By Javacia Harris Bowser The Deep South may be the last place you’d expect to find some of the nation’s greatest social media gurus. But Wade Kwon is determined to change that. Kwon is a well-known blogger, journalist, and communications consultant based in Birmingham, Ala., and is the director of the upcoming blogging and social… Continue reading Man of the Hour: Wade Kwon, director of the Y’all Connect corporate storytelling conference
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How To Take Awesome Photos With a Not-So-Awesome Camera
Writer, photographer, and visual artist Deidre Clark is determined to make her hometown of Birmingham, Ala., a better place and she’s striving to do so in part with Kuumba Community Art, a program seeking to increase art awareness and appreciation by teaching children how to express themselves through photography and art. Earlier this summer Clark organized… Continue reading How To Take Awesome Photos With a Not-So-Awesome Camera
The Social Network of the South
By: Javacia Harris Bowser They call it a virtual front porch for Southerners and people who love the South. In 2011 St. Simons Island, Ga., residents Cheri Leavy and Whitney Long decided to launch a Tumblr blog about the South. But with so many Southern-themed blogs out there, Leavy and Long knew they had to find… Continue reading The Social Network of the South
See Jane Blog: Avalon Jaedra of Writability
“Writing isn’t the fun little hobby people often think it is,” Avalon Jaedra writes in the first post to her blog Writability. “It’s hard work. It’s only fun about half the time and you spend the other half pulling your hair out of your head trying to fill a blank page. And it’s hard. Sticking… Continue reading See Jane Blog: Avalon Jaedra of Writability
Eric Guster on Being a Blawger
Sponsor Spotlight: Guster Law Firm, LLC Being a blawger, a clever term used to describe a lawyer who blogs, can’t be easy. Trying to explain the law in laymen’s language has to be tough. But Eric L. Welch Guster of Guster Law Firm, LLC., loves to blog nonetheless. “I enjoy explaining the law and educating… Continue reading Eric Guster on Being a Blawger
How to Guest Blog Successfully
By: Kim Herrington In the world of blogging, getting your name out there is important, but getting backlinks is just as crucial for the success of your blog. Guest blogging serves both motivations and allows you to increase your portfolio and stature to get better writing jobs later. To successfully guest blog, however, you need… Continue reading How to Guest Blog Successfully