LC from Laguna Beach to the Hollywood Hills.. December 15, 2009

Have you ever watched Laguna Beach or The Hills on MTV? Have you ever read her book L.A Candy or checked out her latest fashion line? If so, you know that this celebrity has superb talent and excellent creativity. Since Laguna Beach came on MTV in 2004, her fan base has grown to an extraordinary number. As her fashion progressed over the years so did her career. This celebrity is only beginning to expand her horizons. On Twitter she shares her daily activities and posts fun pictures for her friends and fans.

I think it’s interesting that Lauren is only following 31 people and has 798,139 followers. The number of people interested in finding out information about this celebrity through this social network is unbelievable. After looking through the people she is following, I recognized some of her old cast mates from her shows and other well known celebrities. Eleven of the thirty-one people she is following are not celebrities. I like how Lauren is only following friends or people that she likes to communicate with and not a bunch of random people. Since I like this celebrity, following her on Twitter is a great way for me to find out about new projects she is working on! I read her book L.A. Candy over the summer and loved it! She is coming out with a sequel to this book in February called Sweet Little Lies! Any one that likes her will mostly likely love this book! Check it out!

Also, she is currently working on a style guide. Ladies, get ready because I’m sure it is going to be awesome!

Click on the link to go to Lauren’s official website! http://www.laurenconrad.com/

Are you Pro-Literacy?! December 15, 2009

There are an enormous amount of people in the world that are illiterate. The statements above show how important and influential literacy education is. I discovered an outstanding program called ProLiteracy that believes the promotion of literacy will bring an end to poverty. The mission of this program is, “ProLiteracy champions the power of literacy to improve the lives of adults and their families, communities, and societies. They envision a world in which everyone can read, write, compute, and use technology to lead healthy, productive, and fulfilling lives.” It is extremely important for adults and children to be literate. I think this program is awesome and I am glad there are similar programs geared towards helping people and making differences in the world. Have you ever come across programs like this one but did not take time to learn more about them?  Click on the link below to find out how this program has made many differences in the world. It gives people the opportunity to learn how to promote literacy and become a member, advocate or even donate money!

http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=191&srcid=-2

Below is a sad video that shows how illiteracy and poverty are connected.