Apr 11 2011

HOW TO: Get your startup noticed in the media

You’ve got the next “big thing” in technology. You’re excited and want to share it with the world. However, you’ve found that getting the media to cover your brand new startup isn’t easy. Luckily there are journalists and bloggers and entire outlets who specifically cover startups. This means a lot of people, including you (or [...]

Dec 16 2009

Being part of the 80% isn’t so bad

I talked about this in Commentz back in September, but wanted to share here.
I read this stat via Mashable which essentially reinforced the 80/20 rule on Twitter: “80 percent of users are ‘meformers,’ or ‘me now’ status updaters. The rest (20 percent) are informers who use the channels to share informational updates.”
The stat wasn’t surprising, [...]

Oct 6 2009

LIVE interview with Gary Vaynerchuk (@Garyvee) this Thursday via The Mashable Lounge

I was among a group of individuals who received an early release of Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book Why Now is the Time to Crush It! Now I have the opportunity to talk with Garyvee (as he’s known by his fans) about how he’s built his brand, a few of his favorite social media platforms and [...]

May 24 2009

HOW TO pitch: Mashable (series premiere)

This is the first post in a new “HOW TO pitch” series. I’m reaching out to media outlets (including popular bloggers) on the best way for public relations professionals to pitch them and increase chances of story(ies) being picked up. Each participant is asked the same set of questions and their answers will not be [...]

Dec 16 2008

Whose Transparent Government?

By Dr. Mark Drapeau (a.k.a. @cheeky_geeky)
Reservation for 300 Million, Please
Since Barack Obama was elected, many people have called for a more open, transparent government.  Through my work in Washington, DC on the interaction between government and emerging social technologies,  I have heard phrases like “government with the people,” “participatory democracy,” and “user-generated government” tossed around.  [...]

Sep 30 2008

Top 50 Tweeples contest – Who’s NOT talking about it?

Hey tworld. YOU are making amazing things happen. That’s right Mashable, Chris Brogan, Warren Whitlock,  Microblink and Pitchengine are just a few super cool tweeps talking about the Top 50 Tweeples contest. (Not to mention all of the great promotion sent out by each of you.)  
 
It begs me to ask the question, who are some other cool [...]