Maria de los Angeles is a freelance wordsmith who loves to write about everything tropical ... and then some.
She is best known as the author of a popular blog, Sex and the Beach, where she writes, cartoons and produces video skits under the pen name Manola Blablablanik and other characters, including Dr. Annie Steelclit, who offers skewed advice and Professor Chancleta, who produces Spanglish lesson podcasts. Recently, she has begun writing more under her own name, as the blog's content has evolved over more than three years.
Maria is a senior writer and forum editor for Miami Beach 411, where she contributes travel pieces on a regular basis and helps forum members with expert local advice. She is also the technology and social media blogger for the Miami New Times online edition, where she writes a column called Silicon Beach.
Other local coverage has included writing for MSN City Guides and Miami New Times Calendar and Restaurant Guides. Additional articles about sex, food, spirituality and technology have been featured at Back in Skinny Jeans.
A social media connector, Maria has worked as an Online Community Manager for Obopay, a mobile-to-mobile payments company based out of Silicon Valley. She also recently helped organize two major Twitter-based events in Miami: Twestival and SxSe. Over the summer and fall of 2009, she will be participating in Ford's Fiesta Movement campaign, a massive new media project involving 100 social networking influencers from around the country.
A tropical gardening enthusiast, Maria also blogs about her volunteering experiences at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
Maria's print work has appeared in Caribbean Travel and Life, Columbus Travel Magazine (Holland), Mandarin Oriental, Miami Living and MAP (Music Art People), to name a few. She is also a former sex and relationships columnist for Citylink Magazine.
Maria also has experience in the non-profit sector. She was the Government and Foundation Grants Manager for the New World Symphony and also worked with Miami City Ballet in development. As a translator (Spanish to English), Maria worked with Intervida USA (Spain) on their entire United States campaign. She also worked with various non-profits based in Nicaragua.
Maria has published prose and poetry in numerous literary journals and anthologies. Her creative work has earned several awards as well as a nomination for a Pushcart Prize. She is also the author of Meridian, a self-published collection of stories about traveling alone as a woman in Spain -- the basis for a larger book collection in the future.
While completing postgraduate coursework in Caribbean Studies, Maria worked as a teacher of record at the University of Miami. During her tenure, she taught composition, film, literature, women's studies and business writing.
In recent years, Maria taught yoga classes after earning her 250-hour Yoga Alliance certification. Although currently on hiatus from teaching, she practices yoga and meditation on a daily basis.
Hands on Small Business
Hands on Small Business, hosted by the Politics, World and Business Section of Kirtsy and Microsoft Live, is a series of FREE classes offered across the US and Canada.
Each of the five two-hour classes in Miami will cover the following basics:
1. Using Twitter to communicate with audiences and customers. We’ll walk through setting up an account and discuss tactics.
2. Using Microsoft Live to run paperwork and projects. We’ll create new accounts and checkout the online workspace.
3. Using Microsoft Live to build a basic website. We’ll browse the service to see what’s available.
4. Using Kirsty for social bookmarking. We’ll also discuss other ways to promote small business online.
This hands-on, workshop style class is ideal for those with little or no experience in social media and online publishing. Absolute beginners are welcome!
WHAT
Two-hour workshop-style class.
WHEN
The same class will be offered on five different occasions.
Thursday, November 5th 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Register at Eventbrite
Thursday, November 12th 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Register at Eventbrite CANCELLED
Saturday, November 14th 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Register at Eventbrite
Monday, November 16th 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Register at Eventbrite
Tuesday, November 17th 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Register at Eventbrite
Saturday, November 21st 11:00 AM - 1 PM - Register at Eventbrite
WHERE
Brikolodge (Coworking Space)
3301 NE 1st Ave, Unit L207
Midtown Building 4
Miami, FL 33137
Brikolodge is great but finding it is a little tricky. Entrance is on the south side of the building toward the back on a stone-paved walk, past a tiny park directly in front of an empty, fenced lot. A glass door leads you to the elevator. Go to second floor and head left (west) in the hallway to unit L207.
