Brenda, Shine Community Manager
Brenda is the Community Manager for Yahoo! Shine, a top online destination for women.
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Get ready for the new Shine!Hi everyone,We're excited to share some major news!
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Yahoo! Shine's Country Music Giveaway Official RulesYAHOO! SHINE'S COUNTRY MUSIC GIVEAWAY
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Three cheers for Sarah!Our own Shine blogger Sarah Lipoff had a link to her post 'Pumpkin whoopie pies' on the front page of Yahoo! today. You heard it right - the front page of Yahoo! :) I've been a long-time fan of Sarah's yummy recipes and artist inspired projects and was thrilled to see her receive this notable placem
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Brenda's weekly roundupI recently read the most endearing post from a young user who has spent the last 3 years as part of the Shine community. Her post was a thank you to her Yahoo! Shine buddies for helping her become the young woman she is today - "I found friends who would read my stories and my opinions when people i
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My favorites this weekI love reading posts from our Shine users that help me lead an easier, richer, and more stress-free life. Here were my favorites this week.I confess: My closet is a mess. But thanks to this post from Alicia I now have five simple steps to help me get my closet back in order.
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s 50th Anniversary Blu-ray giveawayBREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY BLU-RAY GIVEAWAY
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MISSONI HAVAIANAS FLIP-FLOPS GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULESMISSONI HAVAIANAS FLIP-FLOPS GIVEAWAY
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YAHOO! SHINE'S FATHER'S DAY FOOD CONTEST OFFICIAL RULESYAHOO! SHINE'S FATHER'S DAY FOOD CONTEST
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YAHOO! SHINE GIVEAWAY: 'NO STRINGS ATTACHED' OFFICIAL RULESYAHOO! SHINE GIVEAWAY: 'NO STRINGS ATTACHED'
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YAHOO! SHINE'S STYLE MOM ICON CONTEST OFFICIAL RULESYAHOO! SHINE'S STYLE MOM ICON CONTEST OFFICIAL RULESTHE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE FIFTY UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY (COLLECTIVELY, THE "ELIGIBILITY AREA") AND SHALL ONLY BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST IF YO
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IRISH SPRING GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULESYAHOO! IRISH SPRING GIVEAWAYOFFICIAL RULESTHE FOLLOWING GIVEAWAY IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE FIFTY UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY (COLLECTIVELY, THE "ELIGIBILITY AREA") AND SHALL ONLY BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY IF YOU ARE NO
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YAHOO! SHINE FAMILY FUN CONTEST GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULESYAHOO! SHINE FAMILY FUN CONTEST GIVEAWAY
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YAHOO! SHINE ESSAY CONTEST GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULESYAHOO! SHINE ESSAY CONTEST GIVEAWAY
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Keep those great user posts coming!Hi everyone,We love promoting great content from Shine users. If you see the words "user post" in your title it's because we felt your post was more than worthy of some added attention. To get you that exposure, we'll move your post from the raw feed to our Editor Picks feed. Once your piece is sele
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This month's spotlight: Stand-out user blogsHey everyone,It's time to highlight more great user content around Shine!In Food The tantalizing magazine-style photos on Shine user Cait's blog are enough to make anyone's mouth water. I can't wait to try her seasoned soft pretzels recipe and her Gluten-free rocky road bars.
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Shine Twitter Chat: Will you join us?Shine is hosting a Twitter chat tomorrow about the Tiger Mother controversy with child development expert Dr. Robyn Silverman. We'd love to hear what you have to say!Here's the skinny:
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Share Your WisdomWe are expanding!Shine has a new sister site called Your Wisdom, which is an invaluable source for the collective wisdom of women who have lived through life's tricky situations. On Your Wisdom you'll find woman-to-woman advice on everything from taming toddler tantrums to dating after divorce. Many
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Back in the saddle againHi everyone,
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Brenda signing off (for now)Hi everyone,As you may have noticed I've been awfully quiet these days. For those of you that don't know it's because I'm very pregnant - with twins! :) I was hoping to work until late July, but these boys have other ideas in mind so my last day is this coming Friday.
