These business owners are using the power of twitter in smart and meaningful ways.

Each one of the top 10 have an authenticity about them that really shows through from their twitter stream and into their businesses.  This isn’t always easy to do and these guys are shining examples of being true to who they are and being passionate about what they do.

1. @KissMyBundt :: Kiss My Bundt Bakery is a Los Angeles-based bakery that creates bundt cakes from scratch and other sweet confections.
2. @TheChicMama :: Chic Mama creates beautiful and elegant diaper cakes that truly look good...

Next in our series is Failure to Nap, which ain’t your typical mommy blog!

Statia has been blogging FOREVER!  About as long as I’ve been blogging and she clearly points out, us old school bloggers are considered geriatric. You can also find her blogging at SafeMama and Lovely Safemama.  Be sure to check out Failure to Nap and follow Statia on twitter—she’s sure to amuse!

1. In a couple of sentences, tell us about yourself/your blog/what you do?

I’m a stay at home mom to two kids.  My blog is totally a reflection of my life.  Everything from my early, newly divorced...

We love free stuff and we love sharing.  So here’s a little texture pack we put together. Take one or take ‘em all!

If you look around, there are textures everywhere.  We’re just usually going to fast or doing a hundred things that we don’t stop and really look around.  I’ve been creating my own textures for a long time and I thought, why not give some away.  Here’s our first free texture pack for you to use for personal or commercial use.  No link attribution required.  Click on each individual image to download the full version or grab the zip file down below.  Have fun!

Is a blog considered “social media”?  We answer that question and a whole lot more.

When most people talk “social media”, I’ve noticed that it usually revolves around Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or FourSquare.  I’ve even read numerous times, “I’m quitting social media, but you can still read my blog!”...

Say what?

Before there ever was a tweet or a friend on Facebook, we blogged and people read and commented and interacted not only with the blogger, but the readers too. Then social “networks” popped up and people started using Twitter and Facebook to connect with each other;...

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