This was the first thing I saw on my email this morning — a good way to start the day! Dena Hahlen of Phoenix won a set of tickets to Sea Life Arizona during a recent contest we hosted online. She sent this picture with the following message: “My family and I would like to [...]
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Who is your parenting guru? (part 2)
Following up on yesterday’s post, the remaining five parenting experts recommended by Raising Arizona Kids e-newsletter subscribers: KEVIN LEHMAN Kevin Lehman, Ph.D. is an internationally renowned psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of more than 30 books offering techniques, tips and insights on parenting, marriage and relationship issues. Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours is the one that first comes [...]
A pleasant detour
I’m usually pretty eager to get straight home on a Friday night but this time I decided to make an extra stop. I had spent all afternoon getting caught up on recent contests we host through RAK Giveaways. I updated our list of winners on the website and emailed everyone to let them know their [...]
Make my day: feedback
I was out of town most of the weekend, so I missed Saturday’s cover shoot with our 2011 Mother’s Day Cover Mom Contest winner. I’m eager to hear about it from Art Director Michelle-Renee Adams and Photographer Daniel Friedman when I get back to work on Monday. Michelle notified our winner (whose name shall remain [...]
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Putting boundaries on "reader engagement"
When we started providing online content in a blog format that allowed reader comment, we had to decide how quickly we wanted that feedback to appear. Most news media entities allow comments to post immediately. The advantages of instant gratification and a “real time” dialog are important when the conversation is evolving with a real-time [...]
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