Shiny Ball, ADHD Version for people like me: The “Anonymous query” feature was being abused way too much by those who didn’t need to be anonymous, and hurting the quality of the source responses, so we’re removing it. If you still believe you have a reason to be anonymous (major media, breaking news,etc.,) you can still be anonymous in a different way, until our sources disagree – then we might take action.) Bigger explanation below. Hey gang! (A somewhat long read, but worth 2 minutes out of your morning coffee if you read the HARO.) One of the things I ALWAYS mention when I talk about HARO and how we’ve grown as fast and as well as we have is [...]

Please link to this, post this around, dump it onto Twitter, etc. The more people who watch the better HARO works for everyone. Blue skies! How to Answer a HARO Journalist Query from Peter Shankman on Vimeo.

THE HARO PRIZES! OK gang… Here’s what you’ve been waiting for! IF you’re on this list, email me from the same email you used to send in your screenshot, and we’ll get your prizes out! And yes, iPads are gonna take a few weeks. Deal. :) iPad: Heather Whaling iPad: Marc Pitman iPod: Sarah Kimmel A Flipcam, donated by Pixability: Gloriane Lee One Day on I Wear Your Shirt Chad Sour ScotteVest Gift Certificate: Gary West Ogio Gift Certificate: Lari Cochran $100 worth of Dog Treats from BullyStickDirect: Amber Hack $100 Gift Certificate from Ribbed Tees Anna Smith $50 Gift Certificate from GoldStar: Jenny Durman $50 Gift Certificate from GoldStar: Marnie Green HARO T-shirts will be sent – We’ve got [...]

PRIZE LIST! 2 iPads One Flipcam (thanks to Pixability) One day of “Shirt wearing brand publicity” Thanks to I Wear Your Shirt One Kodak ZI8 Camera (sweet! Compliments of Bert Martinez) A $100 Gift Certificate from Carlo’s Bakery And tons more stuff!! So back in early 2008, we launched a HARO day – Essentially, we asked everyone to make all of their status updates the following: “Get sourced, get quoted, get famous: http://helpareporter.com” And people did it in droves! It’s time to do it again! But this time, we have prizes! The reason HARO has been as successful as it has is due to two things: 1) It’s helpful to you. 2) Because it’s helpful, you like telling people about [...]

You know, we get thousands of emails from people using HARO on a regular basis. Tons of them are “Hey, we got published!” or “Hey, our ad on your site rocked!” which is awesome. But then, every once in a while, we get the emails from people pissed off that our free service doesn’t completely do everything they want, including being a personal publicist, making them a sandwich, and helping them drop 30 pounds from their butt. I was talking about this with my good friend Adam the other day, and he came up with a spectacular analogy that I’d like to share below. What HARO IS. And what it isn’t. We’ve got a reporter who needs to connect with [...]