Archive for the ‘Blogging’ Category
Monday, July 14th, 2008
BlogHer is one of the most remarkable online communities I've had the pleasure to become a part of. From their about page:
Founded in February 2005 as a labor of love by three bloggers, BlogHer's mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic ...
Posted in Blogging, Event Management, Media Ownership, Networking, word of mouth | 6 Comments »
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
At the urging of Richard Bailey across the pond and Constantin Basturea across my desk I'm currently reading Clay Shirky's Here Comes Everybody.
It's a great read on internet culture and the communications revolution that's upon us, but this quote that I read on the train to O'Hare airport this morning ...
Posted in Australian Media, Blogging, Marketing, Media Ownership, Media Relations, Networking, New Practitioners, Online PR, Students, word of mouth | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
If you follow the PR blogosphere closely you would have read a lot of blah blah about PR ‘blacklists’ recently. If you don’t follow it closely, in this case you’ve missed very little of note.Who spammed who, what list or directory was at the core of it, bloggers overreacting to ...
Posted in Blogging, Issues Management, Marketing, Media Ethics, Media Relations, New Practitioners, Online PR, Students, Workplace Issues, word of mouth | 15 Comments »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
My good friend Robert French has done the PR world yet another service, this time starting up PR Open Mic a social network for PR students and faculty to get together alongside practitioners and move our profession forward.
If you're a student you're an imbecile if you don't join up. It's ...
Posted in Blogging, Networking, New Practitioners, Online PR, Students, Workplace Issues, word of mouth | 3 Comments »
Friday, April 18th, 2008
I was walking back to the office past the New York Library on one of New York's first lovely April days when I spotted this on the sidewalk footpath.
Love it! I think I'll print this photo and sit it on my desk. A mission statement of sorts for the new ...
Posted in Blogging, New Practitioners, Online PR, Students, word of mouth, writing | 8 Comments »
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
At the BlogHer Business conference today with my client Graco. Hell of a crowd, testing out the funky new Microsoft Live Writer program - Frank Arr and Nick Hodge would be proud...
UPDATE: Here's a quick video the BlogHer team took with my ugly melon and Microsoft's Sara Ford straight after ...
Posted in Blogging, Event Management | 2 Comments »
Friday, March 21st, 2008
***WANKER ALERT***
This week I've been lucky to be able to share some opinion about my online work and play in the mainstream media, and I'm left feeling damn lucky I work at Converseon because these opportunities wouldn't exist in many other places.
Yesterday afternoon I was a guest on FOX Business ...
Posted in Blogging, Converseon, Marketing, Media Ethics, Media Relations, Online PR, Workplace Issues, word of mouth | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
I took this snapshot with my phone at the only Aussie pie shop in NYC and it immediately reminded me of many of the big brands I talk to about social media.
Many giant corporations look at social media as a means to build buzz and appear innovative (read: look hip ...
Posted in Blogging, Marketing, Online PR, word of mouth | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
How much does your name influence who you are? I'd have thought bugger all, until The Atlantic pointed me to Moniker Maladies: When Names Sabotage Success by Leif Nelson and Joseph Simmons.
From The Atlantic:
The authors argue that our preference for our names is so strong that we unconsciously gravitate towards ...
Posted in Blogging, Humour, New Practitioners, Students | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
My Yank readers will no doubt be familiar with the painful Verizon ad campaign 'It's the Network'. Essentially, the campaign features an army of helpers backing the lucky Verizon customers. Despite the fact the commercials shit me to tears, they provide a good metaphor for the greatest opportunity for individuals ...
Posted in Blogging, Marketing, Networking, New Practitioners, Online PR, Podcasting, Students, Twitter, Wikis, Workplace Issues, word of mouth | 12 Comments »
