I have some exciting news…
On April 1st I will be moving to New York City (from Boston). I’m taking my social media obsession to Undercurrent.
I’m new to the city so if you have any advice (restaurants, shops, spots, and such) hit me up.
Yianni
I really want one of these! 
Today Mack Collier from the Viral Garden blog offered me some insightful advice on pitching to bloggers . I will like to share with my readers the key points:
1. Start commenting on their blogs prior to pitching
2. Comment on relevant topics
3. “Don’t Force the issue”
4. First thing bloggers do when someone comments on their blog is check their commenter’s blog
5. Become a regular commenter on a blog and you’ll find that blogger to usually begin commenting on your blog and be more likely to link to you, write about your company or client
6. Tier one bloggers tend to get multiple pitches a day so its fair for them to say that they favor collaborating with bloggers who engage with their blog.
The Viral Garden is in my daily lineup of marketing blogs. I am particularly fond of Mack’s corporate blog check up. In my case, his advice has motivated me to engage with my fellow bloggers rather than be an inactive reader or “lurker”.
I attended the TECH Cocktail event yesterday with my friend and fellow social media lady Julia Roy. It was a blast-free drinks and food all night and a great turn out. I met the Shift Communication ladies, Bryan Person, Chris Brogan, Jennifer Lee from Traineo and a bunch of other interesting people.
It was my first social media/tech event and it certainly will not be my last. Towards the end of the night is was, “Bloggers Gone Wild”.
Just created a Google Groups profile and joined two groups: Social Media Research and Social Press Releases. I’m excite to further explore what Google Groups has to offer. Seems like a great community to share and discuss ideas, files, research and other media. Anyone out there part of Google Groups? I will create a group based on suggestions from readers…
