Bringing Joy Into People’s Lives: Kat Caverly interviewed by Kathy Davis
In The Artist Studio: an interview with greeting card legend Kathy Davis October 2011 Kat Caverly, an artist in the truest sense of the word… zany, brilliant, talented and not afraid to take risks… ~Kathy Davis I was so excited excited when Kathy asked me if she could interview me for her series. After all [...]
What to Do When a “Friend” Unfollows You on Twitter
In this marvelous age of the social media new words have become popular but some of these words had prior meaning. So there is a potential for confusion. In the world of Facebook the word “Friend” has a meaning a bit closer to our offline worlds. Ostensibly we “know” the people we friend on Facebook, [...]
To Err May Be Human but to Invoke Ire is Piracy.
photo by Kat Caverly © 2011 I know. What does piracy have to do with the Holidays? Nothing and everything. Just before Cyber-Monday and the feeding-frenzy that is holiday retail sales, another frenzy hit the Internets: Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. As an artist I have a dog in this fight against online piracy, [...]
The Top Ten Reasons I Wish I was Jewish
I have been a greeting card professional since 1987. And I have lived in New York since 1981. I have watched with intense interest all of the wonderful Jewish festivals and Hanukkah is really a HAPPY HOLIDAY! So as my continued commitment to “Celebrate Life” I celebrate Chanukah every year. I created a online Hanukiah [...]
Five Ways to Keep Thanksgiving in Your Heart Every Day in Every Way
Photo © Kat Caverly I love this time of year. I love the season changing, the colors, the smells and most of all looking forward to the Thanksgiving feast.
The Free Ride is Almost Over: Copyrights and Copywrongs
illustration © NoEvil productions Within 8 hours of discovering Robert Levine’s new book, “Free Ride: How Digital Parasites are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business can Fight Back” I had read it in its entirety. No small accolade.
Is Online Influence Irrelevant? Is the Game Gaming You?
Photo © Kat Caverly It all started as a game with Twitter stats. How do you measure online “influence”. No one took these things seriously. It was all just fun and social gaming; right? Well that’s until someone “pokes an eye out” with Klout. Klout is mainstream now. The influence of this “influencer maven” has [...]
Facebook is Stalking You (UPDATED)
illustration ©Kat Caverly Enterprises inc Even if you are logged out, Facebook still knows and can track every page you visit. ~Nik Cubrilovic In an update, dated October 3rd, Mr. Cubrilovic notes that Facebook re-enabled a controversial tracking cookie that they claimed to have “fixed” back in May. In Related News: Facebook Patent Application Describes [...]
Our Bodies, but Not Our Happiness Level, are Formed in Childhood
Do happy. Be HAPPY! And like me, if you had an unhappy childhood, start your Happy Childhood today! It is never too late to have a happy childhood.
5 Things You Can Do When the Day is Going Horribly Wrong.
All you need is 5 minutes to start having a good day again. 1. Laughing yoga – Hayasa Time: 60 seconds Doing this video proved to me that this simple technique is the most powerful way to relax and see things a bit brighter. It is easy and can be done anywhere and I find [...]
The First Social Media: The Face
The face is always the most important thing on a page, in a video. Our brains are wired to see faces as the most important things in our environment. Smile. It increases your face value. ~proverb
Can I Be Frank? A Tribute to Outrageous Self-Expression
Ask any salesman. They will tell you all about the myth that people don’t like to be sold to which is code for “I’m scare to put myself out there”. Business cannot be conducted without selling.
Hacked Sites? A question of When,
Not IF.
It had been 3 days since I was warned. I successfully cleaned pages of the iframe exploit I had found. Within hours they reappeared. Freaky.
Streams of Consciousness: Confessions of a Twitter List Maven
A maven is someone who accumulates knowledge about a subject. I have been collecting information about all things Twitter since September 2009. I joined Twitter in 2007 as @katcaverly but as with all the networks before it that I joined, it didn’t grab me. But when I created @Greetums I had learned some Twitter [...]
Truth, Justice, and the American Brand Way
“Truth, Justice, and the American Way”; these words had more to do with the formation of my basic ideals than my family, truth be told. So, yes, I have a strong opinion about the character of Superman. I consider him family. I first discovered Superman comic books at the corner drugstore in 1961. And I [...]
The Introvert Advantage: an Introvert’s Take on an Extroverted World
Photo © Kat Caverly I am lucky. I am an introvert. Most people believe that extroverts, because they are in the majority, have it easier. Au contraire; it is most difficult to be an extrovert. They have to be around people all the time. Us introverts enjoy being alone. We also enjoy people, [...]
In Defense of Copyright: Copyright is Not Just a Good Idea. It’s the Law.
Photo by Thomas Hudson Reeve © Kat Caverly Enterprises “We are a society of laws, not of men.” Which only means that whim and politics is not the rule of the day. We don’t have to like something for it to actually make sense. Copyright abuse has been on the rampage since the start of [...]
Freedom of Speech: a Responsibility as Much as It is a Right
You have the right to remain silent. I am learning to exercise this right. No answer is an answer. Less is, well, leave them wanting more. We need to stand by our words. We need to stand up to our words. Words are important. They can mend hearts. Words can makes things right again. We [...]
Why Happiness is a Better Selling Proposition than Fear
Happiness comes in cans not in can’ts. ~Kat Caverly Once upon a time we all lived happily ever after . Is that really only true in storybooks? Or is happiness and satisfaction a result of choice? I believe in the power of the human spirit. Humanity has faced worse times and transcended all [...]
Dear Twitter, why I just can’t quit ya
“Give a woman a Fish and she’ll eat for one day. Teach her how to tweet and she may never cook again.” ~Kat Caverly No truer words have ever been spoken. Twitter is one of the most positive places I have ever been. And make no mistake of it. Twitter is a place. [...]
Smile for No Reason
What if happiness is as simple as learning how to smile? At this point even the word “SMILE” makes me smile a huge, full-faced genuine smile. This is worthy of learning and practicing every day. I highly recommend smiling for no particular reason. Don’t underestimate the power of the smile; it’s benefit to the wearer, [...]