After several hours of travel from the East Coast to the West Coast, I'm happy to report that I'm here in sunny Santa Clara, California to attend BlogHer Entrepreneurs '12. If you're just meeting me today from #BlogHerEnt12, hello! And I figure there are some new folks here … Read More »
Why My Website Disappeared Today
Answer: SOPA/PIPA. What are SOPA and PIPA? SOPA is the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill drafted in the US House of Representatives. PIPA is the PROTECT IP Act, a bill drafted in the US Senate. Both bills are aimed at stopping online piracy, however, they are flawed in their … Read More »
Welcome to November’s ICLW!
It's been a while since I participated in an ICLW, so I figured it was time to jump back in. (Don't know what ICLW is? Find out here.) Not like I'm already doing NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo at the same time or anything this month. I also realized I've picked up more new readers in … Read More »
Announcing Words Empowered with Launch Giveaway!
Sound the trumpets. Clash the cymbals. Release the white doves into the air. Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to... Words Empowered. My new business. My 140 characters or less Twitter pitch: Social media that matters. Social media with a conscience. Words Empowered … Read More »
2011 RESOLVE of New England Conference Live Blog
Welcome to the 2011 RESOLVE of New England Infertility & Adoption Conference Live Blog! I'll be posting throughout the day with the most recent updates at the top of this post. I'll also be live-tweeting from both @miriamshope & @ResolveNewEng with hashtag #RNE2011. Follow along … Read More »
RESOLVE of New England Conference is This Saturday!
It's that time of year again... time for the Annual Fertility Treatment, Donor Choices, and Adoption Conference hosted by RESOLVE of New England this Saturday, November 5, 2011! Last year I live-blogged the event. This year I'll be live-tweeting the event (along with a host of … Read More »
7 Reasons Why Infertility Awareness Matters
Yesterday's #TruthAboutTrying Twitter chat with REDBOOK was simply amazing. For the first time, hundreds of us gathered to talk freely and openly about our infertility. This Twitter chat was probably one of the most liberating events in which I've participated online. Could you … Read More »
REDBOOK Magazine Presents “The Truth About Trying”
I'm so thrilled I can finally spill the beans. Check your local newsstand. Pick up a copy of this month's REDBOOK. Turn to page 86. I was one of several women interviewed for their article, The Invisible Pain of Infertility. This groundbreaking campaign was produced in … Read More »
Infertility in the News
I realize it's been a while since I did one of these so I thought between the ASRM Annual Conference this week and REDBOOK's groundbreaking infertility Twitter chat at 2pm tomorrow (which, you'll totally be there, right?) I thought now was as good a time as any to share some … Read More »
REDBOOK Magazine to Bring Women Together to Talk About Infertility
So here's a snippet of the exciting news I've been promising all day on Facebook and Twitter... REDBOOK is hosting a Twitter Chat on Tuesday, October 18th at 2pm Eastern Standard Time... which I’ll be moderating! You can join in on all the fun by following @redbookmag and the … Read More »