The launch of Blazetrak and its site is only a few weeks away and already the website is generating a lot of internet buzz. This week, Blazetrak was featured in The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard Magazine, which primarily focused on the site’s motives and the ideas generated from its founders, Nate Casey, Corey Stanford and Ron Harrisson. You can check …
Singer/songwriter Dion Roy will kick off his West Coast tour July 13th in Los Angeles,CA. Following the release of his debut album “Gallery” Dion Roy will tour with music artist Pete Roessler to promote the album to new audiences on the indie music scene. Dion can be compared to singer/songwriters like Ryan Adams, Damien Rice, and Pete Yorn while also …
Last night, social networking news site, Mashable.com, held their 2nd event in a series called NextUp NYC on “Lessons From the Local Internet Start-Up Community.” Panelists included Philip James & Mark Angelillo of Snooth.com, Melanie Notkin of SavvyAuntie.com, Michael Galpert of Aviary.com, Scott Belsky of Behance.com and Editor-in-Chief of Mashable.com, Adam Ostrow. Adam asked the panel what they loved about …
The 15 most visited sites on the internet. The 15 Busiest sites on the internet. Some of the results may surprise you, some may not. We spend a lot of time on “auto-pilot” while browsing the web, so when we check our gmail account 300 times in a day (on a slow day) – you don’t realize quite how much …
I am going to make a geek-confession, I love robots. When my friend directed me to a messageboard posting about a robot study in New York City, my heart skipped a beat. Tweenbots are ” human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter.” They were created by Kacie Kinzer for the ITP program at NYU. …
Public Relations is all about making your clients look good. So on a day like April Fool’s, where everyone’s a target, we stay on edge to make sure no prank goes too far. But with that said, there are certainly some fun and harmless ways you can enjoy the day, even in a city like New York where the hustle …
AMP3’s resident social networking site, RipLounge.com, recently hosted a contest via SonicBids to find new music to add to its roster. With three distinct rooms in which 3-D avatars and mix and mingle, winners from three different genres—Top 40 and Rock, Hip Hop and R&B, and Techno/Electronica—were selected from a slew of entrants. We wanted to take a bit of …
I realized on a recent trip to Florida that most people don’t really understand the function of Public Relations. This came about as I had to explain my job as a publicist to some elderly companions celebrating my great-uncle’s 85th birthday. The quick answer I generally give is, “I help people with something to promote promote it.” That’s actually a …
There is no doubt that Twitter is quickly becoming the premiere Social Media tool (of both casual users and and the media elite). It’s incredibly useful with respect to media and public relations, as you can keep track of who is where and working on what. It’s the nature of Web 2.0. But like most fads (slap bracelets, leisure suits, …