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A Shine refresherHey everyone,Did you know that Shine took home the Media Industry News "Best of the Web" award for social media/community on Wednesday?! Congrats to everyone for creating an engaged community worthy of such an award. Read all about it here.
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Vote for Shine in the Webby Awards!Hey everyone,Shine's been nominated for a Webby award - the premier award for websites. Yay! If you love Shine, then we need your vote to help us win. :)
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Happy Birthday Shine!Guess who reached her terrible twos - it's Shine! Since our launch on April 1, 2008 we've had some unbelievable accomplishments, and I especially wanted to highlight some of our recent successes from Q1 2010:Growing Reach: Shine hit 17MM unique users in January comScore resultsStaying Relevant: Shin
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This week's news: Great user posts, The NY Times, and captchas!Hi everyone,If you read the New York Times last week I'm sure you were as excited as myself to see the Style section cover story on Shine's own Editor-in-chief, Brandon Holley! The article, titled "The Beat Goes online, Minus the Glitz - Brandon Holley/Shine", chronicled Brandon's successful career
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One of those days...Ever have one of those days when you're just not functioning at full capacity?Well Shine is having one of those days today...Please be patient as we get our site back up to speed.Thanks everyone,Brenda, Shine Community Manager
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Get fit, stay healthy with Yahoo! Answers and ShineHey Shine users,
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Let's make a pledge to our communityI'm not usually one to make resolutions, but 2010 feels different...hopeful and special somehow.Each of you has helped firmly establish this Shine community. We have friendships, support systems,and countless pages of user advice and discussions that's unmatched anywhere else on the web.But I know w
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Shine staff on holiday breakHi everyone,You may notice over the next week or so that we aren't featuring or promoting as many stories as we normally do. That's because the Shine team is taking a holiday vacation! Yes, that's right, we're taking a REAL break from now until January 4, 2010.
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Shine's Top Users of 2009Wow, 2009 has been a great year for Shine users! Let's celebrate by toasting a few of your many accomplishments: You provided feedback and useful information on a range of topics from cheating to drugstore shampoos. Thanks to your participation, daily comments were 3 times higher than when Shine la
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Brenda's picks: Something good to talk aboutShine users always give us great things to talk about.These posts ask questions that run the gamut, from relationship hurdles to goal setting, and whatever happened to wearing skirts?! Contribute to the conversation by leaving your comment. As always, please abide by our Community Guidelines by resp
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Sign my Thanksgiving cardI just read two wonderful Thanksgiving posts from Shine users Irish and Casy. Irish wrote that she's thankful for "the people I have come to know both in person and thru Shine", and Casy said "express your thanks to that special someone or some ones. What would you say to them?".That gave me a great
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This weeks picks: Standout user postsWhat was the last Shine blog post that you just had to comment on? We love hearing what makes our users join in the conversation, and if you haven't been involved for a while I think these standout posts that were recently featured on Shine will get you inspired. Whether you're sharing your own expe
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Help Us Support Breast Cancer AwarenessOne out of every 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime.* As women, it's a disease that affects us all, either personally or our family and friends. I'm no different. Ten years ago, my aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer. Although she fought hard, she lost her battle in N
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Calling all Book LoversI've always loved reading and while I love reading all these great user posts on Shine, there's just something about real page-turner that can't be beat. My current obsession is Charlaine Harris' "Sookie Stackhouse" novels. I can't put them down!
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Giving Good AdviceI'm always looking for ways to foster a climate of engaging and constructive conversation on Shine, so I was very excited when I stumbled on an Allure Magazine article called "How to Give Good Advice". In the article, NY Times columnist Randy Cohen (aka "The Ethicist") offers 6 quick tips on giving
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Yahoo! Food on ShineHi everyone, We're excited to announce that the new Food site on Shine is here! All of the great things you loved about Yahoo! Food, from spectacular recipes to informative articles, are now combined with new and improved interactive features to help you make the perfect meal. And as if that wasn't
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Announcing our Shine Beauty Gurus!What a week!Our Shine Beauty Panel call for entries brought out 50 Shine users who revealed the one beauty product they couldn't without.
