Author: Kevin Micalizzi

Please send cash (just quarters)

This summer at a family reunion we started our nephew from Germany on the path of collecting all the US state quarters. It’s a great way to learn about the 50 US states and he was excited to get started. What I didn’t realize is that the books are made to collect state quarters from…

November 6, 2008
Best birthday yet! Two job offers and many good wishes.

Last Friday, October 31st, was my 37th birthday. It turned out to be my best birthday yet! Two offers The night before my birthday, I received another job offer. This means I started the day with two offers in hand, from Dimdim and from Mzinga. Patrick Moran (@patrickmoran ), CMO at Mzinga, made me an…

November 3, 2008
Kevin-up: some waiting (for good news?), more Practical Conversations, and more tweetups and parties

I held off on putting this post together, hoping to have some concrete updates for you, but I can’t wait any longer. Been some beautiful days in the past two weeks, but we’ve also had a real frost – feels like the seasons are changing. I’m excited about the possibilities this week and next will…

October 22, 2008
Kev’s update – another interview, Practical Conversations launch, and upcoming events

[Update 6/29/2013: PracticalConversations.com retired] I was talking to my better half last night and I had to admit I’m loving the job hunt process. It’s been an excuse to meet incredible people, no idea why I hadn’t been getting out there in recent years. This week has started off very well and should only get…

October 14, 2008
Interview with Alexa Scordato, changing the world, one chairman at a time.

Background One of the first people I met at my first tweetup in August 2008 was Alexa Scordato (@alexa). She was just moving to the Boston area to work for Barry Libert at Mzinga. Alexa and I spoke for less than a minute, but I made sure to follow her on Twitter. Since then, I’ve…

October 14, 2008
Interview with Christine Major, High tech PR pro and social media junkie

Background Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Christine Major of PerkettPR. I first met Christine in August at a Tweetup in Cambridge, MA organized by author, blogger, and Forrester Online Community Manager John Cass. Since then I’ve been following her on Twitter (@CMajor). Through her I’ve learned of several events in…

October 14, 2008
Kevin update – 2 interviews and an email

Two interviews today. One from the comfort of my home office, the other in Burlington, MA. AND an email from the company I interviewed with a year ago. (and yes, it’s too long to write “What’s new for Kevin update” for every post. At some point I’ll get to “Kev update” — figured I’d introduce…

October 10, 2008
What’s next for Kevin – another interview scheduled, an attempted poach, and a rejection

Since yesterday’s post, I have another interview scheduled an odd email and one rejection. Another interview scheduled I’m heading down to Burlington, MA tomorrow to meet with @patrickmoran at Mzinga. Very cool to have a chance to sit down with him. I’d discovered the Mzinga podcasts a few weeks ago and started working my way…

October 9, 2008
What’s next for Kevin update – interviews, more unexpected discussions, another opportunity, a new blog, and a non-answer

It doesn’t seem like it, but it’s been 3 weeks since my last ‘What’s next for Kevin’ update. More interesting updates since then. It’s been nice to stay busy while still enjoying the change of seasons and being home with my faithful sidekick. Interviews The process with Dimdim for the Web 2.0 Marketing Specialist and…

October 8, 2008
Social Media Basics

‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said, very gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’ – The King, Alice In Wonderland If only. Unfortunately, most things in life are not that simple, including social media and online conversations. There are so many possibilities. Let’s start at the beginning with some…

September 27, 2008