Recently someone who is just starting out in social media asked me how long have I been doing it. I said nearly eight years since I have been blogging for that long. On second thought, that’s not correct. It is actually only a little over seven years. I have been doing social media since I began promoting the comedy show, Chicks and Giggles that I created in spring of 2004. Twitter wasn’t around. Facebook wasn’t open. I used blogs and online media to promote Chicks and Giggles. I created a newsletter to send out to fans of the show. I posted pictures on Flickr. I post show listings on Upcoming.

When Cupcakes Take The Cake took off, there were more outlets to spread the cupcake gospel. Cupcakes Take The Cake is on Flickr, MySpace, BakeSpace, Foodbuzz, Foodcandy, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Meetup and maybe some other social networks. The goal is for Cupcakes Take The Cake is be whenever cupcake lovers are. A couple of months I got an email from a travel agent who found me through the Cupcakes Take The Cake Meetup Group. She proposed the idea of a cupcake cruise. We had two meetings and I realized that this is serious. Rachel and I had a tour of the ship a few weeks ago and met with executives from Celebrity Cruises. This is serious and exciting. Now it is confirmed that Cupcakes Take The Cruise is having the first ever Cupcake Cruise next year. The date is set for August 19 through August 26, 2012. I am so happy that the brand Cupcakes Take The Cake is extending to more events and to more people!