When I first launched the Social Media Adventure, I wanted to connect with online friends that I hadn't met in person. Very simply, I started driving and went to various cities meeting my social media acquaintances in real life. The support was absolutely overwhelming, and more often than not I was asked the question by those I hadn't yet met in person: When are you coming to my city? OR When are you coming to see me? Surprising to me, many of these requests were from foreign countries. Numerous times I was asked: When will the Social Media Adventure go international? Well kids, the answer is... right now. Social Media Adventure visits Costa Rica I have always wanted to visit Costa Rica. I can't exactly say why it has appealed to me more than any other country, but for the last 5-6 years I have had a constant whisper in my heart: "Go to Costa Rica". It's gotten a lot ...
Read MoreThis post has been a long time coming. After many requests I am finally giving in... You see, anyone who knows me well knows that I am shameless. I don't really ever get embarrassed and don't mind looking silly. I sing out loud in my car, i wave at strangers, i do handstands in public. That's how I roll. For some reason, though, I was a bit reluctant to share this ...
Read MoreSome may call it ambivalence, others may call it laziness... They may both have a point. Confession: I left my hotel reservations up to my twitter friends. What is the best luxury hotel in NYC? Any suggestions? #nyc (view original tweet) The truth is, though, I have never been to NYC before, so I thought I would ask for some suggestions from my social ...
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The Social Media Adventure is please to announce the launch of a new Facebook page. On the Facebook page we will be posting lots of content that might not make it into the blog, including: Pictures of our travels across the country Videos that we make in the mighty Bumblebee Links to cool places that we visit and think you might like Shout outs to ...
Read MoreYou know, it's funny. I travel all over the USA and Canada on the Social Media Adventure. I get requests from Facebook & Twitter friends from all over the world requesting that I come visit their tweetups or meet them in person. I get text messages and phone calls from social media connections from literally every continent (except Antarctica). Then, a ...
Read MoreI had to see if the rumors were true. They weren't. "Those rumors", referring to all the buzz on the internet - including the Wall Street Journal - about AJ Bombers (A restaurant & pub in Milwaukee) being a really cool place to hangout and eat good hamburgers. Well, it's not so much that the rumors were false, per se, ...
Read MoreYeah, I read the rules... "GIRLS ONLY!" That just made me want to go even more. Well, not because of the girls, but because I had a flashback to those many times when my mother would say "you can't have a cookie." You know, it just made me want it even more. :) To be honest, I wasn't PLANNING on crashing it. ...
Read MoreTalk about fun times... the tweetup in Denver was an absolute blast! The weather was absolutely gorgeous, the sun was shining, the park was full of great people and the there was even a zipline! (Yeah, just check out the picture of me on that zipline to get an idea of a) how much fun we had, and b) what ...
Read MoreThe Social Media Adventure is going to be featurd on Stock Talk Radio tomorrow night (Thursday, July 16th) at 9pm MST. This is an exciting opportunity to share the vision of what we are accomplishing on the Social Media Adventure because Stock Talk Radio is a powerful show. It's focus is: the creation of honesty, openness and transparency in the world of business... Come listen as I speak with Marcia ...
Read MoreWow, late last night I got the BIGGEST SURPRISE EVER! My favorite genuine social media connection, @TamaraSchilling (yeah, let's be honest... not just my favorite, she's the girl of my dreams! I'm MADLY in love with her... :)) surprised me by letting me know that she would be joining me on the Social Media Adventure! (A hope that I had been harboring for a looong time) Check out: Social ...
Read MoreIt's midnight, I've just finished playing basketball.... what is the obvious next thing to do? (well yes, shower, but I mean AFTER that...) Fill up the tank, post my cell # to twitter and start driving to Denver! The Social Media Adventure Summer Tour Officially Begins! The first leg of the journey begins with a trip to Denver, where I will visit my absolute favorite Social Media connection: @TamaraSchilling ...
Read MoreMany of you know that I chose Denver as my first stop on the Social Media Adventure for a very specific reason... (hint, it begins with @ and ends with TamaraSchilling) If you have read my original post on The Power of Social Media to Create Genuine Relationships then you know that I am passionate about connecting with people, for business and for pleasure. Well, what began as ...
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