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BUZZFEED: Where Can You Party With Pixels?

Thank you to Buzzfeed for publishing my article: “Where Can You PARTY with PIXELS?”

Do more pixels make your party better? I loved being at the Grand Opening of DISTRITO T-Mobile where Luis Fonsi performed live! Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas is the most technically advanced nightclub and on your way to see DJ Snake, make sure to watch a show on the giant silver orb!

Next, I want to experience the Saga in San Antonio, Texas and Sensorio in Paso Robles, California.

What pixel party is on your bucket list?

Distrito T-Mobile Summer 2021At Distrito T-Mobile, I saw Luis Fonsi! At the same location, Dick Clark’s world-famous New Year’s Rockin’ Eve will make history with this event’s first-ever Spanish countdown in Puerto Rico at DISTRITO T-Mobile!Where to find the most pixels in Las Vegas? The 100,000-square-foot West Tower LED screen is one of the largest LED building displays in the world!

Image credits: www.rwlasvegas.com

I loved seeing DJ Snake LIVE at Zouk at Resorts World Las Vegas which is the most technologically advanced nightclub in Las Vegas!Make sure to see the Silver Orb show at The District: Resorts World Las Vegas. The 50-foot diameter video globe displays over 6,000 square feet of captivating LED content including shows, cartoons and music!I want to see: “SAN ANTONIO THE SAGA” by Xavier de Richemont. The Saga is projected on the façade of the San Fernando Cathedral, the oldest operating sanctuary in North America, in the heart of downtown. The video art installation is free to the public and will be showing through 2024.Sensorio is an illuminated art installation by Bruce Munro in Paso Robles, California. Field of Light uses over 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber-optics, which illuminate the landscape with subtle blooms of morphing color and is powered by solar. Lisa Niver on Buzzfeed

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BUZZFEED: New On Tiktok For The Holidays: My Top 10 Most Viewed–Over 50 & Playing With AR Filters!

[image error] Thank you to Buzzfeed for publishing my article: “New On Tiktok For The Holidays: My Top 10 Most Viewed–Over 50 & Playing With AR Filters!”

I started on TikTok 0n November 17, 2021 and decided to also add the videos to Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube shorts. I have been surprised that when I “cinderella” glass slipper’ed both my feet and my brother-in-laws that the video of his feet made the top 10 after six weeks….

I filmed myself at my art studio, my Uncle carving the Thanksgiving turkey and have used many AR filters. These are the top 10 on at New Year’s 2022.

Nine Camera Split with a homemade candle

My Flight ✈️: Los Angeles to Toronto. Thank you Delta!Spider-Man 🕷 No Way Home: Portal TikTok Filter 🕷Happy Thanksgiving from my Aunt Arlene and Uncle Stu! This is how to carve a turkey 🦃Fun with Filters: TikTok 4th of July SparklerLight the candles! Night 5 of Chanukah 2021Jurassic Park at the store in Los Angeles! Look out it is an AR T-Rex!Play with Clay! Let’s make a bowl at MOLAIt’s time to throw clay at Members Only Art Studio Los Angeles (yes! Like in Ghost!!)Cinderella Man! Glass Slippers 👠 for ALL! [image error]

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Grateful for Your Support: Niver’s News: Dec 2021

Dec News 2021 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:Happy New Year! I hope in 2022 we can safely celebrate with family and friends. I hope that you are making small steps each day to make your dreams come true! [image error] Thank you to my editor, Alan Henry, and Wired for publishing my article: “Move Over Amazon. Other Retailers Are Catching Up. Not only are orders and returns easier than ever, today’s best retail apps also offer loyalty programs with discounts and rewards.”Want to read more of my writing? Click here for all of my stories in 2021.I now have more than 200 videos on Tiktok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube Short Video! Please comment, like and share on your favorite platform! I appreciate all of your support. From Nov 17, 2021 to Dec 29, 2021 (6 weeks), I had over 245,000 new views! I am going for 1 million. [image error] Learn more about saving our coral reefs from Lionfish on my Tiktok!In Nov 2021, I went to the DEMA Scuba Diving Conference in Vegas. Read my articles to learn more….DEMA Show 2021: In Vegas, I learned to TikTok!Vegas, Baby, Vegas at Resorts World Las Vegas [image error] Thank you to Zelle and Mindy Kaling for the lovely holiday gathering! Thank you to the Jewish Journal for putting part of my article in PRINT [image error] [image error] [image error] Thank you to Kelly Writers House for inviting me to speak to the students writers at RealArts@Penn! We loved our stay at AKA Rittenhouse for Homecoming! AND!! read about me at the Penn Women’s Studies Website!Thank you to Undomesticated Magazine for including me in their Readers’ Gift Guide: The Best Books We Read This Year. My pick: The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult [image error] I loved my Genesis G80 road trip to Death Valley! Learn more about Genesis and our adventures in my two articles and three videos:

