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Web 2.0 South Park Crawl - Party Awards
So I can’t say that this award list is in any way fair as I didn’t attend every single party on the Web 2.0 South Park Crawl (I’d not be writing this now had I tried), but for what it’s... Continue reading…
The Web Mission Debate
There lots of talk in the blogosphere this week about the Web Mission trip and whether or not it’s basically a confession by UK companies that they “need” the Valley to be successful. Web Mission is a group of 20... Continue reading…
Sparkpr Launches WEbook
Spark is excited to announce that one of its newest clients, Internet start-up Webook, is up and running after its April 9 launch. The company could be described as a hybrid of American Idol, Random House and Wikipedia; it is... Continue reading…
Stuff PR People Like - Part 2 Reminiscing About Their Rookie Blunders
It seems like there are a number of standard mistakes that all PR people have to make. Call it a rite of passage. Here at Sparkpr we love to talk about those painful times “when we first started out.” The... Continue reading…
Stuff PR People Like - Part 1
A few of us here at Sparkpr thought it would be fun to create a blog series called “Stuff PR People Like” and poke some fun at ourselves. Who doesn’t love a self-deprecating PR person? Don’t answer that. Please be... Continue reading…
I met Margaret Cho on Saturday
I’m usually not the star struck type, but I’ve been talking about this a lot and thought I’d post it to share with all. Just this Saturday, I had the wonderful experience of meeting my personal idol and comedienne, Margaret... Continue reading…
MySpace and International Press Club Host Dinner
On Tuesday night, MySpace hosted a dinner at Frisson with the International Press Club. With press attending from publications such as the Economist, Stern Magazine, The Financial Times Deutschland, Wirtschaftswoche, Le Nouvel Observateur, Nikkei, Ubergizmo, L’Expansion, Time Magazine and Silicon... Continue reading…
Six Spark Clients Honored as Webware 100 Finalists
CNET has just published its list of the 300 finalists for the 2008 Webware 100 Awards, and I’m happy to announce that six Spark clients, past and present, have been nominated into five of the ten Webware categories. Finalists include:... Continue reading…
Azure Capital Dinner - Here's Lookin' At You, 2008
Last night, Azure Capital Partners hosted a round table at Postrio Restaurant in San Francisco, with no other agenda than to chat with folks about what’s coming up in 2008. Over cocktails, the Microsoft-Yahoo news was definitely a buzz, with... Continue reading…
77 Companies and Two Spark Clients Launch at DEMO 08
We just wrapped up at DEMO 08 in Palm Desert and couldn’t be happier for our two clients at the show, Education.com and Skyfire. Education.com launched its new School Finder feature, a next generation tool that helps parents explore, compare,... Continue reading…
