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Neil Kramer explores friendship, love, and sex, and the dangerous art of writing about it.
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- Neil on The Problem with the Tray at McDonald’s: No one does that.
- magpie on The Problem with the Tray at McDonald’s: You know what? You take the little packet, you tear the corner off, and you dip the fries...
- Neil on The Problem with the Tray at McDonald’s: Actually good place because they leave you alone for an hour and free wifi. Starbucks are...
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Category Archives: Advertising and Marketing
Freaks
As so many of my blogging friends are involved in online giveaways or work as brand enthusiasts, is it becoming difficult to make jokes about these companies. I have friends with “business” connections to vibrator manufacturers to Butterball Turkey to … Continue reading
My Last BlogHer09 Post
I see most of you as writers. Good writers. But few of you are as good as Tolstoy. The main difference between you and Tolstoy is that Tolstoy would not dance with me at a party, or even return … Continue reading
Music and Giving
The Holiday season is all about joyful music and giving. As many of you know, music means everything to me. My friends never see me walking downtown or on the subway without my trusty iPod at my side, playing the … Continue reading
Married with Dyson
This post I am writing right now might seem like I am poking fun of mommyblogger promotions and giveaways, but that is not the case. The following is more about me and my marriage, and what to expect from a … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Life with Sophia, Products
Tagged Dyson, housecleaning, marriage
82 Comments
The Conclusion to the JCPenney/Dockers Free Round-Trip Ticket Saga
Back in July, I had plans to go to BlogHer in San Francisco, living it up with hot mommybloggers from across the country. Since I was already in New York, I intended to use this free round-trip ticket that I … Continue reading
Healthy Arrogance, Day 2 — Hire Me As a Speaker at Conferences
Are you a company looking to market to bloggers? A corporation excited about the potential of “social media?” A blogger wanting to increase his readership? One of the best ways to educate yourself is to attend a web or blogging … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Life in General
Tagged arrogance, Balls, chutzpah, conferences, self-promotion
33 Comments
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The Circle of Life: My Final Mention of BlogHer in 2008
The month began with me making plans to go to BlogHer with my free JCPenney/Dockers flight. It turned out that JCPenney/Dockers found it easier to abandon their promotion, ruining hundreds of hard-working people’s vacations than commit to their deal. … Continue reading
Never Trust Men or Dockers
He was as dark and strong as a Bombay oak. He said his name was Meneul. We met in a small dive bar in the city, two lonely strangers looking for love. We had a lot in common. We both … Continue reading
More Grouchy Rants About Corporations
I thought I could come up with a funny post if I found out that Dockers/Levi Strauss — the company that was screwing me over with their fake free-flight promotion and making it difficult for me to go to BlogHer – … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising and Marketing
Tagged BlogHer, corporate sponsors, GM, Olive Garden, Playboy
29 Comments