Flashback Friday: “Jump” by Kris Kross


The Mac Daddy and the Daddy Mac. Chris Kelly and Chris Smith were the ultimate trendsetters for the tween crowd in the early 90’s. Discovered in an Atlanta mall in 1990, the signed a recording deal with Ruffhouse Records and released their album “Totally Krossed Out” in 1992. “Jump” was their first, and biggest, hit […]

Type-A Parent Conference Ticket Winner


150 entries are in. The competition was fierce. Seriously, so much love for Type-A Parent Conference. I ran the contest through Rafflecopter, with results through Random.org, and the winner is… (drumroll please…) Andrea Bates of the blog Good Girl Gone Redneck! Her extra tweet on the last day of the contest did the trick. I […]

Type-A Parent Conference 2013 Ticket Giveaway


In the past few years, there has been a proliferation of new blogging, social media, and digital marketing conferences. Some have a focus on people who work in agencies, some are for bloggers starting out, and others are for coding and analytics geeks. Although I’ve found value in all of the conferences I’ve attended, I’ve […]

Social Media Marketing World 2013


This spring, I’ve been on a conference bender. I’ve attended three big conferences in the last 3 months, with 2 more in the next month. I can barely recover from one conference before heading out for another, and haven’t adequately blogged about my experiences. Last week I attended Social Media Marketing World 2013 in San […]

Flashback Friday: “Black” by Pearl Jam


In 1991, the realities of being an emotional adolescent were on the upswing. It was the beginning of the grunge era, and my musical tastes switched from New Kids on the Block and poppy Top 40 hits…to songs with deeper meaning, more angst, and lyrics that spoke to my soul. One of the albums that […]