Writing – Photos – Internet Drama
Header image

Screen Shot 2013-03-13 at 11.32.27 AM

If you hate reading, just go click here or the image above and vote!

I’ve never actually participated in an Internet popularity contest. I’ve run plenty of them and promoted plenty of them, but this is a first. Me and my writing are up for an award and geez whiz, I really wanna win! Now I am fully aware that this sort of thing is considered SPAM and I’ve already been told, “I don’t do Facebook contest stuff” once.

I get it. I watch the local news too about how your social presence can RUIN YOUR LIFE FOREVER. But here’s the truth. If you’re sitting in front of a computer all day anyway, you can unsubscribe from the thing it adds to your page as quickly as you subscribe. You actually control your own Facebook, not the other way around.

However, me ranting will not convince you to vote. Instead, here are several convincing reasons why you should take 2 minutes out of your day to help me out.

1. You just wasted a bunch of time reading this post. What’s a few more minutes?

2. I worked hard on my story and you like it.

3. I’ve done something for you in the past. This can range from an internet vote, to posting your video and getting you tons of hits, to getting you a job, to introducing you to the right person, to cooking you delicious dinner, to getting you drunk. I don’t know, I try to help people out when I can.

4. You don’t want to be on my bad side. Trust me, ask anyone who is.

5. Because we’re friends. And being friends is the greatest reward of all.

I should probably stop before this post gets too long for the Internet and you get distracted before actually voting.

VOTE HERE

Please note: you must log in with Facebook and then click vote. If you don’t want spam on your wall, you can click on your profile and delete it. Thank you.

The Mayans were wrong, which means you get to see how we spent what we thought was the last day on earth. Couldn’t have gotten much better than a powder day at Mt. Hood Meadows with RJ Sweet, Joey Carnera, Justin Leveille and Tim Breault.

I have a lot to be thankful for. Somehow, a little website my friend and I started as a joke now more or less pays my bills and gives me a creative outlet to do just about anything I want. I can get any equipment I can imagine, for free, and one of my biggest problems in life is that I want to go to the Burton European Open and the Mt Baker Banked Slalom, but I can’t, because they’re on the same weekend. But if we’re being 100% honest about what I’m really thankful for, it’s snowboarding itself, and days like Mt Hood Meadows opening day this year.

The fact that it fell on Thanksgiving just makes it that much easier to appreciate. We all draw out our half assed thankful ness on Turkey day because we think that’s what we’re supposed to do, I guess. But for me, it’s good to have a forced holiday that tells me to sit back, relax and actually think about how much good shit is going on around me. Thanksgiving is by far my favorite. No gifts, no guilt, just a day that says, have a blast and take two seconds to appreciate it. With my brain moving 400 mph all the time, I need that sanctioned day.

Anyway, about Meadows. It was one of those days that makes you forget what riding in the Northwest is really like (read: wet ass snow and no visibility). One of those days where everything comes together. Good snow. Clear skies. Incredible views. Good friends. Holy shit, it was awesome.

Check out my full Iphone gallery on Yobeat here: http://www.yobeat.com/2012/11/24/mt-hood-meadows-opening-day-2012-gallery/

Sarah Morrison came to visit a few months ago, and we were reminiscing fondly over time when we used to make content for fun, not just for others’ enjoyment. From that came the idea for Thursdays at the Office, the hottest new series on Yobeat. The above episode was the first that we filmed, playing off an actual episode of The Office plot line, and making Sarah and I laugh hysterically. Unfortunately, the target audience of Yobeat not only doesn’t pay close enough attention to TV to get the Office reference, but doesn’t care about Sarah, or me, or anyone else in the episode. So it’s being relegated to here and I know all 7 of you will enjoy it!

REAL episodes of Thursdays at the Office drop every other Thursday or so on Yobeat.

I’ve really been embracing this social media business lately. I know that’s my job and I’ve been running a website since the dawn of websites, but admittedly, I’ve only recently embraced the full potential of Facebook. I’m still not convinced it has any sort of staying power in the ever-changing social media landscape, but I have finally been seeing the usefulness — Not just driving traffic, but also finding joy in posting something that gets “good engagement.”

So how does one get good engagement on Facebook, you may ask? Between Yobeat, and some freelance work I’ve been doing, I’ve finally got it figured out. It’s not asking questions. It’s not posting products, links or stories, or even doing giveaways. No, just like everything else on the internet, the answer to facebook engagement is porn.

Unfortunately, even though this video was clearly tasteful and relevant to snowboarding, I awoke this morning to find Facebook had removed my most successful post ever, and all the amazing and hilarious comments that follow. At least I took a screen grab.

Sponsor Me!

Posted by admin in Snow - (1 Comments)

Thanks to all the people who give me stuff, my parents, my friends for filming and you for watching. But mostly thanks to Rebecca Black.

“So awesome. Best sponsor me video I’ve watched in months.” — Ron Faverty, Marketing Director, Rome SDS

“Sadly, I don’t think [our] snowboard footage will look like a cute 12-year-old boy.” The Editors, Boardistan.com

“Looks like your ready for the big show, Think Thank media hour bonus, let’s do this.” Jesse Burtner, Owner, Think Thank.

“In a world where people can’t pay their damn grocery bills, you figured out how to get paid to write about a hobby you started as a joke” — Nick Lipton.

Check it out in the new issue of King Snow or download the PDF RIGHT HERE

Also, if you’re not reading my coupon blog, you’re blowing it.

The rumors are true. I went to South America. I spent most of the time snowboarding, and you can read lots of words about it here and here. This post though, is just a whole lot of pictures. Some from Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, and most from Buenos Aires, most notably Recoleta Cemetery.

The world needs more 10-year-olds talking shit.

What have I learned recently? Giving kids free Tshirts is the best marketing, ever. Also, everything is more fun when up to 9 people at a time are watching it live on the Internet. We’ll be doing a live webcast from Windells every session all summer long so if you want to be one of those live viewers, follow Yobeat on twitter, now. Right now.