You can also see more in this print edition of the Jewish Journal about our trip:

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Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.45 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,450,893 views)

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My fortune cookies said: “A surprising new offer will soon be presented to you.”“Do not dwell on what you cannot control.” [image error] HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DAD!

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This story was fun to work on. @LisaNiver needed a dress...

This story was fun to work on. @LisaNiver needed a dress, but brick-and-mortar shopping is…well, you see the news.

So she ordered a bunch of dresses, and learned retailers are making it easy to turn your living room into a dressing room, complete with simple returns: https://t.co/RLLbM4IgD0

— Alan Henry (@halophoenix) December 18, 2021

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The big takeaway from this is that retail apps, aside fr...

The big takeaway from this is that retail apps, aside from Amazon, make shopping from any retailer easier than it’s ever been.https://t.co/8VdH2xAmBQ

— WIRED (@WIRED) December 18, 2021

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WIRED: Shopping? Macy’s is a retailer getting it RIGHT!

Thank you to my editor, Alan Henry, and Wired for publishing my article: “Move Over Amazon. Other Retailers Are Catching Up. Not only are orders and returns easier than ever, today’s best retail apps also offer loyalty programs with discounts and rewards.” [image error]

DURING THE HEIGHT of the Covid-19 pandemic, with dressing rooms closed and events canceled, I did not think much about my closet. As a travel writer, I’m used to being on the go, but my trips were all canceled and I barely got out of my pajamas. Like most people, I worked, studied, and shopped from home. Then I found out that I was a finalist for the Southern California Journalism Awards, and that the ceremony would be in person at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. In person. Not only did I want to go, I also wanted to rock a new look.

This was when shopping in person was still a tricky situation, or trickier than it is currently. My sister suggested shopping through the Macy’s mobile app, so I looked online at the sale dresses and found several I liked. Then the app said I had free shipping and a 25-percent-off coupon, so I just kept adding dresses to my cart. After all, you can’t tell how a dress will fit from a few photos. Then, because I had attended a pandemic funeral and realized that everything I owned in black also had sequins or sparkles—not exactly funeral attire—I added three basic black dresses as well.

Somehow, 20 dresses arrived in seven different packages from all over the country. It hit home that I had really ordered every blue dress that Macy’s carried, in a variety of sizes. For one dress that I particularly liked, I had ordered two different sizes, in both navy blue and teal, so four versions of that dress arrived on hangers at my door.

My sister was coming into town for a family event, so she and my mom came over and watched me try on every single dress. We turned it into a bit of a Cinderella moment, where we took photos to send to my friends who wanted to participate remotely. I felt like I was having my 15 minutes of fame with my very own movie montage, in which the women go into the dressing room in their street clothes and come out in outfit after outfit that makes them look and feel great.

Like any dressing room session, some dresses were too small, some were too big, and some were just not right.

After we separated the dresses into piles of “absolutely not,” “maybe,” and “could-be-good-for-a-trip-but-not-the-awards,” I found a stunning dress. It needed to be tailored since it was too long, but it looked great and I felt great in it.

For shoes, I decided first that I wanted to return all the dresses I didn’t want to keep before I bought more. I took them all to Macy’s online return desk for an immediate refund to my credit card, and found two sparkly pairs of shoes, also at Macy’s, to consider. I also ordered four from Zappos, which arrived quickly and unfortunately had to be returned just as fast.

The big takeaway from this whole session is that retail apps—Amazon not withstanding, of course—make shopping from any retailer easier than it’s ever been, and seamless even when it comes to returning unwanted purchases. My house is now my dressing room. There is no harsh lighting, no line to wait in, and no store without your size. I always hated when I was in a store and found something I loved but they only had two sizes, too big or too small, and I went home more disappointed than if I’d never found the item at all. Now, if you need the next-size jeans, you can just open the app and have a new pair on the way before you’ve even taken off the first one.

