A limited amount of tickets have just been released for the Social Media for Social Change event in Boston tomorrow night (10/10). All proceeds from the event support Jane Doe Inc., an amazing organization that supports victims of abuse. Personal disclaimer: I am a former intern for Jane Doe Inc. and served on their teen advisory board, so I have…
Have you helped a reporter out today? Help a Reporter Out, HARO for short, is a free service created by Geek Factory CEO and “Hot Blogger” Peter Shankman. Founded on the premise “everyone is an expert at something,” HARO allows reporters to send queries to an e-mail list of over 2,000 (and growing) potential sources, for free. E-mails are sent…
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“What are your favorite buzzwords?,” asked moderator Todd Van Hoosear. “Twitter,” Mike Volpe responded. “Podcast,” replied Parna Sarkar. “Tweople,” said John Cass, leading most of the audience to ask for an explanation. (It’s people who twitter.) This is just a taste of the dialogue at a Social Media Club event. The group prides itself on its interactive format. Events begin…
“Why aren’t engineers studying the physics of high heels?!” This was just one of many insightful comments during the acceptance speeches for the 2008 Mass High Tech Women to Watch Awards, spoken by Amanda Parks, founder and director of design engineering for Bodega Algae. Wendy Frey Caswell, president and CEO of Zink Imaging quoted Calvin Coolidge, who wrote: “Persistence and…
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Publicity Club of New England’s “Lessons in Crisis Communications.” The riveting panel included: Nicole Gustin – Senior Associate in Communications, Marketing and Government Relations for the American Red Cross Robert Brogna – Manager of Media Relations for Brockton Hospital Janey Bishoff – CEO of Bishoff Communications Paul Andrew – Senior Vice…
They were all links in the MIT Museum’s Friday After Thanksgiving (FAT) Chain Reaction. The FAT Chain Reaction is the idea of artist/inventor Arthur Ganson. Arthur realized there is not much to do on the Friday after Thankgiving, besides shop. He wanted to create a family-friendly event that would actively engage participants. “Every year there are ingenious new creations so…
At the end of October, I had the pleasure of attending the New Media and the Marketplace of Ideas conference at Boston University. This conference brought together both lawyers and communications professionals to discuss how new media affects both of our fields. One session I found particularly interesting was on the blogosphere. Sherrese Smith, deputy general counsel for The Washington…
Businessweek has been paying a bit of attention to the influx of older users on the social networking site Facebook.com (Fogeys Flock to Facebook and Too Old for Facebook?). The 35-and-up crowd now accounts for more than 41% of all Facebook visitors. Facebook.com was originally designed to be a social network open only to those who had .edu e-mail addresses,…