Spellcheck Public Service Announcement
You may have noticed that, when updating your Facebook status, certain words might occasionally show up in the text box with a red squiggly line under them. This red squiggly line typically indicates that you have spelled a word incorrectly.
Whenever this happens, simply right click over the squiggled word and see if a correct spelling is available. Click on the correct spelling and proceed with your status update.
If the correct spelling is unavailable, you can usually google the word to find the correct spelling. Unless you have completely butchered the word, you should be able to easily find the correct spelling using the tools available right at your fingertips. (more…)
June 1, 2012 | Categories: Random Writing Rants, Social Media | Tags: Arts, Facebook, Facebook Status Update, Google+, Mandy Webster, Spell checker, Spelling, Word, Writers Resources, Writing, Writing Tips | 1 Comment »
Win a Kindle Fire with Pinterest
Yesterday, I ran across an interesting article titled, “Kindle Fire Giveaway: Share a Peek in Your Purse on Pinterest” on the SheSpeaks website. I’ve been playing around with video a lot lately, trying to put together several instructional videos for my portfolio, and I thought this would be a fun way to experiment… and maybe also win a Kindle Fire! Here’s my video:
April 26, 2012 | Categories: As Found on Pinterest, Social Media, Video by Mandy | Tags: Brand, Facebook, Peek, Pinterest, SheSpeaks, Social network, Twitter, Video | Leave A Comment »
Checking in
I admit it. I’m one of those people who feel the need to constantly ‘check in’ on Facebook. I’ve had ‘friends’ ask me why I do this. Why do I think people care where I am? Am I that self-centered? Frankly, I think some of the people on my ‘friend’ list who read my status updates and think everything I post is for their benefit are a bit self-centered themselves. (more…)
April 18, 2012 | Categories: Facebook, Social Media | Tags: Facebook, Facebook features, News aggregator, Online Communities, Social Networking, status, Twitter | 1 Comment »

