Author Archives: nicole

About nicole

Communications professional; part-time graduate student; lover of DC, dogs, food, family and prematurely graying twenty-somethings.

Dear Virginia, get out of my ladybiz.

Posted on March 6, 2012

Gov. McDonnell– Please veto HB 462, the mandatory ultrasound/waiting period bill. This legislation serves only to place additional financial and emotional burdens on women seeking a safe, legal medical procedure. As a conservative who has vocally opposed government involvement in … Continue reading →

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Another “blogging for a grade” situation.

Posted on September 20, 2011

Hey, party people– for the next few weeks, I’ll be blogging over at MultiMultimedia, my temporary class blog.  If you’re interested in my thoughts on/general foray into the field of multimedia, that’s the place to go.

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Ni hao from the greater Washington, DC area!

Posted on July 28, 2011

(Another reason I don’t belong in China:  I am too enormous.) I’ve been back from China for about three weeks now, and it’s really nice to be home.  I like it here.  I liked it there, too, but not enough … Continue reading →

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Ni hao from Nanjing!

Posted on June 21, 2011

I’m in China!  Today is Tuesday, and it’s 1:00 in the afternoon.  Back home, it’s also Tuesday, but it’s 1:00 in the morning.  Time zones, how do they work? My first few days here, and especially the journey to Nanjing, … Continue reading →

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Countdown to China and bad food I like.

Posted on June 9, 2011

(No, this has nothing to do with China.  Keep reading!  Photo/Flickr user tonyjcase, under a Creative Commons license.) My trip to China is coming up pretty soon, and I’m starting to freak out a bit.  What will I wear??  What … Continue reading →

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Blogging to blog.

Posted on June 4, 2011

I’m feeling rather uninspired these days.  I love the idea of blogging; I have like seven ideas floating around my brain at any given time, but I’m just so unmotivated to actually start writing them out.  I just thought I … Continue reading →

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Final project!

Posted on May 5, 2011

The semester’s finally coming to a close– wow.  I’m mostly finished with my final project, a social media plan for my “client,” Doorways for Women and Families.  Here (hopefully) is my presentation (or at least a link to it), created … Continue reading →

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Presentations!

Posted on April 25, 2011

I’m pretty excited for this week’s lesson.  At a meeting last week, a coworker gave a Prezi presentation, and my whole team was really blown away by how awesome the program is. But first off, Slideshare.  I couldn’t find a … Continue reading →

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How to network your nonprofit.

Posted on April 11, 2011

While I’ve mostly (sorry, Solis) enjoyed the required readings for my class, I’m most excited for this last book, Beth Kanter and Allison Fine’s The Networked Nonprofit.  Finally, here’s a book that speaks directly to nonprofits like my class client, … Continue reading →

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This is just a test.

Posted on April 1, 2011

I just launched a mini-Google AdWords campaign as an exercise for my class.  Since I have nothing to sell or any real services to provide, I’m pimping my 100% inauthentic peanut sauce recipe from the previous post.  In less than … Continue reading →

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