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Join Shine's Beauty PanelWish you could get your hands on the latest beauty products from the world's biggest names? How about doing it without spending a dime? Have you ever wanted to write about beauty? Do you think of yourself as a beauty expert?
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Respect our communityHi everyone,What do you think of our new community icon? I think it's pretty cool. You'll see this megaphone whenever we have a site announcement. We also have a new star icon that we'll use to recognize outstanding users in our community. :)
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How do you get ready for summer?Now that Memorial Day has come and gone, now it's time to really get ready for summer. We all know that summer has its share of stress-inducing moments, as well, like staying in shape to look great in a swimsuit, juggling your kids' camp schedules, and managing that actual vacation planning. But, p
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Get ready for our anniversaryWhat an impressive year this has been for the Shine community! Four Shine users had their blog posts promoted on the Yahoo! front page, and we've featured over 5,000 user posts on both the Shine home page and within our various categories. As if that's not enough, one of our original users was profi
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Brenda's picks: Celebrating MomMother's Day is Sunday and I haven't had a chance to think about what I want do for my mom. Our family home caught fire last week and the past few days have been a blur of trying to help my parents navigate the uncharted territory that comes with losing everything you've built and acquired over the
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This weeks picks: Quality inspiring qualityI have something to brag about: We're seeing more and more quality blog posts by Shine users that are generating hundreds and even thousands of comments - that's amazing! And equally impressive is the fact that these comments aren't spam but thoughtful and intelligent opinions that are igniting othe
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Share your tips for coping in this economyI think I'm finally adjusting to the realities of this new economy. I've been lucky to hold on to my job, but with the recession plastered all over the news I knew it was time to rein in my free-spending ways.The Starbucks latte has been replaced with home-brewed coffee and whipped milk in a stainle
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Brenda's picks: A week of great commentsHi everyone,I'm back from a short vacation and eager to catch up on all the new posts and faces on Shine. Although Shine is a website for women, everyone is welcome here. As user Emma Mae suggests, "I am sure that all the WOMEN here would agree there is room for more men". ;)
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Brenda's picks: Life tips and questions from the men of ShineHi everyone,This week, I picked posts and comments from Manage Your Life and Parenting that contained strategies for making our lives easier and more fulfilling. My hope is that you'll discover some new and useful tips or at the very least feel encouraged to share one your own. :)
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Shine weekly recap: Featured user postsEvery week, we've been featuring more and more fantastic user content on Shine. Identified by the title "user post", these rants, raves, and personal accounts are chosen for demonstrating all the qualities our editors look for in a great post. The fact that these posts were picked from hundreds of o
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This week's picks: Great user posts from Love + SexI've been getting the latest scoop on some of our best Love + Sex user posts ever since Annette took over that category (one of the perks of sitting next to Shine's Managing Editor!).Here are Annette's picks for the past week. The posts are fun to read and offer some unique dating perspectives. I've
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Update on Manage Your LifeHi everyone,It's been exciting to watch Manage Your Life become such a popular category on Shine.
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More Brenda picks: 3 can't-miss conversations on ShineHappy Monday everyone,We all have days when our to-do list stretches so long that it doesn't leave a lot of free time to spend on fun things - like indulging ourselves in Shine! With this in mind, I've come up with my latest list of must-read posts from our Shine community. These fun, discussion liv
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Manage Your Life on Shine!Hi everyone,We have 2 Shine announcements.
