I recently interviewed my pregnant wife Laura about her use of online discussion forums in light of her approach into motherhood. What we didn’t delve into was the fact that her hours spent on Urban Baby are often complemented with reality TV programming about pregnancy and newborns, most notably TLC’s A Baby Story and Bringing Home Baby.… Read the rest
Tag Archives: Social Media
Center Of Attention: Customer Service
I originally started AttentionMax to chronicle the intersection of media, marketing and life. Not surprisingly, I find myself writing more and more about customer service as part of that intersection. That’s evident by my many rants about poor customer service (i.e.,… Read the rest
Are Deceased Dads Remembered More On Fathers Day Versus Deceased Moms On Mothers Day?
I never thought about this before – perhaps because I’m in my thirties and both my parents are still alive, thankfully – but I just discovered through blog conversation analysis that Mothers Day and Fathers Day are the two days of the year with the highest frequency of references to deceased mothers and fathers, respectively.… Read the rest
Secret To Corporate MySpace Profiles
Please comment here on my latest MediaPost opinion column, where I eventually ask a tough question of marketers creating faux profiles on MySpace: Are you creating such profiles simply because you have no real fans to create one for you?… Read the rest
Fifth Estate Lashes Out At CBS…AGAIN!
First it was prized news anchor Dan Rather with the Rathergate debacle. Now it’s Katie Couric with Photogate. TVNEWSER blog reports on Katie Couric’s extreme makeover (err, Photoshop surgery) and showcases the side-by-side below.… Read the rest