Specs Who Brandi Glanville Age 41 Accomplishments Star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; author (her new book, Drinking and Dating: P.S. Social Media Is Ruining Romance, will be released Feb. 11) Base Los Angeles What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I guess it would be the weather. Later, I listen to the news on the radio—always very kid-friendly news because I drive my kids to school in the mornings. We also listen to Kiss FM, Ryan Seacrest. Very vanilla. Your first book was titled Drinking and Tweeting. What are your other go-to social platforms? I’ve actually been going back to Facebook. I’ve been joking with my friends that Facebook is the new Twitter. I’m kind of behind with Instagram because I just got an iPhone. The subtitle of your new book, Drinking and Dating, is “P.S. Social Media Is Ruining Romance.” Why is that? It’s actually ruining all of our lives, to be honest. People are forgetting how to be social, how to have conversations. And as far as romance goes, there’s just no more mystery. You can stalk somebody on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook and know what they’re doing 24/7. If a guy says, “Oh, sorry I didn’t call you back for two days, I was busy,” you can check his News Feed and see exactly what he was doing. If he had time to tweet or Instagram or update his Facebook, he had time to send you a text or call you—not that anyone ever calls anymore. What TV shows do you watch? A lot of Top Chef. I don’t really watch... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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