Just some ramblings on solo travel – with a surprising revelation if you know anything at all about me. Happy Saturday. (Quote in the video compliments of George Clooney’s character from “Up in the Air.”) Reflections on Solo Travel from Barcelona, Spain from Peter Shankman on Vimeo. PS: This is NOT a depressing blog post! It’s just me rambling on a Saturday afternoon after too much sun.

Yo – I got some really good social media here. This sh-t is the best! Want some? Take a look, take a look! First hit is free! You’ll be back. The ten rules of technical social media engagement aren’t much different than someone dealing drugs – Except what you’re doing is legal. Most of the time, anyway. It’s time to start thinking like a drug dealer. 1) Anything you put out there has to be something people will try once, and want again and again 2) If the quality isn’t good, they won’t come back 3) Yours has to be better than anyone else’s 4) You have to develop a “special relationship” with your customers, ensuring that even though they [...]

Ready? 1) STOP READING BLOG POSTS LIKE THIS, AND GO OUT AND FREAKING TRY SOMETHING NEW!

Just want to dispel any rumors that arose from the recent Vocus earnings call regarding HARO. Take this as GOSPEL, ok? 1) HARO will remain free. 2) The HARO you know and love will remain free. 3) The HARO you know and love will NOT CHANGE from what you know and love. The queries will still show up, on time, 3x per day, Monday through Friday, FOR FREE. 4) I’ve said this. The CEO of Vocus has said this. The CEO of Vocus has said this. HARO will remain free. 5) Am I working with Vocus to create some brilliant new additions to HARO, IN ADDITION to the HARO you know and love that’s already free? Of course I am. [...]

I think there comes a point when you reach a certain amount of followers that some people start asking you “Well, why do you only follow less than x% of those who follow you?” I try and explain that if I followed everyone who followed me, I’d never read anyone’s posts, and it would achieve instant pointlessness. So I follow a handful. I add a few more each week. It keeps it manageable. It also keeps me entertained, intrigued, informed, and, when it comes down to it, interesting at parties. A lot of people have asked me how I choose who I follow. So here are my five rules of why I might be following you. 5) You’re interesting to [...]