var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-7186153-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} I work in PR and social media at Mullen Advertising, Community Manager for The Next Great Generation, and a pirate adventurer of the social media seas. Yarr! Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Tumblr (3.0; @cpeterson)http://www.christine-peterson.com/<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.christine-peterson.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/327688263/tumblr_kw224cP19m1qzvrvc&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>My new favorite song to sing.</p> <p>“If You Want Me” ~ Marketa Irglova, from the <i>Once</i> soundtrack</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/327688263http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/327688263Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:48:12 -0500<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dCFFxidhcy0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dCFFxidhcy0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thedw.us/post/266701710/stop-what-youre-doing-and-watch-the-very-pit-of">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Stop What You’re Doing And Watch The Very Pit Of Hell Out Of This of the Day: </b>Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) speaks out in favor of same-sex marriage ahead of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/nyregion/03marriage.html?hp">today’s failed vote in the New York Senate</a>.</p> <p>If, after viewing this seven-minute video, you are still of the opinion that tax-paying Americans should be denied the right to enter into a loving marriage with the partner of their choice irrespective of gender, kindly exit this country.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/we-have-nothing-to-fear-from-love-and-commitment">via</a>.]</p> </blockquote>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/267061287http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/267061287Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:33:19 -0500<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LnoD3NUux3M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LnoD3NUux3M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thedw.us/post/213846517/auto-tuned-news-of-the-day-auto-tune-the-news-9">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Auto-Tuned News of the Day:</b> Auto-Tune the News #9. Nothing more need be said.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/schmoyoho">via</a>.]</p> </blockquote>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/215749145http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/215749145Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:19:52 -0400<object width="400" height="253"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OJmB1lWIdGw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OJmB1lWIdGw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="253" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Bionic Eye: the first app I will buy for my iPhone when I finally get one (someday).  This and T-Pain AutoTune.</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/200161543http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/200161543Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:37:51 -0400<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.christine-peterson.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/200115017/tumblr_kqqj77eT9c1qz97cw&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ohryankelley.com/post/200106421/the-rolling-stones-cant-you-hear-me-knocking">ohryankelley</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>The Rolling Stones - Can’t You Hear Me Knocking</b></p> <p><b><img alt="The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking" src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252c8528549d011017d40cbd860e-500pi" height="400" width="400"/><br/></b></p> </blockquote>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/200115017http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/200115017Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:17:44 -0400<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CsjJOsx84MA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CsjJOsx84MA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Most awesome new thing I just discovered:  Google SideWiki, launched last week.</p> <p>Visit this link to download the toolbar button so you can start writing on websites too! <a href="http://google.com/sidewiki">http://google.com/sidewiki</a></p> <p>The Internet just keeps getting cooler and cooler.  :-D</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/200112118http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/200112118Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:12:57 -0400<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R12QVtuB0_Q&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R12QVtuB0_Q&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Michael Jackson medley, a capella.</p> <p>Amazing.</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/178778279http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/178778279Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:29:18 -0400<object width="400" height="358"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FE-Mom_article_9_1.jpg&videoid=97699&title=Facebook%2C%20Twitter%20Revolutionizing%20How%20Parents%20Stalk%20Their%20College-Aged%20Kids" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="358" flashvars="image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FE-Mom_article_9_1.jpg&videoid=97699&title=Facebook%2C%20Twitter%20Revolutionizing%20How%20Parents%20Stalk%20Their%20College-Aged%20Kids"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Hahahahaha… (Mom, Dad, I’m happy that you follow me online though :P)</p> <p>via The Onion:</p> <p><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/baynewser/facebook/how_to_stalk_your_collegebound_child_through_the_magic_of_social_media__129974.asp">How to Stalk Your College-Bound Child Through the Magic of Social Media - mediabistro.com: BayNewser</a></p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/177966300http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/177966300Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:18:59 -0400<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sIFYPQjYhv8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sIFYPQjYhv8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This video summarizes recent social media stats quite well, I think.  (And I think the person who wrote the article in that link below is an idiot.)