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Event Report
A Night of Hopes and Miracles with Addi and Cassi
On Saturday May 10, the “Moonlight Garden Gala - A Night of Hopes and Miracles” was held to honor four-year-olds Addi and Cassi Hempel and children from around the globe who suffer from NP-C, also known as “Childhood Alzheimer’s.” The…May 27, 2008
Pitching Journalists through Alternative Mediums
Here’s an interesting post by Sarah Lacy about what PR people should keep in mind when pitching journalists using today’s many mediums (twitter, facebook, IM, etc)… Here’s a repost and link: http://www.sarahlacy.com/sarahlacy/2008/05/what-about-semi.html May 09, 2008 What about Semi-Spam? Ok, Ok,…May 12, 2008
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…April 24, 2008
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…April 24, 2008
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…April 22, 2008
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:…February 25, 2008
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…February 12, 2008
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…February 12, 2008
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,…February 1, 2008
Addi and Cassi Need Your Help
Dear Family and Friends everywhere: So many of you have called, emailed and sent cards over the past seven weeks asking how you can help Addi and Cassi in their battle against Niemann Pick Type C disease. We wanted to…December 11, 2007
PRSA: What’s Hot and What’s Not Event Recap
Last week I attended the annual PRSA What’s Hot and What’s Not event held at the Computer History Museum. Ann Winblad, co-founding Partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, did an impressive job moderating a panel that included Kara Swisher, All…December 5, 2007
The Long PR Tale
The thing most PR people have dreaded, but knew was inevitable, has happened. Chris Anderson, editor in chief at Wired Magazine, got fed up with foolish, misdirected pitches from PR people and up and posted a long list of email…October 31, 2007
CTIA SF 07: What is the deal with mobile?
So this was my 9th CTIA event and it is starting to feel like a homecoming. I know I will see Jon Pepper at Mobile Focus, the big press event, and he will offer to “buy” me a martini at…October 25, 2007
The iPhone vs. Carriers and the Consumer Experience
On Tuesday, GigaOm reported on a few ways that the iPhone will change the wireless business. I think he brought up a very fascinating point as to how the iPhone will cause the carrier-consumer relationship to change. Currently, when you…June 13, 2007
Steve and Bill “Let it Be” at D5
Upon returning from Carlsbad last week, where D5 - the Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital Conference was held - I couldn’t help but reflect upon the superb line-up of speakers and topics covered. But clearly the highlight of…June 5, 2007
Are Our Online Identities Becoming Bigger than Our Real Life Identities?
It struck me last night that our online identities are becoming bigger and larger than our real life identities because others are tagging us. I was cruising Technorati to find all the social media/videos/blogs on Tessa, The Bachelor contestant (she’s…May 21, 2007 | Comments (1)
Donna Speaks at Web 2.0 Expo on…what else…PR 2.0!
Recently at the Web 2.0 Expo, Sparkpr founder Donna Sokolsky participated in a panel discussion on the hotly debated topic of “PR 2.0, Dead as a Doornail or Still Alive?” Attendance was OK; it kind of felt like the panel…May 8, 2007
Donna Speaks at Web 2.0 Expo on…what else…PR 2.0!
Recently at the Web 2.0 Expo, Sparkpr founder Donna Sokolsky participated in a panel discussion on the hotly debated topic of “PR 2.0, Dead as a Doornail or Still Alive?” Attendance was OK; it kind of felt like the panel…May 8, 2007
A Lucky Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for those of us able to attend the launch party for Om Malik’s new initiative, FoundREAD. More than 100 of the technology industry’s best and brightest assembled at this invitation-only…April 17, 2007
Web 2.0 and PR 2.0
Much (perhaps too much) has been written about the changing face of PR. Numerous articles have been authored outlining how Web 2.0 has provided a means for anyone to post their point of view and become an influencer, thus, allowing…April 3, 2007
Event Report: CTIA P.O.V.
It was my 6th CTIA, and that ain’t bragging, because going to Orlando is no thriller even if you like Disney. As usual, I attended Jon Pepper’s great media schmooze event MobileFocus. I think more folks flaked on it last…March 30, 2007
