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April 23, 2013 By Lori 11 Comments

I think most would agree that we live in a digital world. I know maybe one person who does not own a smart phone or tablet. But she owns a computer and her kids have tablets and so, even they, are digital households.

Hoya Lenses continues to forge forward in the quest to make sure that you and your kids eye’s are protected against the strain of computer and screen time wear and tear!

Our eyes were designed for us to use as hunters and gatherers. Now we hunt and gather on Google! We are not fully equipped to handle all of the demands placed on our eyes by today’s technological devices.

And our eyes certainly pay the price.

Several studies as well as data from OSHA and ISO, all show there are hazards associated with the High Energy Visible (HEV) Blue Light portion of the light spectrum. Blue light, including HEV Blue Light, is emitted from hand-held devices such as smart phones and tablets. Symptoms as diverse as sleep disorders in children and adolescents, headaches, blurred vision, and fatigue can be due to exposure to blue light radiating from hand-held digital equipment.

HOYA has developed and launched RechargeTM, an anti-reflective lens treatment that reflects the harmful Blue Light away from the eyes. HOYA’s new Recharge anti-reflective treatment reflects the portion of blue light emitted from back-lit hand held devices that is “bad” and ensures the portion of blue light we need for optimal contrast and other health benefits is allowed to pass through. In a sign of our times, studies show many children, and people in their 20s who grew up with hand-held devices as part of their lives, are spending as much as half their day staring at a screen barely an arm’s length away. This generation is most certainly overexposed to blue light emitted from their smart phones and tablets and suffering unnecessarily from fatigue.

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Do you or your children wear glasses and need protection from the harmful hues of a digital screen? Then join us for the #HOYALENSES Twitter Party April 23, 2013 at 1pm EST/ 12pm CST and have some fun learning all about protecting those eyes!

Plus, you can win some AWESOME Prizes: (2) $25 AMEX Gift Cards and (2) FREE HOYA LENSES Certificates (values at over $200 each)!!

So mark your calendars, tell your friends with the tweet below and come join in the fun!

Join the #HoyaLenses Twitter Party 04/23/2013 at 1PM EST. Conversation and fun & PRIZES! http://bit.ly/XhyttA @lomargie

What: Hoya Lenses Twitter Party

When: April 23, 2013 at 1 – 2 pm EST

Who: Follow your hosts @lomargie and @suburbanmomclub and our sponsior @ProfMurrayHoya

Where: Twitter under hashtag #HoyaLenses

How: RSVP below, tell your friends and mark your calendars!

We can’t wait to talk #HoyaLenses with you!

Never participated in a Twitter Party? Learn all about them: How to Attend a Twitter Party. Are you a Brand or do you have a product you would like to have represented in a Twitter Party? See ‘How Twitter Parties Can Help Brands‘

Rules & Regulations

To be eligible to win a prize, winners must live in the US, be 18 and older and have RSVP’d and Participated in the #HoyaLenses Twitter Party on April 23, 2013 at 1pm EST. Winner’s will be drawn at 15, 30, 45 and 55 minutes after the hour and will have 5 minutes to reply via Twitter Direct Message with their address to @suburbanmomclub. If a winner does not reply, a new winner will be chosen. Hoya Lenses is responsible for delivering prizes to winners. This promotion is not associated with Twitter, Facebook or any other social media channel. All concerns and questions can be directed to Lori Pace at lomargie@gmail.com.

Filed Under: Giveaway, My Motherhood Blog, Twitter Parties Tagged With: digital kids, eyeslasses, How to Attend a Twitter Party, hoya, Hoya Lenses, hoya lenses rechargeTM, lenses, prizes, rechargeTM, twitter, twitter party

Q&A: How to Attend a Twitter Party

July 21, 2012 By Lori 19 Comments

If you have a Twitter account there are two things you can benefit from! Following me {LOL}, first of all and second, Twitter parties!

A Twitter Party is an amazing way to connect with other Twitter users. Because I both host and attend so many, I am always a little surprised when people are confused as to what they are and how to attend! So, I thought I would help out and compile a list of common questions I get and the answers!

What is a Twitter party?

A Twitter party is generally a one hour discussion of a product, brand, or other type of promotion. Conversation flows as hosts and co-hosts drive the conversation in a fun way with questions and comments that keep the party and the discussion moving!

Why Would I Want to Attend a Twitter party?

There are several reasons a person would want to join a Twitter party. First of all, you can WIN anything from products to gift cards during a Twitter party. Most parties boast multiple winners in a variety of values with a grand prize! Also, Twitter parties are a GREAT way to learn things about products you love, join a discussion about a new product hitting shelves and meet new people on Twitter.

How Do I Join a Twitter party?

Most Twitter parties have an RSVP link that you will need to enter your Twitter name on. This RSVP form serves several purposes. It keeps track of attendees so that when it comes time to draw a winner of a prize, the hosts know who is in the party. Twitter parties are generally fast moving so there is no way a host could choose a winner without a list. If you are not on the list, you can not win.

