Why Tech Already Has Women (And Why They’re Better Than Arrington)

Women in tech better than Michael Arrington

By Geoff Livingston and Danny Brown. Cross-posted on Geoff’s blog. Contrary to Violet Blue’s disappointing stance about women in tech in 2010, this year saw a terrible new trend, the outright enforcement of the glass ceiling in technology. First there was Michael Arrington’s terribly ignorant rant, followed verbally by the likes of Robert Scoble and… [Continue Reading]

#HAPPO Day for PR Folks is December 8 2010

HAPPO Help a PR Pro Out December 8 2010

There’s an event taking place tomorrow, Wednesday December 8, called Help a PR Pro Out, or HAPPO. Organized by two people I’m proud to call friends, Arik Hanson and Valerie Simon, the aim of HAPPO is simple and does exactly what it says on the tin – helps a PR professional out. Specifically, helps a… [Continue Reading]

Why Bloggers Deserve to Be Deserving

value of a blogger to a brand

This is a guest post from Danielle Smith and is a follow-up to my recent post about PR and blogger relations. Danielle is a former award-winning Television Anchor and Reporter who has turned her attention to the online sphere. She is the founder and primary author of ExtraordinaryMommy.com, a vlogger, online TV host, speaker and… [Continue Reading]

When PR Has Its Head Up Its Ass

Open your eyes

I read a post over at Mom Blog Magazine that left me shaking my head the further I read, and reinforced why so many bloggers don’t like PR agencies. Entitled Why PR People Get Paid And You Don’t, it was a post by an anonymous PR professional (“Sarah”) who, in her own words, is “an… [Continue Reading]

Help Nate Davenport Get a Job at iwearyourshirt.com

Nate Davenport iwearyourshirt

This post is slightly different, in that I’m helping a friend help a friend out. Last night, I saw a tweet from Jason Crouch about helping his buddy Nate Davenport out. The gist of the tweet is that Nate is trying to win a job at the very cool iwearyourshirt.com, where companies pay to have… [Continue Reading]

Introducing For Bloggers, By Bloggers

For Bloggers, By Bloggers

Last week, I wrote about a new blogging project we’re launching over at Bonsai Interactive Marketing. Today, we’re soft-launching it and I wanted to share it with you. For Bloggers, By Bloggers is a blogging resource centre that will cover WordPress, Blogger, Typepad and Squarespace (other platforms might follow as the site grows). Its aim… [Continue Reading]

Spammer of the Week Episode 1: Ad2Me

Ad2Me are spammers

Comment spam is a pain in the ass. If you’re a blogger, you’ll know yourself how much fun it is to clean up spammy comments left by companies desperate to shill their services. It’s not just restricted to blogs, mind you. Emails, Facebook Pages, Twitter direct messages, etc – all a lively source of some… [Continue Reading]

Alexandra Kirsch and the Perfect Blogger Pitch

Alexandra Kirsch of Planned Televison Arts

Yesterday I shared two posts I thought you should read over at the Spin Sucks blog. One of them was by Gini Dietrich and looked at how the PR industry is letting itself down when it comes to blogger outreach programs. This post in particular has sparked a great debate in the comments section on… [Continue Reading]

Making Homelessness Visible Through Social Media

Danny Brown, Mark Horvath, Troy Claus

This weekend just gone, I was honoured to meet a guy I’ve admired for a long, long time, Mark Horvath (Mark’s in the centre, my business partner Troy Claus is on the right). Based out of Los Angeles, Mark is someone with an incredible story. Fifteen years ago, Mark was homeless and sleeping on the… [Continue Reading]

What Posterous Could Learn from Gravity Forms About Service

posterous email request

Customers and employees are your two most important ingredients in a successful business. Without one, you can’t have the other. Customer service is an especially hot topic for me, as I’ve worked in improving how service is measured and improved at a few companies, where previously it was maybe in third or fourth place when… [Continue Reading]