As I’ve mentioned before, I’m relatively new to the Cleveland area and always on the lookout for cool things to do. So, when I saw this article in last week’s SCENE magazine and heard food editor Doug Trattner on Majic 105.7 talk about his trips to local wineries, I knew just what my weekend would [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 20, 2009
Mom Bloggers Participate in PR Blackout
Being in PR and often working with companies that target moms and families, I’ve done my fair share of work with mom bloggers. Whether it’s providing a product to review, a giveaway, or simply building a relationship, I’ve worked with Mom bloggers on quite a few occasions.
Because we’re strategic with our blogger outreach, including researching, [...]
Filed under Public Relations and Marketing, social media
Tags: blogging, moms, PR, social media
July 17, 2009
Man’s Wife Featured In Facebook Dating Ad
A man was surfing Facebook and noticed an ad on his screen (you know, where the annoying “Lose 10 lb in one week on the Angelina Jolie diet” ads are?) that said “Hot singles are waiting for you!!” This would have been normal, except for the fact that the woman pictured in the ad was [...]
July 14, 2009
Seller Beware: Popular Craigslist Scam
We all know that you need to be careful using social media. After last week’s announcement that Tagged.com was used as part of a big phishing and identity theft scam (see articles: 60 Million Stung in Social Networking Rip-off and Tagged.com Will Spam Your Friends and Family), it’s probably time for a reminder to be [...]
July 14, 2009
Business Cards 2.0: Contxts
A coworker passed this along this week, and I was really impressed by how this free service looks. Disclaimer: I have NOT tried this service out.
Contxts is a free, text messaging business card service. The service allows you to text people you meet a virtual, text message business card. By doing this ou are automatically [...]
July 11, 2009
Yo Mama’s So Social… She Uses Social Media
Surprise surprise! Yet another study found that motherhood and social media go hand in hand. Last week, BabyCenter LLC, which runs several social media parenting sites and communities, released results from its latest research on moms and social media. The findings can be summed up as follows:
63% of moms are using some form of social [...]