In addition, the RSVP list gives a company a general idea as to the interested in the party and how many people might attend. Since data from a Twitter party is important for the sponsor’s, the RSVP list can provide valuable barometer for the company. NO COMPANY I have ever worked with contacts RSVP entries nor is the list ever sold or used for marketing purposes. That would be highly unethical!

How do I Follow a Twitter party?

First you want to make sure that you follow the host and co-hosts of the event as well as the company Twitter handle if it is provided. You can not see what drives the conversation and, in most cases, can not win a prize if you do not. Also, make sure you know the hashtag. A hastag is written as #Hashtag and required on every tweet you send. The hashtag is the party. So without it, your tweets will not be seen and your participation not verified for prizes. Most of the time you must be participating in the party to win a prize.

There are several ways you can follow a party. Since they move quite fast I do not recommend following them from Twitter.com. You will miss so much, in my opinion.

A lot of RSVP forms also include a TweetGrid link which takes you to a sheet that has Twitter broken out in columns. The hashtag for the party is generally in the first column so that you can follow and respond easily. I, personally, use TweetDeck which does the same thing as TweetGrid but is more versatile, in my opinion. However, you must create your own columns.

The host and co-hosts are usually available for questions before the party if you ever have any questions. And I can always help you as well, whether I am running the party or not!

How Can I Increase My Chances of Winning at a Twitter party?

RSVP and Participate, to be simple. Make sure your link that you put on the RSVP form actually goes to your Twitter page. So many times I pull a winner and the link is invalid. So I have to move on. These parties go fast and hosts do not have a lot of time to search out winners.

Winners generally have a limited time to respond and Direct Message the host or co-host. A Direct Message is an internal mailbox on Twitter where private messages are sent back and forth between users. If you are not following a host they can not DM you and might lose out on the prize.

How Do I Find a Twitter party?

Good question! Because once you attend a party, you will be hooked! There are numerous parties running on Twitter at any time. If you notice a hashtag being used often and it looks like the user is responding to a question, that is probably a party. You can click on the hashtag and be taken to the party!

There are also lists of parties floating around the web! I like TweeParties.com to find mine but there are a ton out there if you Google Twitter Party Calendar.

How Do I Get a Twitter party Host for my Brand or Product?

I happily create, host and co-host Twitter parties for a fee. CONTACT ME for my rates and what I can do to help you get your name and/ or product out on Twitter!

How Do I Become a Host or Co-Host for a Twitter party?

Generally, Twitter users with a large number of followers host Twitter parties. This is not a hard and fast rule but most brands look at your ‘reach’ to see how many impressions and tweets they might get during a party. If you want to develop your presence on Twitter then be sure to engage with your followers. Talk, Retweet and support them. Attend parties as well. It is a great way to meet new followers!

That’s all I have from emails and messages! If you have any other questions that I did not address, please send them over! I’ll answer anything I can to help you out!

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Filed Under: My Motherhood Blog, My Recent Writings Tagged With: How to Attend a Twitter Party, how to use Twitter, twitter, Twitter Parties

Social Media and Words That Hurt

March 29, 2011 By Lori 16 Comments

It’s funny. I watch the news and I see kids committing suicide over posts on FaceBook and words typed in black and white on a screen and I use to think, ‘You do not know the emotion behind them nor the intention in the post, so just take a deep breath and shake it off’.

But now I am under attack. And I have to say… it seriously sucks. And I am a 38 year old, educated, intelligent woman. But words on a computer screen attacking the very core of my being hurts worse than I could have ever imagined.

Just as no one can make everyone happy in real life, the thought that one can make everyone happy in social media is preposterous. In fact… it seems easier to offend, deflate, and attack someone on a computer. With no accountability for watching someone’s facial reactions or listening to the dejection in their voice, people type and expect that there is some sort of filter that will protect their rights.

I miss polite society. I miss conversations about unhappiness instead of 3 sentence updates. And I miss that when people wanted to see you – they SAW you – and did not rely on a website to tell someone everything about that person and their lives.

When you visit, face to face, you learn about everything a person is dealing with. And the things that annoy you about that person may be understood better if you took the time to see why they are that way. How is that even remotely possible when only friends with someone and one aspect of their life… like their FaceBook page?

I now feel for the kids, with less emotional control and understanding that people’s opinions on a computer does not translate to who they are as a person. I see how they could take a post and internalize it until it becomes their whole belief in who they are.

Just as my feelings are hurt at the misunderstanding of my intentions and desires in my life, they are hurt at the blatant disrespect of theirs.

I feel for our kids these days. They are in a world where their lives are explained one status update or tweet at a time. A keypad on a phone, computer, or a video on YouTube being the basic definition of who they are supposed to be. And the delete button not being used generously enough.

As I sit here in tears taking every lash that I suppose, in some way, I deserve… for not making everyone happy all of the time… I know that a person with less coping capacities would be thinking of drastic measures.

And I am sorry that our kids have this in their lives to deal with, too.

I really am.

Filed Under: Rant, Take Action Tagged With: facebook, rant, twitter, words