[image error] LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 16: BJ Korros and guest attend the Los Angeles Press Club’s 63rd Annual Journalism Awards Dinner at Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles on October 16, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)

The other benefit of these apps is their loyalty programs. Just like airlines, they have points, rewards, and coupons. There is always a new deal to check out, and if you find a dress you love but can’t afford, you can sign up to be notified when it goes on sale for the next awards ceremony. I love the free shipping, easy returns, and having the right size appear at my door. So many retailers have caught on now that, even if there weren’t a global pandemic at play, I wouldn’t want to shop in person if I didn’t have to.

Of course, none of this implies that the apps, or their catalogs, are perfect. One downside is that it is very easy to end up with hundreds or even thousands of dollars in your cart even if you are just browsing—and if you don’t try on the items and return them quickly, you can end up paying for the convenience, even if you ultimately send most of your order back.

In its fifth-annual State of Returns Report, which captured sentiment from more than 1,000 consumers in the United States, the post-purchase pioneer Narvar reported that 52 percent of consumers plan to shop more online and less in stores this year, 37 percent plan to shop earlier this year and will prioritize retailers that offer clear delivery estimates, and 35 percent won’t make a purchase if they do not know when the item will arrive.

Macy’s is expanding their digital footprint by partnering with Mirakl for a curated digital marketplace that will “expand the company’s assortment in existing categories and brands and introduce a range of new categories, by enabling carefully selected third-party merchants to sell their products on Macys.com and Bloomingdales.com,” says Matt Baer, chief digital and customer officer at Macy’s. He says that Macy’s “digital business is targeted to generate $10 billion in sales by 2023.”

This holiday season, Target is also leaning into giving customers more online-friendly options, including new features to make the shopping experience even more convenient and easier, whether you want to visit a brick-and-mortar store or not. You can order same-day pickup, and even same-day delivery via Shipt, with most orders delivered or ready for pickup within just a few hours. New this holiday season, you can also add grocery items to your order to make sure you get everything on your list. If you need extra help to complete your Target run, the Shopping Partner tool allows a friend or family member to pick up your order for you. Retailers are working to make it right.

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Fortunately, most retailers have taken a cue from Amazon and made it very easy to return what you don’t need. For Macy’s, you simply need to mail your returns or bring them back before 60 days and in saleable condition with tags still attached. Zappos offers a full refund within 365 days of purchase as long as items are unworn and in their original packaging. Almost all online retailers, from The North Face to Old Navy, now offer prepaid shipping labels and will also take online returns in store for an immediate credit. One friend told me that during the pandemic, Nordstrom became the one-stop shop for everyone in her family because she could order 10 pairs of sneakers for her 6-year-old, get them two days later, then keep one and return the rest all in the span of a week—no shoe-department meltdowns or hand sanitizer required.

The Narvar report also found that about 60 percent of shoppers are like me and buy multiple items (called bulk ordering or bracketing) at the same time, with the intent to return some items—like I did with my 20 dresses. Seventy-two percent of bracketers are doing it more than last year, mostly because they cannot try things on in store (36 percent) or are not familiar with the brand (26 percent).

In order to make sure you get your money back, always check the dates on the return policy, and do not wear the items or remove the tags. And don’t let convenience trick you into spending more than you otherwise would, or should. It can be thrilling to turn your home into a personalized dressing room, full of only clothes you want to wear, but make sure that actually works for you and makes your life easier before changing the way you shop.

Lisa Niver is always exploring new technology, books and places to travel. She is writing a memoir about reinvention after 50.

The big takeaway from this is that retail apps, aside from Amazon, make shopping from any retailer easier than it’s ever been.https://t.co/8VdH2xAmBQ

— WIRED (@WIRED) December 18, 2021

This story was fun to work on. @LisaNiver needed a dress, but brick-and-mortar shopping is…well, you see the news.

So she ordered a bunch of dresses, and learned retailers are making it easy to turn your living room into a dressing room, complete with simple returns: https://t.co/RLLbM4IgD0

— Alan Henry (@halophoenix) December 18, 2021

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Creating 2021 Content during COVID-19

Thank you to all of my editors and publications. I appreciate being able to create new content during this challenging rollercoaster COVID-19 2020 year. [image error]

Dec 2021 

WIRED: Move Over Amazon. Other Retailers Are Catching UpJewish Journal: I have had my column for eleven years and have over 500 posts. I have appeared in the print editions many times during 2021! I will be sharing those photos in another post!We Said Go Travel is my site which I founded in 2010, you can see all my articles here! [image error] LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 16: BJ Korros and guest attend the Los Angeles Press Club’s 63rd Annual Journalism Awards Dinner at Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles on October 16, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)Short Form Video: from Nov 17, 2021 to Dec 25 2021, I have had over 220,000 views across Tiktok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube shorts!

