Monthly Archives: February 2012

Areavoices Digest #66 – Watching the Weather and Getting Away from it all!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Tracy Briggs

I’m not going to lie. I’m more than a little envious of some of my friends right now. While going through Facebook posts I noticed one friend is enjoying Disney World with her family, another is in Hawaii with her … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for some lacrosse???? Areavoice Digest #65

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Tracy Briggs

In the Land of 10,000 lakes (and nearby) we have our sports. Some say hockey is king (and queen). Football and basketball are right up there and soccer is gaining ground. We don’t often tell our friends that we’ll be … Continue reading →

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Check out our newest videos!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Tracy Briggs

Many thanks to Hailey from Becoming Midwestern and Jared and Cody from Movies in the Mancave for recording testimonials for Areavoices. The three of them have definitely been shining lights in Areavoices land. Both Becoming Midwestern and Movies in the … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #64 – Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota’s New Tool, Active and Disabled, and a Minnesotan in China?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Tracy Briggs

Areavoices welcomes Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota to our platform. The world of health insurance is ever changing and the news comes fast and furious. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Areavoices blog provides one more way for the … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #63 – Hockey, concerts, racing and more

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Tracy Briggs

The other day I ran into a former co-worker of mine, Scott Sailer from WDAY-TV. He was decked out in a red hoodie with “The Racing Life” emblazoned on the front. (Check it out in this is a photo of … Continue reading →

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Pinterest: Online obsession boosts blog traffic

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Tracy Briggs

“My name is Tracy and I’m a Pinterest addict.” “Hi, Tracy.” I can almost envision this conversation with some women I know from church. A couple of months ago, as we waited for our children to leave choir practice a … Continue reading →

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Adding a Featured Image to your post

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Tracy Briggs

Have you had a chance to check out our updated Areavoices homepage?  It’s pretty cool. It displays our featured blogs in a more visually pleasing way. Instead of a row of text, you see the blogs displayed in a square … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #62 – What exactly is “Geek Culture” anyway?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Tracy Briggs

Would you describe yourself as a “geekette?” Well, that’s how Kari Lucin describes herself. This Areavoices blogger says she loves “Dungeons and Dragons,” science fiction and playing video games. She writes about all of her loves in her blog “Oh … Continue reading →

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Upgrade Update

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Tracy Briggs

Thanks to all of you who’ve had questions and comments regarding our new Areavoices home page. The upgrade started on Tuesday. As I’ve said previously, the upgrade provides a visually more appealing layout of Areavoices blogs. They’re displayed in a … Continue reading →

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