</p> <p><a href="http://www.sucomments.com/2009/08/21/six-signs-social-media-dying/">Six Signs that Social Media is Dying | SU Comments</a></p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/170509489http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/170509489Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:59:33 -0400<object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5WCTn4FljUQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5WCTn4FljUQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="330" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>The beginning of the end for the newspaper industry…</p> <p>“We aren’t going to make much money with this.”  Yeah.  No.  No, you’re not.</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/160715229http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/160715229Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:32:44 -0400<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b58MqoW2ziw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b58MqoW2ziw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Cash checks with your iPhone. This is so cool. Someone give me an iPhone now, kthx.  :P</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/160514779http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/160514779Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:42:25 -0400<embed src="http://spadout.com/fp/FlowPlayerDark.swf?config=%7Bembedded%3Atrue%2CbaseURL%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fspadout%2Ecom%2Ffp%27%2CwatermarkLinkUrl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Espadout%2Ecom%27%2CshowVolumeSlider%3Afalse%2CshowWatermark%3A%27always%27%2CwatermarkUrl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Espadout%2Ecom%2Ffp%2Fspadout%5Fvideo%5Flogo%2Epng%27%2CsplashImageFile%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Espadout%2Ecom%2F4%2Ejpg%27%2CvideoFile%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Espadout%2Ecom%2F4%2Em4v%27%2CinitialScale%3A%27scale%27%2CcontrolBarBackgroundColor%3A%270x660000%27%2CautoBuffering%3Afalse%2CreplayLabel%3A%27Play%20again%27%2CautoPlay%3Atrue%7D" width="400" height="289" scale="noscale" bgcolor="111111" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br/><br/><p>This is so cool.  Scan a barcode with your iPhone and this app will show you the price and information!  (This app is only for this specific store’s products, but eventually it must develop into something for like Amazon or Zappos or eBay that will work for EVERYTHING!)  How awesome would that be?!?!</p> <p><a href="http://spadout.com/mobile/">Spadout Mobile</a></p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/156467133http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/156467133Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:56:23 -0400<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b64_16K2e08&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b64_16K2e08&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Augmented reality will be the next big thing.  So cool!</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/155787814http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/155787814Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:30:01 -0400<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="339" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/6555681001?isVid=1&publisherID=769341148" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=31237963001&playerID=6555681001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/6555681001?isVid=1&publisherID=769341148" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=31237963001&playerID=6555681001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Apparently, advertising causes everything to suck.  Oh well!</p> <p>via: <a target="_blank" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2009/07/does-advertising-cause-everything-to-suck.html">AdFreak</a></p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/155771489http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/155771489Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:58:58 -0400<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VUawhjxLS2I&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VUawhjxLS2I&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Office 2010: The Movie</p> <p>Amazing.</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/146320366http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/146320366Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:28:15 -0400<object style="margin:0px" width="400" height="334"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=wtfissocialmedia5-090716070117-phpapp01&stripped_title=what-the-fk-is-social-media-one-year-later" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=wtfissocialmedia5-090716070117-phpapp01&stripped_title=what-the-fk-is-social-media-one-year-later" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="334"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>An awesome explanation of social media and marketing (it’s a SlideShare presentation, no audio required).</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/146114344http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/146114344Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:22:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/QYTr2ztVxq2afv17ezbfqpfjo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>It all comes down to marketing.  Haha.</p> <p><a href="http://picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php?comicID=176">pictures for sad children</a></p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/144290687http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/144290687Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:40:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/QYTr2ztVxpb7f4v8pa1TJq2Ho1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.moleskine.com/catalogue/diariesplanners/12_month_daily/12_months__daily_diary/planner__black_soft_cover__large.php">12 months - Daily Diary/Planner - Black soft cover - Large - Moleskine ® English</a></p> <p>Can I start my Christmas list now?  Cuz I want this!</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/132478151http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/132478151Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:46:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/vsBuCSJEap73m6kjm9ikzPqZo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jojochao.tumblr.com/post/131400165/smoreos">jojochao</a>:</p> <blockquote><i>smoreos</i></blockquote> <p>WANT</p> <p>tee hee, smoreos…</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/132026762http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/132026762Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:12:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/QYTr2ztVxozqvvt3Eub3a45Io1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I took pictures of the office during my first week at Mullen last week.  Click the picture to see the rest of the pics!</p>http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/127682117http://www.christine-peterson.com/post/127682117Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:17:29 -0400