Press

Coming Up:

92nd Street Y
Top Authors and Women of The Web Share Their Stories
Thu, Feb 16, 8 pm

Hear from an exciting line-up of some of the most popular women online, including up-and-coming bloggers and uber-successful authors and writers.  Panelists will share tips, insights and anecdotes and discuss the changing media and publishing landscapes.  Panelists include Ree Drummond, whose blog, ThePioneerWoman.com, attracts more than 20 million page views per month and was named Weblog of the Year at the 2011. 2010, and 2009 Bloggie Awards. Drummond is also the author of the #1 bestseller The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl; Kathryn Finney, author, television correspondent, blogger and budget shopping expert who is best known as one of the first fashion and shopping bloggers for her blog, The Budget Fashionista. Kathryn was named in 2010 as one of the Top Ten Women in Money by AOL.  Sarah Brokaw, psychotherapist, philanthropist and author of New York Times best-seller, Fortytude: Making the Next Decades the Best Years of Your Life —Through the 40s, 50s, and Beyond.  Karen Amster-Young and Pam Godwin, co-authors of the blog 52weeks.com and a forthcoming book of the same name, designed to inspire 40-something women to get going again.   Urban Baby has called 52weeks “perfect for any pre-mid-life crisis.”  Moderator: Elisa Camahort Page, Founder of BlogHer, the Web’s leading guide to the hottest news and trends among women in social media.  the largest community of women who blog with 26 million unique visitors per month.

 

We’ve Been Featured Here:

NearSay

The52weeks.com, the blog is regularly featured on this growing news web site launched last year. NearSay NYC provides the most in depth coverage of NYC neighborhoods including local news, restaurants, nightlife & bars, real estate, family & kids, arts & culture and opinions. The extensive favorable media coverage of NearSay can be viewed here: http://newyork.nearsay.com/nearsay/nearsay-press.

NearSay currently has 125,000 monthly readers and distribute 150,000 newsletters every month. Social media channels have crossed 12,000 followers.  Although primarily a regional news site at this time, there are plans to expand.

 

Lifetime Television’s The Balancing Act, national morning show

The Balancing Act is America’s only one-hour morning show that’s about women, for women, and trusted by women. Celebrating life and all there is to accomplish, The Balancing Act inspires and empowers with entertaining and educational shows–which helps place women in the best position to achieve success in every area of their lives, focusing on work-life balance.  The show’s daily themes such as “My Life”, “My Home” and others are very aligned with what our blog is all about.

The52weeks.com has been developing a relationship with them since March 2011.  Recently our blog was invited to participate on the show’s national web site as part of their selective blogging community.

 

BlogHer

Today, BlogHer is the largest community of women who blog with 25+ million unique visitors per month (Nielsen NetRatings). Engaged, influential and info-savvy, women come to BlogHer to seek and share advice, opinions and recommendations. The52weeks.com recently became a publishing network member of this major site. BlogHer Publishing Network, with 2,500 blogs one of the largest and highest quality publishing networks of blogs authored by women. BlogHer.com, the Web’s leading guide to the hottest news and trends among women in social media, renown as a community where women speak their minds on every topic from politics to parenting in an atmosphere of integrity and respect.

 

Project Carpe Diem

Up until your late 30s/early 40s, your life has been about checking off the biggies on your to-do list – excelling in college and grad school, establishing an enviable career, finding a DH with impeccable credentials and having kids. But now …[read more]

 

TALENT Q&A: Karen Amster-Young, co-founder of The52Weeks.com

Our good friend and fellow Public Relations pro Karen Amster-Young has teamed up with educator Pam Godwin on an exciting journey leaving their comfort zones and exploring new things, facing fears and trying to get unstuck. They are also exploring new sides of the city they have known and lived in for so long.

Their fun experiences are recounted on their blog, The 52 Weeks. Keeping their audience entertained with witty, amusing and sometimes just genuine stories…[read more]