Dear Steve:
Back in 2000 or so, you told me that you couldn’t "handle" the kind of PR I was doing, because we "thought differently" and "worked in different ways." I remember one quote from you - "Calling yourself the Geek Factory? Is that really what clients want to see? You and I are just so […]
Having a discussion a few days ago with a running buddy who is in HR. She was telling me how, when she interviews potential candidates, she asks for one or two online personas - She tells them that before she Googles them, she’ll go to those specific personas and attempt to form an opinion that […]
So I was so fascinated by Caveman’s Crib, I did some homework, and got in touch with one Joe Talbott. It would seem Joe was part of the brilliant creative team that produced cavemanscrib.com.
Joe was quick to tell me it wasn’t just him. In fact, he praised the other people on his team so much, […]
D’oh.
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Flacks: Print out and save.
Here’s a handy cheat sheet on how to get something posted at Boing Boing. Enjoy!
HOWTO get something posted to Boing Boing
We depend on the suggestions we get from you folks for the raw fodder for Boing Boing. We get a lot of suggested sites. Here’s an explanation of the best way […]
Spectacular story in the Financial Times this morning about Blackberry - more specifically, about how if the markets had been fluctuating like this ten or fifteen years ago, the majority of the bankers would have canceled their vacations. Now, with the Blackberry, they don’t have to.
Been saying that for a while. Between my Berry and […]
What was that CBS News Radio 88 slogan many years ago? "Miss a minute, and you miss a lot…"
It’s been quite the week so far. In no particular order, I’m going to randomize a bunch of stuff here and try and get everything caught up. Some PR, some industry, some personal, some other stuff…
First off […]
Jeez… One little power outage in San Francisco, and Typepad, Technorati, and a bunch of other sites go Pfft.
Had a huge blog post to put up today, but it’s late already, so I’ll do it tomorrow. In the meantime, take a look at what COULD have happened, had it not been such a little outage…
Today’s Experiment: Does what you eat have an effect on running and exercise? Please read all the way through, as the results are simply astounding!
Sample: Two Central Park Loop Runs, both run by me, two days apart
Controls:
Central Park located in New York City during both runs
Same sneakers
My hair looked good on both days
Apart from […]
I want to work for this company.
This is NOT safe for work. Do NOT click if you’re at an office that monitors you.
But - it’s a real website. For real products. That you can buy.
My God, this is brilliant.
Elave Beauty Products. http://www.nothing-to-hide.co.uk/
I really, really want to do their PR.
“Can We Do That?! Outrageous
PR Stunts That Work— And Why
Your Company Needs Them”
by Peter Shankman
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