Searching for popular blogs to follow? Yahoo’s Blog directory lists blogs by category. Shown here is a screen capture I took this morning. At the time, Wired PR Works was number one. So . . . I told my newsletter subscribers about it. [Apologies to my newsletter readers for letting […]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
28 posts
Sometimes a seemingly tiny crisis can turn out to be a major ordeal. Little things can blow up into big matters very quickly – especially online. This week, United Airlines’ stock nose dived and almost crashed due to a story, published in 2002, about United’s bankruptcy filing. According to some […]
When a first-time speaker asked for ways to improve their presentation before taking the stage, I put together a list to help them out. Even if you’re not a first-timer, I hope these tips I’m sharing that work for me, along with the ones I picked up from my professional […]
Take a look at these guys. Heads on sticks with a lever to open and close their mouths, they’re meant to be child’s toys. Do you see them as talking heads or puppets? How does opening and closing on demand relate to the way organizations manage communications? Technorati Tags: […]
A reader writes . . . I’ve been volunteering with The Peace School for the last couple of years to help promote their annual Peace Day celebration. This year’s free event, open to the public, will take place on Friday, September 19th, at noon, Daley Plaza. The event has been […]
On September 2 Google revealed Chrome, its new browser. While most of the buzz about Chrome’s public relations is around the comic book Google mailed to bloggers, the idea that the project started on day one with the team writing a press release caught my attention. To hear how the […]
Ever wonder how many people really know what online social networking is and how many people participate in social networks? According to a study by Synovate released by eMarketer, as of April 2008, 23.4% of people in the U.S. participate in social networks. eMarketer predicts that 44.3% of Internet users […]
If you’ve been reading this blog for more than a few posts, you know that I tend to stray away from sports, politics and sometimes, religion [disclosure: I am member of the United Methodist Church]. So, there will be no direct reference to any person, place. party or candidate here, […]
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