Christine Cavalier

"I agree... this binary argument is obsolete, bankrupt. It's similar to my pet peeve with "social" media. All media is social in some way or another. We will stop using these terms and this idea soon. No one talks about being "on the phone" or "off the phone" or as having a "pen pal friend." We make friends. We communicate. We use tools to do these things sometimes. That's assumed. I'll have to rethink my lexicon now. Thanks, Buddy. ;P" - Christine Cavalier

"Thanks for this. It was a lovely way to be reminded but also warned about what I may have ahead of me." - Christine Cavalier

"Thanks Jim! Live radio can be a bit awkward and nerve-wracking, so I really appreciate the feedback." - Christine Cavalier

"Can't wait to see how it all works out!" - Christine Cavalier

"that's a lot of 6 second videos..." - Christine Cavalier

"Yes! Thanks, Aram! I was hoping you'd bring 'em on over. I love how you are always prepared to share. It's the best way to be in this new creative economy. Always great to see you and hear your insights." - Christine Cavalier

"Cool! I'm glad you got a lot out of the day and my post helped solidify some concepts for you. In terms of journalism & communication strategies, the bcni conference always puts out cutting edge stuff. Thanks for taking the time to read my post & comment, Ken!" - Christine Cavalier

"Michael, It was like some techie version of "strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words... killing me softly with his song" Preachin' to the choir, reading my mind, taking the words outta my mouth. It was really, really awesome. I know I'm supposed to be all scared and pissed about the competition, but I'm not. I'm psyched someone I know and live near gets it! Thanks for presenting." - Christine Cavalier

"Do you really keep clips on Columbine? What kind of stuff is written nowadays?" - Christine Cavalier

"This looks like a painting." - Christine Cavalier

"You know, I was just thinking after reading your post on this issue, that perhaps a new bias is forming in the psychology of Internet-connected humans: an "availability" bias of some sort, i.e., if information isn't available, then the opposite must exist. If you don't mention a wife, therefore you must not have one. We assume total transparency in our social media presence. We need to put a name on this and make people aware that some people may have an entirely different personal life than what they portray in innocent-and-transparent-seeming profiles like Facebook." - Christine Cavalier

"Thanks for the link. Do people ask you for pictures of your child? No-one has asked me to share via Facebook; It's just assumed I will. What will be your approach - because sharing funny stories and anecdotes about children really does warm the heart. (Of course, you have to make sure you don't end up like the hijackers on stfuparentsblog.com!)" - Christine Cavalier

"Break a leg! And this live-blogging thing... can you give me tips/tricks/details? Do you have a post about your live-blogging methods? I've never done it and I have two big conferences coming up. Thanks." - Christine Cavalier

"I love danah boyd, thanks for the reminder. I am constantly talking to my daughter about incidents in the news, etc. She doesn't want to hear it and she doesn't get it. I suppose it will be one of those things she will have to learn on her own, and I just hope and pray it is a small lesson with big impact instead of a big lesson with devastating results. Your point about privacy in a pre-Internet era is interesting. Perhaps we are redefining privacy. I'll think on that for a while." - Christine Cavalier

"I love every single thing about this. Thanks so much for sharing. I've already started designing!" - Christine Cavalier

"Stephanie, I totally get where you are coming from in terms of paranoia. I'm well aware of what an "at-risk" student is and how my girl isn't one of them. I feel like my children are defenseless against online bullying. I also don't trust them to tell me when it is happening. I also don't trust them to be able to recognize it or know what to do. The other problem I have is privacy. My children have their own lives and motivations. I owe them some dignity. Blogging moms who reveal their children's faults, mistakes, embarrassing moments, etc., worry me. What will their relationship be like with their children when those children grow up? I know they are my children but I don't own their stories, ya know? I'm not too keen on my kids using their real names on Twitter and not having private accounts. The whole "privacy in numbers" thing only goes so far, especially if people are looking for her. Plus, she's a child right now. What will happen if silly posts from this era come up in a job..." - Christine Cavalier

