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Ad 2 National Mid Year Retreat 2009

November 28, 2009

Earlier this month, Ad 2 San Diego hosted the Ad 2 National Mid-Year Retreat at The Dana on Mission Bay. The event had over 40 Ad 2 members from chapters all over the US which was a great experience for a new member such as myself. As the Social Media chair on the Communications Committee [...]

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Social Media Breakfast San Diego Recap

September 27, 2009

Getting involved in the social  media scene in San Diego is easy and fun thanks to Social Media Breakfast San Diego (SMBSD). The group meets once a month at the Milano Coffee  in Mission Valley to network and collaborate with other social media enthusiasts  and to share their experiences in recent  social media initiatives. This [...]

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Ad 2 San Diego Cause Marketing Night Recap

September 6, 2009

Last month I had the opportunity to attend the Ad 2 San Diego (Ad2SD) Cause Marketing Night at the stunning NTC Promenade. Each year, Ad2SD donates a complete advertising campaign to one non-profit organization in the San Diego area. The advertising campaign includes television, radio, print, outdoor and interactive advertising elements depending on the client’s [...]

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Ad 2 San Diego presents Cause Marketing Night

August 11, 2009

If you’re a marketing professional under the age of 32 and looking for a professional organization where you can network with other members of the advertising, marketing, and communications field – you should check out your local Ad 2 chapter. And if you’re in San Diego, you should definitely check out Ad 2 San Diego [...]

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SD Comic-Con 2009: Free WiFi and iPhone App

July 23, 2009
San Diego Comic-Con 2009

San Diego weather and Comic-Con 2009 — enough said. This year marks the 40th Anniversary and looks to be the biggest and best convention ever! With free WiFi available in all areas of the convention center except the Exhibit Hall courtesy of iGoogle, updating my status and sharing photos on Twitter and Facebook is going [...]

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New Google Profile Cards Arrived

May 17, 2009
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Earlier this month Google launched their profile pages and partnered with iPrint.com to offer free Google Profile business cards to the first 10,000 people to claim them. The promotion included 25 cards that feature the Google.com home page with your name in the search box and the address for your Google profile printed in green. [...]

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San Diego 12for12K Charity Event

April 21, 2009
Yehu.org

This past weekend, my husband and I participated in a nationwide Tweetup for 12for12K and Mom It Forward to support the non-profit organization Yehu.org. Yehu is a microfinance organization in the rural coastal region of Kenya for the poor, by the poor. They provide financial services, business opportunities, and skills training for poor rural entrepreneurs [...]

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Avoiding a Business Card Hiccup

October 19, 2008

Last week I met up with my old colleagues at a Happy Hour 2.0 in La Jolla. It was the perfect opportunity to catch up with them since I recently started a new job and to mingle with other marketers, developers, and other web people. The only drawback was that I didn’t have my new [...]

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Brickfish® at Web 2.0 Expo NYC

October 2, 2008

Special thanks to Ashley Futak for her post on Brickfish at the Web 2.0 Expo that was held in New York City last month. To get more information on where Brickfish will be next, contact Ashley at AshleyFutak@brickfish.com. The Web 2.0 Expo in New York was filled with firsts for Brickfish. It was the first [...]

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Survive an Email Avalanche

September 5, 2008

Companies encourage their hard working employees to reap the benefits of work-life balance, to go on vacation, and take a break from the office every now and then to recharge. For some of us, getting out of the office isn’t difficult but for the 15% of workers that forfeited their vacation days last year— it [...]

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FD Career – More Fun Than What You’re Doing Right Now

August 26, 2008

Special thanks to Jun Loayza, author of Living the Startup Life, for his guest post on the launch of FD Career. As an undergrad, I played video games during the day, partied hard all night, and just barely had enough time for my classes. My future career was the last thing on my mind. I [...]

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The New Face of MySpace

July 28, 2008

If I had to award one costume from Comic-Con as the most entertaining, it would go to Dexter and his tribute to MySpace. I literally laughed out loud when I saw Dexter coming around the corner in his costume because it was so original and well thought out. In fact, when I asked if I [...]

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Summer Highlight: San Diego Comic-Con 2008

July 27, 2008

Since 2001, we’ve been going to the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) and this year we didn’t miss a beat. This week’s theme will feature highlights from SDCC including plenty of photos, updates on must-have games, ridiculously talented artists, and websites that you’ll definitely want to check out. Stay tuned for Stephanie and Storm Troopers – [...]

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