Author Archives: Grace Duffy
“Mama Dweeb” Annie Shultz Writes StumbleUpon eBook Tell-All
After writing a popular and comprehensive beginners’ guide to StumbleUpon, Annie Shultz of MamaDweeb.com began receiving loads of questions from bloggers wanting to know more. This is no surprise given the increased fascination with StumbleUpon recently and Annie’s reputation for being a Stumble “power user”. After fielding so … Read More
TheInterviewr Schedules and Records Calls Effortlessly
If you are a blogger who conducts interviews, a journalist, employer looking to hire, or… well heck, anyone who conducts phone calls where you have to go back and remember stuff (ahem, all of us), here’s a fantastic new webapp just … Read More
Figuring Out Triberr
A few months ago, I got wind of a plucky little start-up called, Triberr, and was intrigued by its premise. I don’t remember who first told me about it, but I do recall being so driven by distraction at the time that I put off joining … Read More
StumbleUpon in Five Steps
Data from StatCounter shows that StumbleUpon took the lead as the number one source for driving web traffic in the US in July 2011 and has been soaring every since, surpassing the likes of Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. In fact, … Read More
BlogHer11 Geek Bar to the Rescue
For the second year in a row, BlogHer offered a full day of “Geek Bar” sessions. Modeled after the “Genius Bar” found in Apple stores, the idea was to have “lots of geeky topics going on at the same time…” … Read More
Clever Girls Collective Caps Off BlogHer11 with “Ladies Who Tech” Brunch
After three solid days of sessions, meetings, bonding, pitching, and parties, parties, parties, what better way to close BlogHer’11 than with a lovely brunch with the Clever Girls Collective. As if being brilliant and beautiful isn’t enough, these girls KNOW how to host … Read More
WiseStamp: Seal Your Emails With a Link and a Tweet
Let’s be honest. It probably takes more than a two-minute “elevator pitch” to explain everything you’re about and everything you do. In fact, you’re probably involved in much more than you blog about– fitness buff, reality TV connoisseur, wife, friend, … Read More
BlogHer’11 App Now Available
If you’re feeling wee bit light-headed from just thinking about all of the sessions, private parties (and even more private parties), public parties, and goings-on at next week’s BlogHer, you are not alone. The blogsphere has been filled with little seismic waves … Read More
Five Tips on How to Make Readers Fall in Love with Your Blog
Heather L. Sanders claims to have come into design through the back door. In 2000, with a husband away at Basics Training, the very cutting edge Netscape Navigator at her fingertips, and not much else to do, Heather began eeking out little … Read More
How To Turn Your Smartphone into a Mobile Hotspot
Water, sleep, and reliable Wi-Fi. No, this is not a list of my demands. It’s a list of the three things that are in short supply at every blogging conference. Although, I must admit that the lack of water and … Read More











