And I was beginning to think I was smart

If you follow this link http://betsyrau.wordpress.com/ you will discover this is NOT a new blog. I have moved it, and after what happened to me today, I intend to continue it. I had begun posting on http://sixtypoundsordie.wordpress.com/ in my quest to lose weight. However, one bottle of champagne and a package of creamy caramel Rollos later, I am dead. Er, moving back to my techno topic.

Yes, this is the bottle of Korbel I was going to drink on Mother's Day but decided to hold for a few weeks. (She stops to sip her champagne).  I have changed my mind.

It started with the Social Media Class I am currently teaching online. I love it and have learned lots in the process of teaching it. One thing I read on my news feed the other day was that Tagged was the fastest growing social media site out there. Being an enthusiastic learner, I signed up. This morning a 29 year old from Tunisia named Wajdi Z sent me the following message: "hi bautiffful really you are so charming and sweet i hope we can be friends i hope to answer me"

No one has called me bautiffful in such a long time!
(She takes the bottle and tosses back her head for a long swig.)


(Slight burp after wiping excess champagne from her chins.)


Wajdi Z was just the start of my day. Next I had a message from Shawn B with some exciting news.


"Congratulations!

I am a part of Tagged's incentives-team and you've been randomly honored to have a hand in our most liked members Apple iPad giveaway, sponsored by Tagg's advertising department!

Simply, go to this link -> http://facebook.com.tagged-reward.2394857.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/?75468

No cost to you, all we ask for is that you let people know about our rewards program =) Thanks again for your loyalty to Tagged!!"


It was early. It was Monday. I hadn't had my coffee yet, and I was still thinking about responding to Wajdi. So yes, I clicked on the link.


If anyone ever tells you you are going to win an Apple iPad because you are being "randomly honored as a most liked member," delete the son of a bitch. Fast.


Otherwise you will do what I did.
(Opens another bottle of champagne.)


You will spend the next three hours clicking "no" or "next" or sorting through "free" offers and end up with some teeth whitening miracle paste coming to your house from Bella Brite at a cost of $1 that you later discover is going to cost you $78 unless you call to cancel and they offer the $59 price at which point you say no and they offer it to you for $19 and then you end up cancelling your credit card and discovering they have been reported to the Better Business Bureau in Denver.


And then you open your champagne. The rest is history.


Yes, I am a social media teacher.
LOL.
(I just found out that means Laugh out Loud.)
So go ahead.
Laugh.
At me.