Sometimes, you really do get a PR pitch that is right on the money. I wrote about that on my review page today. You should check it out because you could win a prize of your very own.
I’ve also been meaning to tell you about a nice email I received after my cranky post about how I like to do my OWN crosswords, independently. The people behind CRUX Crosswords for iPad gave me a code so I could check out their app. It is a nice collection of crossword puzzles from many sources, from my beloved New York Times to the Onion’s AV Club. You still need a membership to access some of these (that darn Times), but if you already have one, you can enter your info here and get puzzles through the app. It was just awfully nice to receive a totally no-pressure email from someone who really had read my post and acted accordingly.
This would all be a great segue into a BlogHer wrapup post, but since this isn’t 2009 there aren’t many stories to tell of either bloggers or brands behaving badly … at least, as far as I know. I saw lots of good friends, met some new people (still going through the cards and following/subscribing; I will get to you soon, I promise!), attended some sessions and parties, enjoyed the San Diego weather. I wrote about my brush with fame (Bob Harper!) at my fitness site. I missed a few things that I later regretted, and a few people who couldn’t be there.
As always, my favorite favorite thing was the Voices of the Year community keynote–and I love this post about it, and all of BlogHer11, from Liz at Mom-101, “You get what you give.” It’s a smart takeaway for all of us.
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I enjoyed that post of Liz’s, too.
Fun to see you and be affirmed that it’s ok to be Facebook friends with someone you’ve only met in person once or twice.
Ha ha, I was sitting in the airport on the way to BlogHer working on a crossword (in lower case letters) and I wished so hard you were right there so I could see your reaction;)
that app sounds so fun. Tempting.
OK, the calendar’s cool, but I was thinking maybe someone had offered you a trip to Paris : )
Some day a snowcat operation is going to offer me a trip to BC just for a review on my blog. Some day….
Pitch perfect indeed – I really like it that the company READ YOUR BLOG and pitched appropriately.
I had such a fun time hanging out with you in San Diego!