The College Republicans at my alma mater – the Catholic University of America – invited me to participate in their modern media panel discussion. I was humbled to be asked to speak alongside Todd Herman, new media director for the RNC; Robert Bluey, director of online strategy for The Heritage Foundation; David All, the founder [...]

I’m here in Nashville for the inaugural Smart Girl Summit, the conference of Smart Girl Politics, a conservative women’s network. This afternoon, I’m moderating a panel called, “Social Media and the Smart Girl” and wanted to share the contact information for the Smart Girls on the panel:
Ericka Andersen, panelist
Twitter.com/ErickaAndersen
Ericka.Andersen AT gmail.com
Tabitha Hale, panelist
Twitter.com/PinkElephantPun
Tabitha AT TabithaHale.com
Alexa [...]

Last night a seemingly spontaneous group of conservatives and Republicans started playing a game on Twitter. I first saw a message from Stephen Green (@Vodkapundit) with the hashtag (a code that enables an easy, quick search for similar Tweets) #liberalchildrensbooks that said, “Oh the Thinks You Can’t Think!” I searched the hashtag to see what [...]

John Brodigan put this list together and I think it’s pretty helpful.

BLOGGERS Allahpundit Tabitha Hale Patrick Ruffini Katie Favazza Ed Morrissey Eric Odom David All Sean Hackbarth
MAIN STREAM MEDIA Joe Scarborough Jake Tapper Major Garrett
ORGANIZATIONS Heritage Foundation American Issues Project New [...]

At the RightOnline conference opening panel, it became pretty obvious that there is a need for a guide to Internet jargon for activists. There are sites that explain how to use Twitter, sure, but none or few that are obviously directed to a political audience. And people who need 101 guides to Twitter, for example, [...]

Your avatar on Twitter and your picture on Facebook matter. People make judgments based on the image they see. Here are some common weird things people do:
1. You & a buddy: I have a new friend on Twitter. In his tiny avatar picture, he’s leaning against another guy. Finally, I asked him if the picture [...]

@BillMcCabe, a fellow conservative on Twitter, emailed me to share a letter to the editor he submitted to the Chicago Tribune, reflecting on Obama’s first 6 months in office:
Last fall, there was quite a stir as Barack Obama was poised to become our first African-American President. He ran on “hope” and “change” and the [...]

The St. Louis business community now knows all about my family’s hugely successful catering order that coincided with the All-Star Game. Yes, it’s true that my pride in my father’s accomplishments spurred this a bit, but without social media–and Twitter, specifically–his story would never have been told.
When I checked my RSS reader Monday morning, I [...]