mriggen (Michelle Riggen-Ransom)

Interests

content-wrangling, kid-snuggling, science, the future, wordsmithing

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About Me

I'm the Communications Director at BatchBlue Software, which means I do everything from writing customer emails to performing user tests to stuffing t-shirts and coffee into promotional mailers. No task is too lowly or too mighty at a small company! I love working with a virtual team even though it means I'm on-line way more than a normal person should be. Luckily, I have two kids that need my occasional attention. For fun, I write a column on kids and nature for kidoinfo.com, a great local parenting resource site that you should totally check out, if you haven't already. I'm also just getting into doing intricate bento lunches for my son, which I probably enjoy making far more than he does eating. Although I don't know, that kid likes to eat a lot.

Recent Comments

Source: MoFuse: A Blog in Every Pocket (Blog) Submitted: July 15th, 2008 - 8:57pm link

Seriously, these guys are everywhere! Twitter is a-tweeting about MoFuse. Looking forward to the presentation.

Source: New PopTech! Blogger: Michelle Riggen-Ransom (Forum) Submitted: July 15th, 2008 - 8:33pm link

Thanks Jack! I am super excited to be working with these guys. Of course, I'm still heading up BatchBlue's communications as well. Hoping Brian Jepson gets that cloning thing done soon :)

If anyone has any cool greenie techie futurist stuff to share, please let me know. I'm always on the lookout for story ideas to share with the Pop!Tech crew.

Source: Being Customer-Focused Means Actually Listening (Blog) Submitted: June 23rd, 2008 - 10:10pm link

Jack Templin as I live and breathe. That was the most Freudian of all slips! Why I have half a mind to...oh look, a fruitfly!

Source: RingTones08 got Associated Press'd (Forum) Submitted: June 12th, 2008 - 8:37am link

Congratulations, Jo! You crazy kids just might help us win this thing ;)

Source: Werewolf (a.k.a. Mafia) (Forum) Submitted: April 30th, 2008 - 12:00pm link

I'm bringing a date. She's shape-shifter Keri Calhoun and she's dangerous.

Source: Werewolf (a.k.a. Mafia) (Forum) Submitted: April 29th, 2008 - 12:55pm link

I am going to be a werewolf and go single-mindedly after Jack.

Source: Werewolf (a.k.a. Mafia) (Forum) Submitted: April 11th, 2008 - 9:11pm link

Killing hapless villagers? Bloodthirsty werewolvian rampages? Count me in!

Source: SxSW (Forum) Submitted: March 19th, 2008 - 9:06pm link

Here's my take on the SXSW scene. A great experience overall. I encourage everyone to go next year, if you can!

Source: SxSW (Forum) Submitted: March 11th, 2008 - 1:36pm link

....And here's a video of FuseCal at SXSW. Hear Matt's heart-warming story of triumph over tradeshow adversity, learn about the resultant launch of "shittycards": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnnT_aHvTRM

Go Providence! Way to represent!

Source: social media marketing (Forum) Submitted: February 26th, 2008 - 2:40pm link

Hi Andy-

This isn't exactly what you're looking for since it's geared toward small business owners, but you may find it useful. It's a paper called "Social Media for Small Business" that fellow BatchBluer Adam Darowski and I wrote, which gives an overview of what's out there and how people can use it to help market their business. Have a look, I'd love to hear what you think!