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February 25th, 2010

Completely uninterested in your “conflict of interest” issues.

Whatever happened to the American dream of doing what you love for a living?

I love food. Always have. I cook. I eat & drink. I comment about food. It’s not work, it’s a lifestyle. And a chaotic one, at that.

My day job?

I get to talk about great food to as many people as possible. My boutique media firm helps generate buzz about Arizona’s best food, drink and dining spots. We provide media relations & marketing for local businesses.

“But Ty… you can’t write a food blog AND represent restaurants AND tweet praise/criticism on other restaurants…. all at the same time.”

Bullshit.

My life has always revolved around food (and music.) In fact, my clients depend on it. I love to talk about food both on and off the clock. However, when I tweet or blog, I openly disclose any business relationships.

I’m not a journalist. I’m certainly not a food critic. My blogs and tweets are packed full of typos. (Plus, with tweets like “cocktail abortion & eatin’ dress,” I’ve pretty much closed any doors to journalism opportunities.)

So anyone you see taking cheap shots at me is doing it from ten steps behind me. Yep. I’m talking to the petty PR fossils, attention desperate has-beens, and anyone else with conflict of interest issues. Those are your issues, not mine.

Have fun playing catch up.

I hope someday you’ll find what makes you happy.

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  • juxtapalate

    I'm adding my own comment. While I stand by the last section of my post, it reads like I'm lashing back at others. (In truth, I was.)

    If I could rewrite the ending. I'd simply say:

    I'm having fun with social media. I'm not writing a blog or tweeting with visions of book deals or selling ad space. It just another expression of my love for food.

    That is all.

  • wildlavender

    Right on, Brother. Attention-desperate has-beens? I think you mean never-wases. And won't it be great when the people giving you grief stop sniping long enough to notice that journalism/media/PR/the whole shebang has changed dramatically in recent years and that the seismic shift is ongoing? There's still a small town at the heart of our big-and-getting-bigger city.

    Okay, so I just read the kinder gentler Ty post below. That's nice. I stand by what I said.

  • http://twitter.com/andrewkfromaz Andrew k

    I will say, Ty, I don't think you do a particularly stellar job disclosing your business relationships. The only restaurant I know you work for is Quiessance. I haven't been following you on twitter for long (still no idea how that happened lol), and reading your blog for even less time, but I think you can do better in this area.

    On the other hand, I do know you opine as you see it – with minimal bias. That's what counts when I read your tweets and blog posts.

  • juxtapalate

    Howdy! Unlike most PR & mktg firms, we don't publish a list of our clients. Always seems like a sad pissing contest of who's got the best list… yadda yadda. I'll say we have a current roster 20+. Not too small, not too big… just right! And we love love love them all. (weeded out a few in '09 that weren't a good fit)

    I've never blogged about any of our clients and don't really plan to. BUT if I ever do, I'll be sure to disclose the connection!

    Thanks for the always thoughtful comments, sir!

    I'll keep callin em like I's sees 'em.

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