Guys I'm still really sleepy from China jetlag so I don't know if I'll get through the entire hour of this, but I know it'll interest some of you and probably me when I wake up so I'm posting it here so some other tech blogger doesn't get to it first.

Read More: Zuckerberg’s Pitch To Harvard CS Students [Audio]

The Dublin Web Summit, taking place later this month, is shaping up to be a major fixture on the season's conference circuit, with high-profile speakers from the likes of  Youtube, LinkedIn, Amazon and the New York Times. What's more, a newly announced scheme will get three European startups to the event free of charge. A Startup Fellowship being [...]

Read More: European Startups: Exhibit at the Dublin Web Summit for free, maybe pitch on stage too

The Dublin Web Summit, taking place later this month, is shaping up to be a major fixture on the season's content circuit, with high-profile speakers from the likes of  Youtube, LinkedIn, Amazon and...

Read More: European Startups: Exhibit at the Dublin Web Summit for free, maybe pitch on stage too

Last week I told you how not to pitch a blogger in your PR outreach, so it raises the pregnant question of what exactly should you do? For about five years now we've seen an extraordinary number of clients and potential clients who have frankly been afraid of blogger outreach because of the poor practices [...]

Read More: How to pitch bloggers so they'll post about you

Last week, I talked about how blogger outreach is scary, and I talked about why this fear exists for most people before they start talking to bloggers. In great measure, these fears exist because of the horror stories that have resulted from wrong-headed approaches. In the five years that we've been reaching out to bloggers, [...]

Read More: How not to treat bloggers and how not to pitch blogs

In this episode of MediabistroTV's "Elevator Pitch," host Alan Meckler gets pitched by Michael LaValle, the CEO of recipe curation site Gojee.

Read More: Elevator Pitch: Is Gojee the Next Big Thing?

I have a confession to make.  I am an incredibly cranky blogger when it comes to pitches.  I get a ton of emails from people asking me to write about their companies, products, videos and more and I have to admit—if I don’t like the way you pitch I may be inclined not to write about you, regardless of how amazing your company, product or video is.  I’ve had it up to here with bad pitches, which is why I have decided to impart unto you, oh mighty pitchers, some tips on how to get even the crankie [...]

Read More: How To Pitch A Blogger: 5 Tips That Will Get Even The Crankiest Blogger To Write About You

In the latest episode of MediabistroTV‘s "Elevator Pitch," host Alan Meckler sizes up Yipit, a daily deals aggregator that delivers promotions from places like Groupon and LivingSocial.So, what do you think? Is Yipit the next big thing? Leave your thoughts in the comments section…