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Where’s Chris?
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Where’s Chris?

Just in case you’re wondering where I’ve gone or what I’ve been up to here’s an update. I’ve stopped writing my EdgeHopper blog for the foreseeable future. But I am still writing. You can now follow me over at my new blog Zen on Two Wheels. Hope to see you there.
Crowdsourcing Journalism: Help A Reporter Out
Journalism, News

Crowdsourcing Journalism: Help A Reporter Out

Let me just say that I love crowdsourcing and crowdsourced projects. With all the things that are being crowdsourced today, one of the most interesting is the trend toward crowdsourcing journalism. On the forefront of this effort is HARO….or Help A Reporter Out. HARO is the brainchild of Peter Shankman, an entrepreneur and the CEO of The Geek Factory, a PR and Marketing boutique firm in New York City. Essentially HARO connects journalists who have questions or queries for their stories with YOU. It’s such a simple but amazing way to connect journalists with the widest possible selection of sources available to them. They ask a question…you answer it. As I said, I absolutely love crowdsourcing and I think that HARO has hit it out of the park with this one. As for rules, HARO has just this s...