Blake Robinson

Current

• Account Executive at Federated Media

Past

• Managing Editor at CrunchGear
• Director, Blogging at Next New Networks

Education

• Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
• Loyola University New Orleans

Recommended

4 people have recommended Blake

Connections

400 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Resume
• My Blog
• Uncrate

Blake Robinson’s Summary

New Media expert specializing in technologies and culture. Currently in residence at Federated Media where I spend my time learning sales and hypothesizing media implementations.

Works have been featured in outlets such as Condé Nast, Ziff Davis, TechCrunch, Silicon Alley Insider and paidContent. Currently on staff with Uncrate and Geek.com.

Co-founder and former manager of CrunchGear.com, the successful gadgets and electronics arm of the TechCrunch Network. Most recently served a brief, but paradoxical stint as Editor, Blogging at Next New Networks, a company devoted to creating video podcasts.

Consulting several companies on New Media and how utilize the Internet to maximize brand proliferation. Looking to augment network of contract opportunities in an effort to expand my areas of experiences into different, but related, sectors.

Blake Robinson’s Specialties:

writing, editing, negotiation, project management, culture, technologies, New Media consultant, viral marketing, conversational media, early adoption, emerging technologies, strategy, implementation

Blake Robinson’s Experience

• Account Executive

  Federated Media

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  April 2008 — Present (7 months)

  Fueling the engine of New Media while reinventing the way companies communicate with its consumers.

• Managing Editor

  CrunchGear

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  June 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 8 months)

  I've fulfilled a variety of roles for the CrunchNetwork, initially serving as Managing Editor for CrunchGear, then reporter and finally as Reviews Editor

• Director, Blogging

  Next New Networks

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  June 2007 — November 2007 (6 months)

  I managed all of the blogs for NNN.

Blake Robinson’s Education

• Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

  BA, English, history, 2000 — 2005

• Loyola University New Orleans

Additional Information

Blake Robinson’s Websites:

• My Resume
• My Blog
• Uncrate

Blake Robinson’s Interests:

new media, early adoption, technologies, music, film, literature, cities, networking, people, chinese food, writing, reporting, journalism, conversational media

Blake Robinson’s Groups:

sigma tau delta, society of professional journalists

Blake Robinson’s Contact Settings

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