdays were missed, feelings hurt, and our friendship was in serious danger of falling apart before I realized the [Read More]
Mint Visually Organizes Your Finances
Even for incredibly successful women (and men!), handling money can be challenging. Short of hiring a financial advisor, it’s difficult to get a complete overview of all your different accounts and assets. Rarely does there come along a FREE tool that so eloquently does a lot of the work for you. But Mint (both the [Read More]
Hot App Alert: QuizUp
QuizUp is a simple trivia game that's quickly becoming one of the most-downloaded apps available. With over 1 million downloads in the first week after launch, the app shot up the charts to claim the coveted #1 spot in the iTunes App Store. Business Insider reports that the average user spends 40 minutes a day [Read More]
Presents For Techsters
We're loving this tongue-in-cheek list of what to get (and what to avoid) for all your favorite techsters out there. From one of our guest writers, Ali. Hanukkah is almost upon us - can you believe it? That means Christmas is just weeks or possibly days away - it's different every year! What fun! However it [Read More]
My Dot Complicated Story: Monkey See, Monkey Do
I work in the nonprofit sector as a blogger, trainer, and speaker to help nonprofits leverage new technologies for mission driven work. I’m the author of two books, including the Networked Nonprofit that Randi Zuckerberg wrote the foreword to. I’m also the parent of two wonderful kids adopted from Cambodia and now entering their teen [Read More]
The 30-Second Tip To Prep For All Your Calls
You've probably heard of Dunbar's number and his theory that the human brain can only handle 150 stable social relationships. These are relationships where you know the person well and understand how they relate to the group. For most of us, our connections far surpass 150. Once you take into account family members, high school [Read More]
My Dot Complicated Story: My Digital Boundaries
I actually have Dot Complicated moments about once every 6 months. I have some pretty good digital boundaries I've set for myself, like not using tech during mealtimes or after the kids go to bed. But those boundaries start to get fuzzy and slip away in a 6-month cycle. The warning bell is different each [Read More]