I am the VP of Operations & Creative Services for Pro Blog Service. I have been blogging at Erik Deckers' Laughing Stalk since 1998, and have been a published writer for more than 20 years. I have written newspaper humor columns, business articles, stage plays, radio theatre plays. I helped write Twitter Marketing for Dummies, and am currently two writing other social media books on personal branding and networking. I frequently speak on blogging and social media, especially on the topics of citizen journalism and crisis communication.