Altyrian Interns

As my internship at Altyris is quickly coming to an end and my senior year at Wake Forest approaches, I have been getting more and more nervous about finding a job and entering the real world in less than a year. That being said, I have definitely learned a lot in recent weeks and [...]

I was reading through John’s blog post on Political Candidates and Social Media and it reminded me of an article I read in Fast Company, The Brand Called Obama.  The article describes how Obama and his campaign is changing how future campaigns will run, win or lose.
I agree with John that Edwards was smart to [...]

Today’s my birthday…22nd.  To the kids I teach at tae kwon do, I’m old.  To the people at Altyris, I’m very young.  I suppose it’s always a matter of perspective.  I’m grateful for all the birthday wishes I received from everyone here.  It came with an awesome chocolate cake, a card signed by everyone, and [...]

I have talked to a large number of my male friends lately who have taken notice of Canadian Club Whiskey’s new “Damn Right your Dad Drank It” ad campaign. The billboards and magazine ads have done a great job of grabbing the attention of my friends (in their early-to-mid twenties) partially, I believe because [...]

I spent most of this afternoon contacting colleges and universities in the area to create listings for a fall internship at Altyris. It is hard to believe that we are that close to the end! I do, however, look forward to receiving and reviewing submissions. I feel that having done the job [...]

I recently read an article about the court’s decision on FCC’s charge on CBS for “indecent exposure” during Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance during the 2004 Super Bowl. The court overruled 2-to-1 the fines and charges made by the FCC on the basis that Jackson and Timberlake are not CBS employees but [...]

Today was different from Tuesday in that it was a bit slower but i think that i still was able to learn a lot.  I got to do some more press release work and was also able to sit in on Gwen’s meeting with a representative from two of the television networks in the area.  [...]

The press kit for the account I was given is just about ready.  All the press releases, media advisory and story tips for the media are done and just need a final look over before submission.  The kit should be submitted soon, which marks the completion of a big task in the account.  It’s great [...]

Today is my first day back since the weekend and I’ve already been busy just this morning.  As soon as I got into the office, John assigned a press release for me to write.  Considering the fact that it is Tuesday morning, I was extremely surprised that I was able to write the release in [...]

Recently me and Erin have been busy keying in media reports for Gwen and finishing up the press releases for the bike event.  I’m happy that the account for the bike event is progressing well.  Everything is getting done on time.  Erin and I are able to head out early today giving us a couple [...]