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AdWeekMedia put on a great event in New York this week. The agenda yesterday covered topics rannging from social gaming, to Facebook, boosting social media results for small businesses, and successful tactics of the mega companies and brands. I learned … Continue reading →

For those who were withering under the late summer heat, and ready for a breath of cool and refreshing near Autumn air, it came in the form of a series of news developments that injected some drama and excitement into … Continue reading →

I had a nice conversation with Lisa Larranaga at Cision earlier this week. It was for an article she was writing for the Cision Navigator blog about the future of social media and implications for the PR profession. The article … Continue reading →

There have been many articles about the decline of telephone calls and voice mail amidst the rise of social networking, email and text messaging. Some people apparently did not get the memo, based on the recent celebrity voice mail rants … Continue reading →

I have a post on Social Fluency today that takes a closer look at talking heads – not the band, but the phrase as it applies to news pundits. The post takes a closer look at a question asked by … Continue reading →

The Gulf oil spill has given the world a taste of oil industry jargon.  Jargon is something that we deal with and take for granted every day in the tech PR world.  It is sometimes interesting and fun to see … Continue reading →

Social media is not only changing how we communicate.  It is also changing how organizations work, and how they are perceived.  I have a post on the Social Fluency blog today that discusses the broader implications of democratized communications.  It … Continue reading →

I love the Sunday morning political TV shows, and used to very much enjoy watching Tim Russert as host of Meet the Press on NBC.  It really was very sad for me, to learn about the news of his early … Continue reading →

It is nice once in awhile to step outside my usual role in the technology field and consider the larger world around me. As a sports enthusiast, I was fascinated to watch Tiger Woods’ reentry into golf leading up to … Continue reading →

Like many other areas of the business world today, the field of PR is experiencing its share of difficulties (see my recent post on the topic, in which I described some depressing numbers about the state of traditional PR). That … Continue reading →