How Sweet It Is!
If you had been in my Queens neighborhood, about 45 minutes ago, when I received a Google alert mentioning me in a US News & World article…you would have wondered at the screaming. The screaming, the tears, the *thud* as my jaw hit the floor. First, of course, I had to read the alert about eleventy bazillion times, as my brain couldn’t seem to grasp why my name should be mentioned with the words “US News and World Report.” And then, eventually, the screaming. The tears. The shock and awe.
You might have wondered at the screaming, but 1) this is Queens and 2) if you’ve ever committed to a dream, and seen it through gritted teeth, determination, through years of frustration, poverty, struggle, exhaustion; if you’ve committed through good and bad times; and seen that dream become a reality, seen something that was once just in your brain, be taken seriously by strangers…you wouldn’t wonder. You’d be screaming too, and saying, “B*tch, get off the damn computer so we can go get cocktails!”
Long story short, I was quoted, as a “social media expert” (whatever that means) in this article: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2014/02/04/how-to-avoid-misusing-linkedin
I suspect the author used “social media expert,” figuring that most readers would have to stop and use The Googles on a word like “yenta.”
If that article made your ears prick up, like a dog smelling bacon, and you’re wondering what I can do for you, this is about the time you need to become a fan of my Facebook page, “Carlotaworldwide Creativity Yenta,” score yourself that free consultation and shoot me an email at carlotazee@gmail.com! What are you waiting for? Why not you.