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Brenda's picks: 3 "can't miss" conversations on ShineI love a good conversation, but if i wasn't on Shine all day what discussions would i join? Luckily, this job allows me a sneak a peek into many dialogues, so here are 3 of my current favorite threads. I included comments from each blog post so you could get an idea of the banter taking place. As al
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Shine's Woman of the Year (Community): Brett BlumenthalAny experienced blogger will tell you that blogging is easy, but writing a consistently good blog can be hard. To be a great blogger you need determination, commitment, and a love for what you're doing. This is why I have the highest amount of respect for our users who are dedicated to Shine and blo
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Shine avatars have arrived!I love how you can dress and add accessories to your Yahoo! avatar to fit your every mood. However, forgetfulness and laziness were the reasons why I hadn't changed mine in years. That was until yesterday, when I got an email from our Marketing department telling me that they just launched Shine ava -
Shine's most popular posts of 2008What do Sarah Palin, married men, and threesomes have in common? They all headline our most popular posts on Shine.
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Your favorite Shine user posts: October editionOne of the fabulous perks of my job is coming across a great user post written by a member of our own Shine community. These tip-sharing, soul-baring, smartly-written posts demonstrate that you don't necessarily have to be a professional blogger to write something noteworthy. A great post just needs
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Is Shine biased?Never before, in the history of Shine, have I seen a subject create such prolonged heated discussion as the GOP vice presidential nomination of Sarah Palin!
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Help us make Shine betterHave you ever used a company's web site and wished that you could provide your feedback on why you like or didn't like the site so that you could possibly have an impact on the future design of the site? If yes, then here is your chance to do so for Shine. We are looking for member of the Shine comm
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What is At Home?Categories can be deceiving! If you didn't have a chance to look around Shine before you posted your blog, you might have thought that our "At Home" category was for stories that revolved around home life. We didn't mean to mislead you, but our "At Home" category is actually for blog posts on home d
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Calling all Kung Fu Panda party kit winners!Were you one of the first fifty Shine users to leave a comment for the Kung Fu Panda party kit giveaway? If so, we've been trying to get in touch with you! Instructions are in your email box on where to send your name and mailing information so we can send your party kit. :)
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How do I write for Shine?"How do I write for Shine" is probably the most frequently asked question we see on our suggestion boards. The answer is anybody can write for Shine. Shine is a place for conversation and we want you to be a part of it.If you're at all intimidated about writing a blog for the first time, remember th
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The Great Female SurveyHey Shine ladies!Askmen.com, the leading men's lifestyle website, wants to hear from you! They've partnered with Shine to create The Great Female Survey to find out who and what is "the modern woman".Erin, our savvy Love + Sex editor, says it's quite the honor that Askmen.com selected Shine, so let'
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Shine recognizes great user posts!As Shine enters it's 8th week since launch, I've been thrilled to see how you've responded to our editor's call for well-written posts. You've really turned up the quality dial while writing about things that matter to you - informative and insightful subjects that inspire all of us to write our bes
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Update: "Save as draft" issue resolvedHi again, everyone.We've worked on the "save as draft" issue and believe we have it resolved. Many thanks to all of you for your patience. Again, if you experience any additional posting issues please let us know by leaving a comment on this post. When commenting, describe the scenario you encounter
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"Save as draft" posting issuesThanks to everyone for reporting that you have been experiencing "save as draft" problems with your posts. We are looking into this problem now and I will put up a new post when this issue is addressed. Feel free to comment on this post if you are experiencing any other posting problems. Thanks agai
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Category Posting 101Hey everybody,It's great to see so much user content, but we're getting the feeling that you think you have to submit to a category in order to get your post visible.
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Take off your heels and stay awhile!Shine is officially "open for business" and we want to hear what you think of our new digs!We've got plenty for you to see and do. Visit our 9 topic areas to read useful, thought-provoking content from our cool female editors (trust me on the cool factor). We also have you, and amazing women just li
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Shine has arrived!Hola Shine fans! We're excited to share this sneak preview of Shine with you!Not to sound like an overly proud new parent, but I've been checking out the work of our editorsand staff and have to tell you - Shine ROCKS! Chock full of sassy, stimulating content, Shine is here to make our female lives
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Guess what? Shine is going live soon!hello loyal Shine fans! it is my great pleasure to tell you, our favorite pre-launch friends, that Shine is about to go live! You have about 1 week to get you blogs ready for the public so get cracking! You know how to find me so let me know if I can help, review, or just offer moral support! Now -