Nov 2021

WINNER: 2021 Southern California Journalism Award for Technology Reporting!Interview/Podcast: Her Conversation: Nov 4, 2021TRAVEL: Philadelphia, Utah and Toronto can all be seen in my new short form video project! I started Nov 17, 2021 with Tiktok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube shorts! SPEAKER: Kelly Arts House RealARTS@Penn CONFERENCE: DEMA Dive Conference in Vegas

Oct 2021

WIRED: “8 Useful iPhone Tips for Ex-Android Users”TRAVEL: Death Valley Road Trip in a Genesis G80Death Valley Videos: https://bit.ly/DVGenesis80

Sept 2021

TODAY: Family Fun in the Sun: Puerto RicoInterview: TV Journalist: ShoutOut LAInterview: Your Tango: “10 Most Helpful Divorce BooksTRAVEL: Cruise to Alaska on Majestic PrincessPrincess Cruise Videos: Majestic PrincessCONFERENCE: IPW 2021 in VegasIPW Videos: https://bit.ly/2021IPW [image error]

August 2021

TRAVEL: Puerto Rico travel GRAND OPENING of Distrito T-MobilePuerto Rico Videos: https://bit.ly/Distrito2021Jewish Journal:How to Help Women in AfghanistanAfghanistan Journalists: How You Can Help

July 2021

MODERATOR: Media Panel at the Women in Travel ConferenceVerified on Twitter [image error]

June 2021

AAA Explorer MagazineFlux Tufa WorksSquash BlossomThrive Global: Is Your Life FULLY CHARGED? with Meaghan MurphySizzling Summer Reads: Feel ALL Your FeelingsIMDb: Niver is on IMDbReelz TV: Ski Expert: Autopsy: The Last Hours of Sonny BonoInterview: NY Times Bestselling author, Alka Joshi’s Reimagine [image error] Lisa Niver on REELZ TV for Autopsy the Last Hours of…. [image error] Lisa Niver interviewing Deepak Chopra for Mental Health Awareness Month

May 2021 

Thrive Global: Strategies for Success: Mental Health Awareness Month with Deepak ChopraWriting and Rewriting during COVID with Alka JoshiChanging The World, One Connection at a time with Shelley Zalis from The Female QuotientInterview/Podcast: Money You Should AskInterview/Podcast: Kated Travel [image error]

April 2021

WINNER: National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award for Book CriticThrive Global: Book Review: Prepare Your Pandemic Pivot with Ken Lindner’s 8C’sBook Review: Huge Changes Happen in Tiny Steps with Martha Beck’s The Way of Integrity

March 2021

Thrive Global: Book Review: Surviving COVID like a Superhero with Lisa Genova’s REMEMBERRADIO: Girls on The Air International Women’s Day show.

February 2021

Keynote Speaker: Southern Travelers Explore Conference: Grateful for the JourneyAfluencer: “ 50 Female Influencers Brands Can’t Get Enough Of “ [image error]

January 2021

Undomesticated Magazine: A Reinvention Reading ListInterview/Podcast: Her Conversation: Jan 26, 2021Interview/Podcast: Soul of Travel Jan 25, 2021Thrive Global: Interview: Gaby Natale Shares her Steps to SuccessAfluencer “10 Top Travel Influencers of 2021“ [image error] Creating 2020 Content during COVID-19Please see “A Decade of Content from Lisa Niver: From 2020 to 2010,” for more of my articles, interviews and videos.

2021: Creating 2021 Content during COVID-19

2020: Creating 2020 Content during COVID-19

2019: Wonderful Wanderings

2018: Where were Lisa’s Wonderful Wanderings?

2017: We Said Go Travel is GLOBAL!

2016: What did Lisa LOVE the most?

2015: Highlights from Lisa’s videos and adventures

2014: A real rollercoaster!

[image error] Lisa Niver Gondola Sept 2021 Venetian Resort [image error] Lisa Niver and Mindy Kaling at Pendry West Hollywood on December 14, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Zelle)

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