The contest we posted to find out about the best thing you've found via social media brought some wonderfully inspiring answers! The most common answer has been friendships - old and new.

Two of our favorite answers were the confidence Nicole found and the birth mother Jen was able to connect with. We weren't able to decide on the best between the two so we had a chat with Annie of Small Act and let her make the final decision. It was tough... but the winner is...

Both of them!!! Congrats to Nicole (@nicoleindc) & Jenn (@dateabledc) for your incredible entries!

Small Act thinks "you can't top finding your birth mother" but Nicole's was so well articulated. They will both receive a 1-year free subscription to Thrive!

Thank you to all who entered our contest. We appreciate you sharing your stories. All entrants from the contest will receive 2 months free trial of Small Act's social media software, Thrive.

At Sisarina we work to help you define your true identity. But even more than that, we aim to empower our clients, followers, and friends with the know-how for creating, marketing and managing your brand.

In the next few months, Sisarina will be out presenting at area conferences about social media, collaboration and communication strategies. Look for us!

What: EdSocialMedia Summit 2010
Where: Boston, MA
When: February 16
Topic: Strategic Marketing for Schools: Blending Web and Social Media
Who: Marisa Peacock, Sisarina & Angelo Otterbein, Silverpoint

What: Internet@Schools East 2010
Where: Arlington, VA
When: April 12-14
Topic: Collaboration – That 13-Letter Dirty Word
Who: Rebecca Brooks, Archivist & Head Librarian, Kelly Brown, E-Communications Manager, The Madeira School, Marisa Peacock, Sr. Project Manager and Media Specialist, Sisarina, Inc

What: A Day in the Life: Baltimore Design Conference
Where: Baltimore, MD
When: April 24
Topic: 140 Characters or Less
Who: Marisa Peacock, Sr. Marketing Manager, Sisarina, Inc

In addition, Sisarina will be working this year to host in-house seminars or online webinars. We want these workshops to be informative and as well as empowering, giving attendees the confidence to tackle keywords and social media activity and off page search engine optimization, to name a few.

We want to hear from you. What topics are you interested in? What skills do you want to develop? Let Sisarina guide you through the basics and if you need additional guidance, we invite you to inquire within about our services.

Tell us what you think.