Kraus Notes

I was jazzed when GLAAD contacted me to sit on a panel to talk about how to create engaging content for blogs as part of their New Media Training Institute at the Creating Change conference. The panel featured me, journalist Phil Reese, blogger Jeremy Hooper, blogger Daniel Villarreal, and blogger Zack Ford. We were each … Continue reading »

Blogger Note: This post is cross-posted on the Advertising Week blog. Over 700 gay couples are expected to wed in New York when it becomes legal on Sunday, July 24, 2011. As you probably know, gay marriage, or Marriage Equality if you prefer, has been a long time coming for many New York gay couples. With … Continue reading »

My partner and I spent a majority of the weekend cleaning out the desks, cabinets, closets and cubbies in our house apartment. Amongst our most-treasured findings from our cleaning spree were old electronics which included an old Verizon flip phone, an ancient Nokia cell phone that kind of resembles a child’s toy, and a portable wireless … Continue reading »

In an opinion piece written in May of 2010 for The Washington Post, Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook, wrote: “Six years ago, we built Facebook around a few simple ideas. People want to share and stay connected with their friends and the people around them. If we give people control over … Continue reading »

The other day, I went for coffee with Jim, the man who found Tyler Clementi’s body floating in the Hudson River in New York. Jim and I met via Twitter about six months ago and have remained in Twitter contact since. Tyler’s death was tragic and painful for the gay community, and I found it … Continue reading »

Try to follow me if you can. In 2003, I opened a Friendster account. In 2007, a MySpace account. In 2008, a Facebook account. In 2009, a LinkedIn account. In 2010, a Twitter account and a dot429 account. Lastly, in 2011, I opened a Friendfactor account. Needless to say, over the past 8 years, I’ve … Continue reading »

I don’t know why but I’ve always been drawn to Israel. I chock it up to my conservative Catholic upbringing, which, due to their rejection of homosexuality, has left me in a state of constant turmoil in regards to my spiritual standing. To ease this confusion, I decided to save up a few dollars and … Continue reading »

  What is Formspring.me? Every so often, a new player hits the Internet scene with the intent to do something innovative in the social media space. On November 25, 2009, the winner was Formspring.me. Since its launch, Formspring.me has grown rapidly, attracting more than 28 million visits per month. Formspring.me took the micro-blogging functionality of … Continue reading »

Have no fear if you missed GLAAD’s New Media Training Institute at the Creating Change conference, I was there live-tweeting the whole thing. The training institute was led by nonprofit consultant Heather Mansfield from @nonprofitorgs and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Heather talked about how nonprofits can create … Continue reading »