Erin and Kristin
Erin Martin Kane is a professional freelance publicist who makes a living promoting media projects out of her home office. She specializes in public television programs and Web sites but loves to promote a good parenting title. When she’s not working, she’s blogging, podcasting, or chasing around her two little boys in a suburb of Boston. In 2005, Erin’s interest in new media took on a whole new dimension with the launch of the weekly podcast “Manic Mommies” which she produces and co-hosts with her neighbor Kristin. It was through podcasting that Erin developed a genuine interest in technology, and today she’s constantly on the hunt for products and platforms that simplify her work and help her manage her household. You’ll often find Erin up late at night reading parenting blogs and lurking around on Facebook.
In addition to co-hosting Manic Mommies, Kristin Brandt is a full-time account executive and project supervisor with a marketing and advertising agency outside Boston. She is credited with coming up with the name “Manic Mommies,” a term many American moms now use to describe themselves! The mother of two small children, Kristin enjoys spending her “spare time” hanging out with the kids, rollerblading, downhill skiing, reading and surfing the Internet. A “computer savvy” mommy, Kristin is fascinated by any new, shiny gadget and often jokes that her daughter is doomed to inherit a pile of junk jewelry and old technology.
