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Update

kristinmaverick — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:36:00 +0000

I’m not one to take a break. Honestly, I need to do it more and my recent vacation proved that after multiple people commented on how happy I looked in pictures and in person. (Note to self: Hawaii looks lovely. How much are flights?)

In other happenings, I completed my first half marathon today. It was 95 degrees out. I may have almost passed out but damn did it feel good in the end running through the streets of New York.

And, for the most exciting news, (that I’ve already announced but want to put on here) I have a new job! I start at Attention tomorrow as a Director for the Consumer group. I’m beyond excited. Check out the first blog post on the Attention blog here and continue to check it out for more content from me and my awesome colleagues.

General Public Stalker is the new Celebrity Stalker

kristinmaverick — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:49:00 +0000

Out to dinner for a very close friend’s birthday downtown. Small place with about 25 people in it total. There was an urge to take photos of our perfectly made margaritas, the great presentation of the nachos and the laughing friends lit by the candlelight. The birthday cake bought by another friend for the lady of the evening comes out almost the size of her head. Instantly, I whip out my iPhone and snap the picture, posting it to Tumblr for all to see that 1)it’s my best friends birthday 2)look at the size of the cake! 3)to share a little bit about what I’m doing that night and to document. Harmless.

On the other side of the bar there is a girl with a few friends wearing a leotard over her jeans. Not an uber fashionista, I’m not one to usually gawk at an outfit but she was also dancing around like crazy and making a bit of a small scene. The entire table couldn’t stop staring at her and her unusual antics dancing around the bar. I immediately tried to snap another photo to share it. Why? WHY NOT.

Posting photos of your friends is OK and most of mine expect it now. When I take a picture on my phone I usually get the “is that going on your blog?” question. Sometimes it does, sometimes most of the time it doesn’t. Obviously some friends will say “Don’t tag me in that!” I do the same. But with strangers, I don’t offer them the opportunity to tell me to not post it and that’s kind of bad because honestly, I don’t want people posting me without my knowing.(Note-I don’t think people would. Don’t think I’m tooting my own horn here) In fact, my posting that photo of the girl (I didn’t) could have ended up crossing blog paths with someone else I know, causing an uncomfortable situation and so on.

So, where’s the line?

An article in yesterday’s New York Times about banning photos and tweets at certain bars and restaurants made sense to me. No one wants to go to dinner and have to worry about getting their photo taken by an unknown because they like your shoes or your bag, or if you’re lucky enough to be joined by a famous dinner date. You go to dinner to enjoy the meal and the company.

But, while that is a strong view of mine, I also like hearing about celebrity sightings at local stops. Example: A friend sat next to Matthew Broderick at a coffee shop a few weeks ago and my instant reaction was “Why didn’t you take a picture?!” Sure, the picture would have been of the back of his head or maybe a blurry action shot, but because of the current paparazzi state of the web, my instant reaction was to get proof and I wanted to see. I’ll admit I enjoyed the days when Gawker Stalker was really popular and I keep an eye on OMGICU. I also understand it’s a scary world for celebrities with stalkers and etc…

With the easy click of a button on a phone, the sense of annoyance of the paparazzi for celebrities also now applies to the normal person. As the article says, “On Facebook, “You have movie star issues, and you’re just a person,” she said.” It’s true. People take photos EVERYWHERE. Even when going on a recent vacation I asked my friend to not tag some of the photos and keep them private. It’s the normal person’s version of “No pictures please.”

What do you think? Do you agree with the banning of photos being taken in the bars or should we all just accept that our lives are now in a fishbowl and we need to deal with it?

My blog is 1 year old today

kristinmaverick — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:30:00 +0000

Today is the one year anniversary of this blog. I’m not much for talking about how far I’ve come with it, what I like, what I don’t. Let’s just look to the future.

Also, for those readers that do come back ever so often. Thank you!

Lucky

kristinmaverick — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:15:00 +0000

You ever just take a minute and look around and realize how lucky you are for knowing some people? Getting to know people is SO important, especially with my job. Half of what I have to do is meet people and work on relationships. But sometimes, sitting in a room with friend and really thinking about what each person does can be an interesting task. Lately, it’s been a feeling of “Wow–I hang out with some really smart people.”

And this post is not set as a place to be bragging about it…it’s just something I’ve noticed and am proud to say. I like surrounding myself with people who are smart and driven.

Mashable yesterday ran a GREAT post covering the ins and outs of the New York Social Media Hub. I was honored to be mentioned in this as part of the “Places of Interest” along with popular hangout Shake Shack and New Work City-coworking space.

But, what was really great (and what a lot of my friends noticed) was that many of the people and companies listed are people I’m lucky enough to see on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Being around people who are doing AMAZING things, showing how hungry they are to succeed and make something of themselves and this industry.

So, a special shout to those people I am lucky enough to grab beers and hang out with, converse on a regular basis (even if it is over GChat) and go to for valuable advice and insight.

You know who you are and thank you!

Lucky

kristinmaverick — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:15:00 +0000

And this post is not set as a place to be bragging about it…it’s just something I’ve noticed and am proud to say. I like surrounding myself with people who are smart and driven.

So, a special shout to those people I am lucky enough to grab beers and hang out with, converse on a regular basis (even if it is over GChat) and go to for valuable advice and insight.

You know who you are and thank you!

Thank you Mets Blog, Citi Field, Pepsi and Others

kristinmaverick — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:50:00 +0000

*I will put out a disclaimer up front that my company has done work recently with PepsiCo. That said, that relationship had nothing to do with what I attended today so no nonsense about hyping up a client. K?

I was online (shocker) on Twitter (bigger shocker) the other night while working on some late night work and emails. I saw Anthony DeRosa post an interesting tweet about free tickets to Citi Field for the opening game on Monday for the first 100 people to respond to the Mets Blog. Umm…sure. Why not. Not thinking anything of it, I moved on. Then Friday I get an email congratulating me on my win for free tickets to CitiField Monday to watch a live broadcast of the game from the Pepsi Porch. FOR. FREE.

Boo. Yah.

A simple partnership with the NY Mets, Pepsi and an extremely popular blog brought in a quick amount of folks driving to the site to get tickets. My good buddy Steve Badowski joined me for the day where we traveled in the rain to Citi Field, entered the back entrance greeted by smiling Pepsi employees and were on our way. (I found it that day that many of the guests were in fact Pepsi employees—what a perk!) While we couldn’t watch the game outside on the Jumbotron from the porch, we did enjoy a large variety of snacks in the Caesar’s Lounge watching it on the flat screens, free beers and a chance to meet legendary Met Mookie Wilson. It was fantastic.

Overall—amazing event and thanks again!

Full photos from the event here.

Thank you Mets Blog, Citi Field, Pepsi and Others

kristinmaverick — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:50:00 +0000

Boo. Yah.

Overall—amazing event and thanks again!

Full photos from the event here.

Thank you Mets Blog, Citi Field, Pepsi and Others

kristinmaverick — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:50:00 +0000

Boo. Yah.

Overall—amazing event and thanks again!

Full photos from the event here.

I’ll be back

kristinmaverick — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:55:00 +0000

MacBook returns tomorrow hopefully. Regular blogging to resume then. Sorry, work’s been busy.

In the interim, my friends and I have been enjoying this song which is a great round up of college. So long ago…. Enjoy.

I’ll be back

kristinmaverick — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:55:00 +0000

MacBook returns tomorrow hopefully. Regular blogging to resume then. Sorry, work’s been busy.

In the interim, my friends and I have been enjoying this song which is a great round up of college. So long ago…. Enjoy.