It’s Not All About You

Girl Power at Y'all Connect! (From left: See Jane Write Magazine contributor Tanya Sylvan, Jen West, Erika Napoletano, and See Jane Write Magazine founding editor Javacia Harris Bowser

By Javacia Harris Bowser   Everyone has a story. And blogging and social media are great ways to share yours. But as you do so, remember it’s not all about you. This is the main lesson I took away from Y’all Connect Presented by Alabama Power, a digital conference for corporate storytelling held in Birmingham,… Continue reading It’s Not All About You

Man of the Hour: Wade Kwon, director of the Y’all Connect corporate storytelling conference

Wade Kwon Photo Credit: Sean Kelley

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

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