GIFs with Greg

There are few opportunities in life when you can schedule a...

Wed, 29 May 2013 22:37:44 -0400

There are few opportunities in life when you can schedule a meeting with the creator of a new scheduling tool using the very scheduling tool he created. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, that’s exactly what I did with Michael Galpert and SuperCalendar.

Ever since SoPo us New Yorkers get pretty excited about candles....

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:14:48 -0500

Ever since SoPo us New Yorkers get pretty excited about candles. WNYC New Tech City host and Camera Ready author Manoush Zomorodi is no exception. In fact Manoush and I are leading an online Spreecast class on making Vines, GIFs and Social Videos with or without artificial light tomorrow.

Having breakfast with Tumblr’s Katherine Barna is just...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:06:00 -0500

Having breakfast with Tumblr’s Katherine Barna is just like being on Tumblr: Magazines everywhere. While scheming about the upcoming Shorty Awards Microblog of the Year on Tumblr and Best Overall Brand Presence on Tumblr (enter early), we realized we’re next door neighbors and quickly traded SoPo Hurricane Sandy survival stories.

What I admire most about Ian Schafer is that despite all his...

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:14:00 -0500

What I admire most about Ian Schafer is that despite all his success growing Deep Focus into one of the leading digital ad agencies he’s still willing to disrupt himself from his comfortable perch, as he did at the Social Media Advertising Consortium holiday party.

So things got a little crazy at the Yipit holiday party. In this...

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:32:00 -0500

So things got a little crazy at the Yipit holiday party. In this lineup taken shortly before police arrived: Perpetually founder Darrell Silver, VC turned entrepreneur Spencer Lazar, Wakefield founder Tarek Pertew and Thais Nogueira (her “tweets are protected”). The conversation ranged from Darrell’s excuses for missing our event with the FT, Spencer’s sport jacket, Tarek’s latest Uncubed startup job fair, and Thais’s unrequited love for past Shorty winner Ivete Sangalo. (Police may or may not have actually arrived.)

A good-natured drink with CNN’s Lila King (who I once had...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:03:00 -0500

A good-natured drink with CNN’s Lila King (who I once had the pleasure of working at CNN with) and Katie Hawkins-Gaar quickly turned to competitive hometown pride as we argued about Atlanta vs. New York pizza. They insisted we travel to Ammazza despite the danger of walkers. Natan and I begrudging had to admit it was actually great pizza despite not being in NYC. Lila and Katie proceeded to celebrate their victory this round, but it’s not over yet…

After being turned away from a free Google lunch at Pivot...

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:10:29 -0400

After being turned away from a free Google lunch at Pivot Conference, our ragtag group retreated and Hootsuite’s Nadia Nascimento, Ashley Jane Brookes and Matt Switzer tried their best to stay warm.

I had Mercedes Kraus’s full and undivided attention when...

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:08:00 -0400

I had Mercedes Kraus’s full and undivided attention when we had coffee at Gasoline Alley. Mercedes organized ONA12’s Midway which Muck Rack was a part of, but I discovered she’s also also the founder and editor of GIF-friendly Woman Zine. Long live zines!

I got busy lobbying Alexa and James Hirschfeld, the sibling duo...

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:20:00 -0400

I got busy lobbying Alexa and James Hirschfeld, the sibling duo behind my invite maker of choice Paperless Post, to add more animated GIF functionality to their service after I ran into them at a Gracie Mansion soiree. I couldn’t tell from their expression if they liked my ideas or not.

Watching A+E’s Kelle Rozell satisfy her need for speed by...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:22:14 -0400

Watching A+E’s Kelle Rozell satisfy her need for speed by taking the faster alternative to the stairs in the MLB Fan Cave.

A highlight of this year’s SXSW was running into my friend...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:00:05 -0400

A highlight of this year’s SXSW was running into my friend Yiying Lu. I first met Yiying when she came to America for the first time in her life in 2009 to pick up her Shorty Award for designing Twitter’s Fail Whale. Now she’s hiding behind the design she made for the SXSWi Big Bag.

Ran into my almost namesake @Gregarious Narain at SXSW, who...

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:38:00 -0500

Ran into my almost namesake @Gregarious Narain at SXSW, who amazing didn’t know you could make an animated gif on an iPhone, despite starting animated gif-compatible “Twilio for photos” Chute.

I convinced CNBC’s social media director Mary Catherine...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:44:41 -0500

I convinced CNBC’s social media director Mary Catherine Wellons that animated gifs will be next medium to transform financial news. She’s just getting started.

Many aspring journalists wonder how Craig Kanalley has been so...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:35:41 -0500

Many aspring journalists wonder how Craig Kanalley has been so successful in the social news business, rising in just a few years from senior editor at Huffington Post to NBC News’ first social media editor. I captured his secret method in this gif at Columbia Journalism School’s lobby during Social Media Weekend.

Watching Columbia Journalism School student Olivia...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:40:28 -0500

Watching Columbia Journalism School student Olivia Waxman’s life come into focus.

Ran into meme veteran Ellie Rountree at Social Media Weekend....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:51:02 -0500

Ran into meme veteran Ellie Rountree at Social Media Weekend. Since she’s now the media outreach manager at one of the few social platforms that supports animated gifs (Google+), I thought it was only right she be turned into one.

Our designer Aaron Taylor-Waldman is at our office experiencing...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:52:05 -0500

Our designer Aaron Taylor-Waldman is at our office experiencing a range of emotions hearing our latest ideas. His lightbulb has yet to go off.

Evan Doll dropped by Sawhorse HQ a few weeks ago and gave us a...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:21:07 -0500

Evan Doll dropped by Sawhorse HQ a few weeks ago and gave us a sneak peek of Flipboard for iPhone. Unsurprisingly, by launch time the opening screen of Flipboard ended up being an animated GIF.

David Minkin, the publisher of the Breaking Media empire...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:22:48 -0500

David Minkin, the publisher of the Breaking Media empire (AboveTheLaw.com, DealBreaker.com and Fashionista.com), hating on animated gifs.

Tonya Garcia of PR Newser enjoying a Blue Point Toasted Lager,...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:04:58 -0500

Tonya Garcia of PR Newser enjoying a Blue Point Toasted Lager, which she called “The only good thing from Long Island”. Wait, I’m from Long Island.