Author Archives: Sakita Holley

What Do Journalists Want?

What Do Journalists Want?

Apparently, no one knows for sure, especially when it comes to pitching stories. Last week, TechCrunch reported on a new investment for a social discovery app which was announced on Vine, twitter’s new micro-video platform. At the end of the story the reporter wrote that she hoped that “[making press announcements on Vine] doesn’t becomeContinue Reading

A Translation of Deborah Needleman’s Statement on T Magazine’s Lack of Diversity

A Translation of Deborah Needleman’s Statement on T Magazine’s Lack of Diversity

Last week, the first issue of T, the New York Times Style Magazine under new EIC Deborah Needleman was released. Almost immediately, readers noticed that the content and ads in the magazine were almost completely devoid of people of color, prompting Margaret Sullivan, NYT’s Public Editor to come forward with the promise that future issues of the magazineContinue Reading

One Reason Why Rihanna’s New Deal with MAC Isn’t Exactly a ‘No Brainer’

One Reason Why Rihanna’s New Deal with MAC Isn’t Exactly a ‘No Brainer’

Today, MAC announced that they’ve entered into a “creative partnership” with Rihanna to create a line of color cosmetic collections which will be called: RiRi [Hearts] MAC.  Here’s what we know so far:  There will be four separate collections that will be released throughout the year. The first product that will be released is RiRi Woo,Continue Reading

KYI: A Line of Whole Food Beauty Products for Your Skin

KYI: A Line of Whole Food Beauty Products for Your Skin

If we are careful to eat wholesome, natural foods that nourish the body, why wouldn’t we also want to use products on our body that are wholesome, unprocessed and healthy? It was this line of questioning that led Samantha Addonizio to launch KYI Inc (short for ‘know your ingredients’), a line of beauty products made from ingredients inContinue Reading

She Said Yes! Winner of Visit Philly’s Valentine’s Day Contest Revealed

She Said Yes! Winner of Visit Philly’s Valentine’s Day Contest Revealed

Last month, Visit Philly announced a Valentine’s Day proposal contest as part of their popular With Love Philadelphia XOXO™ campaign.  Jeremy Kaplan (above), the winner of the contest received help planning his surprise proposal, a personalized engagement message in the With Love-style emblazoned on the side of a Philadelphia Trolley Works trolley, a $5,000 Hearts on Fire AcclaimContinue Reading

American Express Introduces Pay-by-Tweet Option for Card Members

American Express Introduces Pay-by-Tweet Option for Card Members

Last year, American Express launched it’s Card Sync  program which allowed card members to access deals from select merchants across several social media platforms, including Twitter and Foursquare. Today, they’ve decided to take their social commerce game to the next level with the launch of a program that lets members purchase items on Twitter, by tweetingContinue Reading