It’s Not A Fail If No One Sees It: Right?

11.9.09

This just came through my PR Filter and it made me giggle. A lot.

As a member of the media, you have access to a number of features on the media-only site, PR Newswire for Journalists. These include the digital center with audio and video, customized or industry newsfeeds, photos and logos, and our expert sourcing service, ProfNet.

ProfNet makes finding sources quick and easy. Let us know what expertise you seek, and we’ll send your query to thousands of subscribers around the world. You also can filter the query by region and institution type (e.g., colleges, PR agencies, analysts). Fill out the online form at http://budurl.com/profnetquery, and qualified sources will reply to you by e-mail. If you’re crunching under a deadline, you can search the database and directly contact sources.

ProfNet is awesome, if you aren’t me.

Because if you are me, you’ve already landed yourself in every major newspaper, glossy and FM Radio by using HARO… which has always been free. Is ProfNet possibly competing with a free service that started up out of Peter Shankman’s living room?

But hey, what do I know? I haven’t been to J-School and my Masters isn’t in Business. So, maybe there’s something I’m missing?

Momversation: Do You Leave Your Kids Home Alone?

11.9.09

How old should they be?

Green In OC asked some really relevant questions recently about a 5 year old being left in a small dog park. How old should kids be before they’re left home alone?

Dream

11.8.09

Last night I dreamed that my family showed up at my house at 1pm looking for Thanksgiving Dinner.

I ran to the store, bought crummy (non organic mass farmed) turkeys, jammed butter under their skins and made yams from cans. I tried to wash my hands but I was out of soap. In my dream, my family thought the meal was good. This series of events is an impossibility in more ways than you’d ever imagine.

I woke up sweating and upset.

Have You Ever?

11.7.09

Worked your ass off towards a goal, gotten incredibly close, had a conference call and maybe been too cocky?

Sure, we all have.

But have you ever then googled the folks on the other end of the call and found out that they are like OhMyGawd the king of the universe?
Oh, no me neither.

Lala.com The Game Changer

11.6.09

Check it out at LaLa.com licensed music, free, online.

I’m not sure that it’s a business model that’s good for musicians, but business and art aren’t often a marriage.

It’s an incredible start up, you can play music straight from your browser, so it doesn’t take up precious space on your hard drive. With over 6 million songs (as of today) and no intrusive advertising, I’m betting on LaLa.

Somewhere an executive at Apple is weeping. My kids don’t have to buy their music any longer.

I Taught My Kids To Talk Back

11.6.09

What about you?