Mark Brooks
(He/Him)
New York
Covers:
Internet dating, dating apps, online dating, matchmaking, social networking, social discovery
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Operating Online Personals Watch
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, in 1980, right before I started using a ZX Spectrum
How is social media changing news?
Blinkering people's attention so they don't see the big picture.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Isaac Asimov
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being discerning and interesting, and cutting through to information that people actually want to see/read.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email at mark@onlinepersonalswatch.com
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Typepad.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Mark Zuckerburg
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
PlentyofFish on the front page of Inc Magazine
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Go digital. Dig deeper. Don't believe the hype.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time, by email
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Match buying PlentyofFish
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
'...Meshuaglove.com is taking internet dating to the next level.'
What's your favorite drink?
Sencha green tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading a behavioral science book
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Harvard Business Review
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.