COST
Free
PARKING
$1/hour on street, payable at receipt display meters. Use coins or cards. Bills not accepted.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
If you have a laptop, please bring it so you can experiment online as we go along. Brikolodge offers free wi-fi. Seating at the conference table is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Class participants will have a chance to win a Microsoft Office Small Business 2007, complete software suite, valued at over $400. Bring business cards for the drawing!
Coffee and cupcakes will be served, courtesy of Two Girls and A Cupcake.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Maria de los Angeles is best known for her 4 year-old, award-winning multimedia blog, Sex and the Beach. A freelance writer, blogger and online community connector, she is very active in the Miami social media scene and knows first hand how social media can transform lives and businesses for the better.
Her regular clients include Miami Beach 411, where she works as a contributor and forum editor, reaching out to the local community and thousands across the world. Maria also covers tech and social media for the Miami New Times online edition, where she writes a column called Silicon Beach three times a week. Maria is one of 100 Ford Fiesta agents — skilled content producers and social media influencers across the country involved in a massive social media campaign.
She has also worked as an Online Community Manager and blogger for Obopay, a mobile-to-mobile payments service based out of Silicon Valley. Most recently, Maria participated in “LaidOffCamp/FreelanceCamp” giving a lecture on blogging for newbies at the Miami Beach Convention Center. She has ample teaching experience, having worked as a teacher of record in writing, composition and literature during her post-graduate tenure at the University of Miami.
Each of the five two-hour classes in Miami will cover the following basics:
1. Using Twitter to communicate with audiences and customers. We’ll walk through setting up an account and discuss tactics.
2. Using Microsoft Live to run paperwork and projects. We’ll create new accounts and checkout the online workspace.
3. Using Microsoft Live to build a basic website. We’ll browse the service to see what’s available.
4. Using Kirsty for social bookmarking. We’ll also discuss other ways to promote small business online.
This hands-on, workshop style class is ideal for those with little or no experience in social media and online publishing. Absolute beginners are welcome!
WHAT
Two-hour workshop-style class.
WHEN
The same class will be offered on five different occasions.
Thursday, November 5th 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Register at Eventbrite
Thursday, November 12th 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Register at Eventbrite CANCELLED
Saturday, November 14th 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Register at Eventbrite
Monday, November 16th 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Register at Eventbrite
Tuesday, November 17th 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Register at Eventbrite
Saturday, November 21st 11:00 AM - 1 PM - Register at Eventbrite
WHERE
Brikolodge (Coworking Space)3301 NE 1st Ave, Unit L207
Midtown Building 4
Miami, FL 33137
Brikolodge is great but finding it is a little tricky. Entrance is on the south side of the building toward the back on a stone-paved walk, past a tiny park directly in front of an empty, fenced lot. A glass door leads you to the elevator. Go to second floor and head left (west) in the hallway to unit L207.
COST
Free
PARKING
$1/hour on street, payable at receipt display meters. Use coins or cards. Bills not accepted.
ADDITIONAL DETAILSIf you have a laptop, please bring it so you can experiment online as we go along. Brikolodge offers free wi-fi. Seating at the conference table is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Class participants will have a chance to win a Microsoft Office Small Business 2007, complete software suite, valued at over $400. Bring business cards for the drawing!
Coffee and cupcakes will be served, courtesy of Two Girls and A Cupcake.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Maria de los Angeles is best known for her 4 year-old, award-winning multimedia blog, Sex and the Beach. A freelance writer, blogger and online community connector, she is very active in the Miami social media scene and knows first hand how social media can transform lives and businesses for the better.
Her regular clients include Miami Beach 411, where she works as a contributor and forum editor, reaching out to the local community and thousands across the world. Maria also covers tech and social media for the Miami New Times online edition, where she writes a column called Silicon Beach three times a week. Maria is one of 100 Ford Fiesta agents — skilled content producers and social media influencers across the country involved in a massive social media campaign.
She has also worked as an Online Community Manager and blogger for Obopay, a mobile-to-mobile payments service based out of Silicon Valley. Most recently, Maria participated in “LaidOffCamp/FreelanceCamp” giving a lecture on blogging for newbies at the Miami Beach Convention Center. She has ample teaching experience, having worked as a teacher of record in writing, composition and literature during her post-graduate tenure at the University of Miami.
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