“I use Pinyadda because it is an easy way to get direct information through the two channels that are most important to me: reliable websites and my friends.“

This week in no user left behind we’re please to spotlight Mike Perkins, who works at the economic and financial consultancy, Charles River Assotiates.  Mike has been a phenomenal member of the Pinyadda community, joining way back in our infancy in November of last year.  He’s seen and taken part in our product development over the last 9 months, contributing to user testing sessions, emailing feedback, supporting us at events and meetups we speak at and generally just dropping by our office to say hi and see what we’re working on.  Here’s how and why Mike has been on Pinyadda all this time:

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“I regularly share articles of interest to my colleagues if I think it is relevant to their clients and current PR efforts.  I’ve seen, first-hand, how Pinyadda can help working professionals get better at their job.  In my opinion, Pinyadda is one of the most useful resources for a public relations professional and business owner!”

Brianne Barrett is an Account Director at public relations/integrated marketing firm, marlo marketing/communications, based in Boston, Mass. She leads the agency’s consumer teams, with a focus on both national and local beauty, fashion, fitness and lifestyle accounts. She also serves on the Executive Committee for the Emerging Leaders of the United Way Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley.  Oh, and did I mention on top of all this she is the co-owner of an innovative women’s clothing boutique, First Date Boutique, located in Andover, Mass.?  Needless to say, we’re thrilled to learn more about how Pinyadda helps Brianne stay on top of what’s important in her busy life and all she’s involved in leading:

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“Pinyadda is the love child of Pandora and Foursquare – but for news.”

This week’s ‘no user left behind’ is Josh Nespoli.  After completing the AmeriCorps program when he graduated from Babson College (a far from normal track for a business school student), Josh is now the community organizer for the Boston area for Cradles to Crayons – one of the largest volunteer organizations in Massachusetts and which provides clothes, toys and other necessities to low-income and homeless children.  He has also co-founded his own charity, the Nespoli Family Foundation For the Cause.

Josh uses Pinyadda to follow philanthropy and nonprofit news, but has plenty of other interests: he moved to Boston from Pennsylvania because of the Celtics, enjoys “shakin his tail feather,” and believes Pearl Jam is the greatest band in the history of ever.  His wide range of interests have a lot to do with why he uses Pinyadda every day:

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“Pinyadda has become one of the go to sites that I will go to each and every time I get to a computer. It allows me to pick topics and sites that I enjoy and all the articles are right there ready for me to click through.”

Ryan Shores first learned about Pinyadda when he saw a link that one of his Facebook friends had Pinned to their wall a couple months back. He was curious, joined Pinyadda and, well, the rest is history! He’s now a top user, and we’re thrilled to have him in the community.

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