"I think Ron Johnson came from Apple with the attitude of "making markets" instead of "measuring markets". Adrienne Graham's point was that Ron didn't survey his customers well enough, but honestly, I don't think JCP would've gotten much innovation from a focus group. Ron was the right choice. I wish I knew for sure what went wrong. I'd shop at any retail store where he was at the helm. It was the first time in a decade I had bought clothes in that store, when Ron changed things up a bit. Now I'm so disappointed it's going to go back to church lady clothes and baby onesies." - Christine Cavalier

"All great points. I agree with your assessment of the tasks Ron Johnson was undertaking. I actually liked him a lot, and I liked the changes in the stores. I was encouraged by them, as were many of my friends (moms in the 35-45 age range). I didn't realize that the CA ppl didn't travel with Ron to the JCP community centers. Even Yahoo knows that people need to be onsite for major changes to happen. I'm also disappointed in JCP's short-sightedness here. How can such a big company make such simple mistakes? Doesn't Forbes, NBR, The Economist, dang, everybody write about change management? I call this lack of innovation "Old White Guy Syndrome". Tradition and loss aversion hold steady with the typical powers-that-be. I hope JCP survives this. We may have to wait for all the Old White Guys to die off though..." - Christine Cavalier

"I agree, that's a ton of work, let alone being evil. What average Wordpress blogger would even understand it? Good warning, though." - Christine Cavalier

"Mari I do miss you on Twitter, but I'm not on there like I used to be either. Trying to write more. I love your letter writing and journal projects. I tried something similar decades ago but it didn't stick. I often thought of making a smash book for my characters, my main one especially. I need to keep more notes in my moleskine. Maybe I'll get a new one because mine is all banged up and almost full. I'm afraid a newsletter for friends might be a bit... I don't know. Dull. Presumptuous? But I need to research options besides FB!" - Christine Cavalier

"My kid has an assignment to write a letter. A snail mail, old school one. I find it funny, as if he was learning calligraphy. But maybe I'm wrong!" - Christine Cavalier

"Wonder how this will work overseas with UK people..." - Christine Cavalier

"OK cool, thanks. I'm going to remember this." - Christine Cavalier

"Is it at all bulky to carry around? Are there carriers with it that hold the ipad mini AND the keyboard?" - Christine Cavalier

"I like the idea to use Evernote or Dropbox on my phone to keep ideas and pics for newsletters. That will help me a lot. Like today, we have a little league game and I'm sure some family members would love to see pics of that. How do you send the newsletter?" - Christine Cavalier

"Yeah I have Path but I doubt my friends will join it. It's not as user friendly in UX as FB is. I hear you about the panic, but I'm still too skittish to share too much online personally. Especially since I have minor children who are defenseless. I guess I don't depend on neighbors and friends enough to keep my place safe, etc." - Christine Cavalier

"I feel like I've Internet-known you forever, man. Thanks for comin' round. What do you mean by private photo streams? Like, give me some deets. This sounds interesting." - Christine Cavalier

"Chris, Thanks for telling me this. I've been hearing about buddypress but I haven't looked into it. I'll give it a go. I mostly am thinking about contact with my friends who really only ever use Facebook and nothing else. They are all mostly analog people. Not sure if they are people who'd want to "interact" as much as just "keep tabs on". Again, it's all up in the air. Facebook has set up this new standard of keeping in touch but they don't give us enough privacy. Maybe the buddypress will work for the "Business" newsletter sect. Thanks again. I'm sure you have a ton of experience with newsletters and I really appreciate the feedback." - Christine Cavalier

"I will definitely let you know how it works out. I've been investigating a few different options. Do I want to use a service like AWeber or just email it directly (which may get me blacklisted)... so I'll work it out somehow and let you know." - Christine Cavalier

"Marie-Aude, I *do* have a secret profile on Facebook for family and close friends, but I still don't post much to it due to the invasive Terms of Service." - Christine Cavalier