Sorry I have been offline for so long - kind of ironic, when you consider this is the Blogs and Social Networking topic! It's been an interesting time, as I move around in my RV and figure out how to stay plugged in. I've tried using WIFI hot spots, aircards, RV park Internet services, and even cell phones to experiment with staying on the social web. I'll be writing more about these lessons over the next few weeks.

In the meantime, I have discovered I really enjoy texting when I can't IM or email, or get on a forum. Which leads me into this week's article:

*****If you IM or text for social networking, here are some basic "txt wrds" to get you started in texting language. *******

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art64206.asp

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Jill Florio, Blogs / Social Networking Editor
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