The tag line of my blog has always been, “Confessions of A Digital Dudette on the Run.” Hopefully “on the run” is evident, but I’ve never taken the time to explain the “digital dudette” portion of it.
Perhaps you’ve seen my Digital Favorite posts, my Facebook page or heard about my obsession with my iPhone, Twitter and the Nike Training app. But beyond this technical affinity, being a digital nerd, eh hem — dudette, is also my career. In a nutshell, I work for a company that develops social media strategy and online builds for our clients. So yes, this means that if I am on Facebook at work, I am actually working.
To me, working in social media is about as perfect as a light sprinkle during a long run – no, no – as perfect as painless joints after a marathon – nah, that’s not it either – as perfect as qualifying for the Olympic trials (wait, I’ve never done that…you get the point). Being a part of an industry that is literally being created as it goes is a welcome adventure that never fails to fulfill my nerdiness.
Oh, look at the new HootSuite UI!
Oh, look at the added analytics to Facebook insights!
Oh, look how much traffic jumped because of the keyword and alt tag additions!
Oh, look how we grew 150k Twitter followers in three days!
I’m 100 percent nerd, through and through.
Yes, I’m snapping more photos to tweet during my wedding when I have a completely capable and talented professional photographer. See what I’m saying?
Outside of my professional obsession with social media, I have it to thank for some of the greatest experiences in my life. When I moved to California, I literally knew no one. Thanks to my uber-awkward creepiness, I started following Danica and Aron via their blogs and Twitter. Slowly but surely, we all worked up the bravery to meet in person (don’t worry mom, there was sufficient “Is she crazy?” conversation to ensure that we weren’t meeting a bunch of weirdos).
The good news was that none of us were psycho. The even better news was that they were kind enough to introduce me to their circle of friends (both online and offline) and I was able to meet great people, some of which I’ve since traveled and run many races with. See, proof that Twitter isn’t just about posting what you had for lunch!
Now that you have gotten a small hint of the “digital dudette” portion of me, I thought I’d add something new to this blog. In the upper right-hand corner of this page I’ve added a new button: Tumblr. Some people use Tumblr as their blogging platform of choice, but I use it to post all of the crazy, hilarious, inspiring, but mostly random goodness that I find on the Internet. It’s a work in progress and it’s solely visuals, videos and music that generally relate to my mood that day, or just something amusing that I’ve found on the Internet. Either way, I often go back to it when I need a good pick-me-up. I hope it can shed two moments of laughter in your day, but be warned, there is plenty of obscure “Bahaha look at that cat!” and “Is that a pug in pajamas?” randomness.
Are you a digital dudette too? What other digital deets would you like to know?
Happy Running!
I love the interwebs!! I have met some of my very best NYC friends because of blogging, twitter, etc. I used to feel awkward when people asked how we met, but if someone can meet their husband online, it’s not any weirder to meet friends!
p.s. I know your job is sometimes stressful (like last week!), but it sounds really fun and interesting 🙂 Hopefully I’ll get to talk to you about it in person in October!
Love the tumblr. I recently realized that there’s a public link to my shared posts on Google Reader, which is cool, because that’s where my favorite internet stuff lives. Can I also say I saw Mumford and Sons around this time last year, and the video in your latest post took me back? They were/are incredible.
I’m a tech junkie. I think it is one of the things my bf loves the most about me. I have a small obsession with the internet and an even bigger obsession with my gadgets! Your job does sound pretty ideal for a “digital dudette.” I think the social media part is one of my favorite portions of owning my own business!
I work in online marketing too. fun stuff. I still can’t believe part of my job includes being on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc. it’s amazing. I remember taking a class in online communication during college. it was 2002 or 2003. I imagine that class has changed a bit since then!
haha, I love that pic from your wedding! I just got into the whole social networking thing this past year, but I’ve LOVED meeting new people via twitter and blogs. Its how I’ve met some of my good friends and people I talk/email with every day!
I do want to know about HootSuite — is it useful? It looks nice and organized, which I like…
Hey Page! I also met some of my very favorite people through blogs/twitter when I moved to California. Hard to believe I’ve only been here a year! I would love to read a post about some of your favorite social media/analytics tools. I’m a little bit of an analytics geek, and I love finding out about new ways to track things online.
Ah thanks for the shoutout and yes I do remember meeting you for the first time, and now we are friends forever! 🙂 Everyone who meets you is lucky to have you in their lives and I believe that we were meant to be friends.
I love social media. I develop webservices for Halo because I love bringing people together. Its more fun to game with friends! I too nerd out on all the latest social networks its super fun
Your job sounds really awesome… I would love to know how you got into it!
Tumblr looks tres cool. I love social media, that whole world fascinates me. If I could do it all again, I would definitely venture in that field. And that pic from your wedding is awesome!
I’m not nearly as digital/tech saavy as I would like to be, but I do think that it’s all pretty cool. I might not go as far as to take pictures to tweet during my wedding, but I think it’s awesome how excited you are about this stuff, especially since it’s your job!
It sounds like we both have very similar jobs. I work in social media too. Reading Mashable is part of my daily tasks and I’m constantly checking Twitter, FB, etc. etc. for work and personal reasons!
I just found your blog through Runner in Progress and I’m so glad I did! Bookmarking now!