Mashable Open Web Awards is now in its final round. Winners in 26 categories will be announced on December 16. Vote here for your favorites in and check out the top three in each. What surprises you about this year’s list? Mainstream & Large Scale Social Networks Netlog http://netlog.com/ Platinum […]
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Is it right to take someone down? At this moment, an online press release someone distributed about their twitter accomplishments is on Digg. The title isn’t very complimentary. And while I agree with the assessment that bragging about something isn’t the right way to market – especially if what you’re […]
MarketingSherpa’s chart of the week shows how businesses are shifting marketing strategies. It’s not surprising that advertising is way down. Telemarketing is almost even on the reducing/adding sides. Look for more emails if you’re on a house list and additional ways to connect via social network marketing. Take some time […]
Vote here through Sunday, November 30th 11:59 pm PST for your favorites . . . Mashable Open Web Award Categories Mainstream and Large Scale Social Networks Embeddable Widgets Blog Plugins Social News Social Networking Applications Social Bookmarking Search And Social Search Sports and Fitness Photo Sharing Video Sharing Start […]
Does age matter in media relations? What is a credible source? Do journalists get SMPRs? Thanks to Middelberg Communications for contacting Wired PR Works with the preliminary Findings from the Middleberg/SNCR Survey of Media in the Wired World. Because the survey is in progress, journalists can still participate in the […]
This post is brought to you by the letter p. What if all you need to be a successful marketing, PR, social media or ___________________ thought leader is these 29 Ps? 1. Publish – have something in writing 2. Produce – keep information flowing 3. Photograph – take pictures 4. […]
Thanks to Michael Pranikoff, PRNewswire’s Director of Emerging Media, for a stellar presentation last week at the MeetingTechOnline Summit. In his session, Utilize Web 2.0 and Video Tools to Increase Success and Drive Revenues, Michael covered Web 2.0 basics, spotted social media trends and introduced new online PR concepts. I’m […]
Bloggers link a lot. Twitterers may link more. Twitter shortens long URLs automatically to 25 characters, using tinyurl. Tr.im chops URLs down to 16 characters, giving you 9 extra spaces on twitter PLUS number of visits and statistics. And, you can trim and tweet and the same time using the […]
Open Web Awards election season is coming up and Mashable needs candidates. For those, they turn to you. Nominations open on November 5 and close on November 18. Voting rounds run from November 19 – December 15, 2008. In 2007, the first Open Web Awards achieved over 250,000 votes combined […]
Thinking of promoting an event on Facebook? Why not try it? It’s as easy as fill in the blanks. But, like most communications, being strategic brings better results. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at my first attempt at creating a Facebook event for Chicago’s Social Media Club. Nine days after posting […]
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