But not too long after the blasts in Boston, there was a blast of a different sort on Facebook from social media thought leader PeterShankman in reference to a tweet from David Armano, managing director of Edelman Digital.
But thanks to PeterShankman and his site, Help A Reporter Out (HARO), you can now get in direct touch with journalists by answering their questions. Shankman has created a way for search marketers to make direct contact with leading publications.
I started up again when I heard PeterShankman speak at a local interactive marketing luncheon. Hubspot has released a report it dubs the "State of the Twittersphere" which they say is akin to Technorati's "State of the Blogosphere.