From The Blue Seats

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2011-10-07T14:06:00.000-04:00

Guest blogger: Oliver Hurst-Hiller, CTO and EVP Product, DonorsChoose.org

2011-06-30T13:56:00.000-04:00

Editor's Note: Many months ago, I spoke at a social media conference, and one of the gifts for participating speakers was a "gift" card to the excellent service, DonorsChoose.org, which allows donors to gift needy classrooms in America. As a Boston-raised hockey player, I specifically wanted to donate a gift to a hockey-related cause in Massachusetts. I located one in Cambridge, and with the

Industry Conferences: An Observation

2011-06-09T13:33:00.000-04:00

On Monday, I had the honor of presenting at Realtime NY '11. I was privileged to share the stage with some important people in social business, such as @Pistachio (Laura Fitton of OneForty), @rdublife (Rick Wion of McDonald's) and @DonorsChoose (CTO Oliver Hurst-Hiller). I think the people at @RealtimeReport put together a sensational faculty and day-long event filled with keynotes, panels,

An Interview With: Michael Grabner

2011-03-14T16:07:00.000-04:00

By nearly every definition, Michael Grabner of the New York Islanders is having a breakout season. He grabbed the title of Fastest Skater during the NHL All-Star Weekend. He's on pace to score more than 30 goals. And, he recently eclipsed the 11,000 follower mark on the popular social network Twitter. From The Blue Seats recently had the chance to sit down with the Austrian-born forward to

Catching up with Soraya Darabi of Foodspotting

2011-02-28T11:54:00.000-05:00

Following is my most recent attempt to re-launch From The Blue Seats as a blog of interest and influence, focused on social and new media, trends in digital business, hockey (of course), food (esp BBQ) and brewing (I like to homebrew). I set out to re-launch in the fall with a handful of guest blogs from people I like and respect in the industry. Here's the first. +++++++++++++ If you are in

Perfect PR pitches: NYT tech columnist picks his favorites

2011-02-24T08:37:00.001-05:00

http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=383128931&id... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/brlx6

Very cool story on QR Codes ... HOW TO: Use QR Codes for Event Marketing

2011-02-23T11:48:00.001-05:00

URL: http://mashable.com/2011/02/22/qr-code-event-marketing/ See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/brh9p

Facebook Posts Are 3 Times More Powerful Than Tweets

2011-02-22T08:50:00.001-05:00

URL: http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-posts-are-3-times-m... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/brapl

Hockey's Heartland, State by State

2011-02-22T08:45:00.001-05:00

URL: http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/hockeys-he... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/braos

Where Hockey Is Growing, State by State

2011-02-22T08:44:00.003-05:00

URL: http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/where-hock... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/braol

For Hockey, a Landscape That Now Includes Palm Trees

2011-02-22T08:44:00.001-05:00

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/sports/hockey/18hocke... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/braoh

Magazine Publishers in Tough Choice on e-Subscriptions (Apple v Google)

2011-02-22T08:32:00.001-05:00

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/business/media/21carr... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bramp

Facebook Shares Are Worth Almost Three Times More Than Tweets For E-Commerce

2011-02-18T15:20:00.001-05:00

URL: http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/18/facebook-shares-are-wo... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bqsnq

Is Bleacher Report the New New Media Hope?

2011-02-18T11:14:00.001-05:00

URL: http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/17/is-bleacher-report-the... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bqr3i

Hockey Day in America: @NHL and NBC Send “A Real Love Letter to Hockey Fans”

2011-02-18T10:33:00.001-05:00

http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/hockey-day-in-ame... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bqqrj

PR peeps take note, good stuff from @shannonpaul: 3 Ways to Get Great Content From Your Boring Business

2011-02-15T14:44:00.001-05:00

URL: http://veryofficialblog.com/2011/01/23/3-ways-to-great-... See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bqc6i

Seven Stomach Punches

2010-12-20T16:54:00.000-05:00

ESPN's Bill Simmons has defined at least 16 levels of losing, with #3 being determined to as the "Stomach Punch." Simmons defines it as, "...any roller-coaster game that ends with (A) an opponent making a pivotal (sometimes improbable) play or (B) one of your guys failing in the clutch. ... Usually ends with fans filing out after the game in stunned disbelief, if they can even move at all. ..

Bernard King takes LB and Cornbread to school! I miss the good old days of Bernard King.

2010-12-16T18:42:00.001-05:00

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7724LtVy7i4 See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/il3p

Every pezzenovante should watch this.

2010-12-16T18:33:00.001-05:00

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo See this Amp at http://bit.ly/fJKP6g

Go #umass! Without you and the lessons I learned on your social scene, I would not be where I am today!

2010-09-14T16:25:00.001-04:00

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Can't wait for the new Hawaii Five-O, though it can never replace the original.

2010-08-30T10:40:00.001-04:00

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interested in @NHLShanny and his gig at the @NHL?

2010-08-19T10:34:00.001-04:00

See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8us1

from the mind of @colinfaulkner ... What Facebook Places means for sports teams

2010-08-19T10:23:00.001-04:00

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The Future of Public Relations and Social Media

2010-08-16T14:34:00.001-04:00

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Wish I'd done more economic study than Econ for Dummies and Naked Economics so I could have more informed reax

2010-08-15T13:14:00.001-04:00

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