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My efforts to live tweet last night’s Grammy Awards were thwarted by my simultaneous inability to endure more than two hours of live television (even when I had TiVo pause during the commercials) and retire later than 10 p.m. on a Sunday night. However, that didn’t take away from the fun that my husband and …

An old acquaintance and new Facebook friend recently saw this photo on my Timeline and left a message that read: “Alison, are you in a band?” My reply was: “I’ve been in two bands in the last two years. But we always get together and break up over the course of one weekend.” That’s Ladies …

Four years ago today, I left behind the world of full-time employment to become a solopreneur. A freelancer. A small business owner. Whatever you call it, I didn’t necessarily know that that was my goal. I just knew that I was unhappy, and the “desire” to leave that working environment had been replaced with “necessity.” …

Since its first release in 2003, WordPress has not only become the world’s largest blogging platform, it has evolved into one of the world’s largest providers of content management and website development. Much like the Apple brand has created thousands of spinoff businesses, WordPress has created jobs for designers and developers who can create the …

Hello to a New Year! I wanted to share this phenomenal report I received from WordPress with stats from the Lawthenticity Blog in 2011. It’s called Your 2011 Year in Blogging. Like any good marketing professional, I love data. Even if you don’t share my enthusiasm about the stats, you will appreciate the fireworks. Here’s …

As I contemplate a return to college for an advanced degree in writing or communication, I cannot help but gawk, like a rubbernecker passing a car accident on the highway, at the tumultuous state of the publishing industry. Once upon a time, a writer’s only responsibility was to write worthy books and make nice on …

                    If I had to name one thing that I am proudest of in my career – and really, in my life – it’s my relationships. In the 18 years that I’ve been in marketing and communications, I’ve worked alongside some of the smartest, kindest and …

I have been a loyal Netflix fan and customer since I was grandfathered into my husband’s account more than nine years ago. Zach and I were still dating at the time. We celebrated my birthday holed up in my condo, eating mint chocolate chip ice cream and watching episode after episode of the first season …

It’s great to be a tourist in a city you love and call home. It’s also great to check items off the bucket list and never have to worry about doing them again. If you want to skip ahead to the good stuff without the random experimentation, here’s a quick list of Atlanta Bucket List …

I had dinner with a friend last night and came home to learn that Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, had passed away. I was stunned, and so many other people on Twitter and other social networks seemed to be experiencing the same phenomenon. This in the spite of the fact that we, the public, knew …