Archive for March, 2010
Following in the footsteps of Filtrbox and SurveyGizmo, we’re proud to continue the tradition of sharing with you fantastic local companies. Please meet Trada. In addition to recently announcing $2.2 million in funding, they are located a few short blocks away from the Lijit World HQ and, more importantly, they’re the first company to apply the expert crowdsourcing model to paid search.
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We had one of the longest release cycles in the history of our company come to a close last week. Named after an office favorite, the Q*bert release is live and with it, a few new things that you might be interested in…
Our Team page has been redesigned and updated to reflect the growing nature of our company. In addition to adding some new folks to the mix, we’re highlighting the executive team and VPs while displaying all the other peeps underneath. Take a minute to check it out if you’re at all curious about who makes this cool stuff possible.
Elaine was the first “real” salesperson that we hired here at Lijit and she’s been rocking the position ever since. From sharing her fashion sensibilities and her love of Asians to bringing in million dollar deals, Elaine has done a great job of fitting in with the Lijit culture. She’s cool enough to pull off futuristic jackets AND backwoods camping–all while looking cute and cracking jokes. Plus, she used to teach yoga which means she can bust moves like this in the office…
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Publisher Spotlight: Jerod Morris of Midwest Sports Fans and How-To-Blog
Mar 22nd
by Grace Boyle in Community
We first met Jerod Morris over a year ago through his prolific and entertaining sports blog, Midwest Sports Fans. He installed Lijit and quickly became one of our self-processed Lijit evangelists. Soon after, he implemented Lijit on Dallas Sports Fans and his newest venture, How-To-Blog.TV, a great resource for blogging tips and how-to’s.
Jerod has been blogging for over five years, he personally maintains 5 blogs and professionally, he serves as the Director of Blogging and Social Media for Orangecast, a web marketing firm in Dallas. Needless to say, he is someone you should get to know. He’s everywhere.
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I’m one of those people who loves to proudly regale the story of That Time My Social Media Connections Landed Me a Super Sweet Job. Actually, I found a number of the various freelance gigs I maintain that way, but it was relationships that were first born online that landed that first-step, foot-in-the-door here at Lijit Networks.
I met Grace Boyle (Publisher Services Manager) through various connections on Twitter between bloggers in both the 20-Something Bloggers and Brazen Careerist communities. When I started chattering about coming up to Boulder for an event during an apartment-hunting trip in Denver, Grace – an active couch-surfer and unofficially Boulder’s welcome committee – extended the invitation for a place to crash while I was there.
The next morning after that event, Grace suggested I swing into her office with her to meet her colleagues; Lijit wasn’t hiring at the time, and I wasn’t really looking, but what a great opportunity to network, right?
Right!
So, I did just that. I met the friendly folks at Lijit, all hard at work finding great publisher partners and building a better-every-single-iteration product that Grace was lovely enough to get me all signed up with before I left the office.
These introductions whetted what would become, for me, an insatiable appetite for and obsession with Boulder’s interactive, tech, and start-up scene, and I decided that instead of moving to Denver, I needed to be in this little geeky community instead.
Right about the time I was packing my bags and moving up, Grace tipped me off to an opening on her team at Lijit. They were looking for someone who understands blogging (here’s my blog), with connections and relationships to other bloggers (here’s the online community whose admin team I happily sit on), and with a background in media sales and advertising (here are the Minneapolis agencies for whom I’ve purchased media).
Obviously, I got the job or I wouldn’t be writing this post, and while I realize that it’s my qualifications (and charming personality and adorable-ness, right?) that actually got me the job, it was the connections I’d made with people like Grace, Tara, Erica, and Perry while in the middle of my relocation process.
Moral of the story?Relationships cultivated online can absolutely get you places – amazing personal relationships and friendships for sure, but professional collaborators (and employers!) as well.
I’ve only been at Lijit for a month, but I’m falling in love with each of my coworkers as I get to know them better, the responsibilities I hold and contributions I get to make to the Publisher Services Team, and the dynamic, innovative, and energetic culture that I believe is beautifully unique to being in a tech startup here in Boulder.
We first met The Broke-Ass Bride and her adorable partner in crime, The Fresh Hubby, last year at Blog World. They were leisurely strolling the Expo floor and were really excited once they found out what Lijit could do for their blog. As a newlywed myself at the time, I thought the idea behind their blog was brilliant and admired their obvious love for one another. Not to mention the fact that the Bride can rock a retro look with the best of them AND the Hubby has hair that’s to die for. How could we not feature them on our blog?
Whether you’re currently planning your wedding or are simply looking for romantic money-saving tips, The Broke-Ass Bride provides much inspiration on both fronts. Dana (the actual broke-ass bride) offers tips on how to be a better negotiator, how to decorate on a budget, and, of course, easy ideas for saving money before the big day. Let’s see what else Dana has to say…
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Who knew March has so much to offer? (Of course, if you’re currently in Austin taking part in SXSW, then none of this applies to you.)
But for those of us not geeking out over music, films & the internet in Texas, you might be interested in knowing that in the course of one week, the following events all occur…
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There’s nothing we love more than local support. (Okay, maybe company happy hours…) And we consider ourselves extremely fortunate to be located in such a fantastic community with entrepreneurs and tech startups at every turn. For example, look at how happy we’ve made Megan with one of our comfy shirts and a few stickers…
In addition to being a new blogger using Lijit, Megan is also the co-founder of a Denver production company that helps clients tell their stories more effectively with video. If you’re looking for some help in the video arena, be sure to check out Alpine Light Pictures or follow Megan on Twitter.
And to see an example of her work, take a look at the following video she made for a series about TechStars founders. The video speaks for itself.
Many thanks to Megan for her support and fantastic evangelism! If you see her around Denver, be sure to give her a high-five for us.
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I know, I know…some of you don’t recognize this as anything special. But for me, and all the women of Lijit, I thought it deserved a *small* mention. (And guys, don’t worry…International Men’s Day is in November and we’ve been celebrating your history for quite a while now.)
This month-long observance isn’t one of those made-up commemorations that simply exist to make people feel better about themselves, although some of you may argue otherwise. National Women’s History Month’s roots go back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. Leave it to the textile workers to start a movement.
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With spring right around the corner, who isn’t itching to get outside and enjoy some nice weather? (Okay, maybe not allergy-sufferers.) But if you are the type to take to the golf course as soon as it’s green out, then you should be excited for this Lijit publisher. Golf Tip Reviews is designed for the OG…meaning the Occasional Golfer…and if you can’t get a lower score from reading this site, you might want to start saving for some private lessons.
Fortunately, Golf Tip Reviews isn’t charging by the hour for the vast amount of golfing knowledge they provide–in fact, they’re just giving it away over on the blog! Also lucky for us, the Editor at GTR agreed to answer a few questions about how he got started creating one of the best golf blogs around. Tee up!
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