Archive for April, 2007
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
To elaborate on something I talked about in the latest PRobecast podcast; heavy social media users are starting to realize that there is so far a finite audience for blogs, podcasts, and other social media, and that the next step is to expand the audience so that it is a ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2007
Just posted a new episode of PRobecast, the public relations podcast I produce with my colleagues at Topaz partners.
This week's panel, Adam Zand, Tim Allik, Paul Hughes, Todd Van Hoosear and myself, discuss:
Military PR issues. Topazer and former military public affairs officer Paul Hughes joins us for a perspective on ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2007
I have always paid more attention to things that come out of Brooklyn-- many of my more interesting friends and mentors are from the fabled borough, and nothing beats the Brooklyn Dodgers for baseball lore.
So when Jason Calacanis, a person I first came across when he was editor of the ...
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Some time ago, I decided that certain actors represented a certain level of, well, creepiness, and were worthy of their own legion (think "Legion of Doom," Superfriends fans). Two years ago, I posted my original Legion of Creepy Actors in a blog read by approximately zero people, the Pop Culture ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
Listening to the latest episode-- #177-- of Joseph Jaffe's Across the Sound podcast, I was struck by something he said. He declared-- and I paraphrase-- that podcasts will take over radio and kill it.
Sound provocative? Yes. Sound absurd? Maybe not. Podcasts have not hit the mainstream yet--only 13% have listened ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
Another glimpse of where I work-- the latest episode of the weekly PR-related podcast from Topaz Partners, PRobecast Episode 12
I'm not in this one! But hey, I'm not proud... as usual, cross-posted from Tech PR Gems:
This week's panel, Tim Allik and Rob Capra, discuss:
Tim Allik's recent journey to the ...
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Saturday, April 21st, 2007
Atlanta-- Turner Field
Originally uploaded by douglashaslam.
On vacation in Atlanta last week, took the wife and son to Turner Field to catch the Braves vs. The Chicago Cubs. Despite the title of this post, we actually had a very good time. A close game with a lot of ...
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Friday, April 13th, 2007
Just posted PRobecast, Episode 11 of Topaz Partners' weekly PR-related podcast.
(Cross-posted at Tech PR Gems)
This week's panel, Adam Zand and yours truly, discuss:
Imus and Duke Lacrosse: a PR perspective on these two recent controversies. And shut up, Kelly Ripa.
PodCamp NYC: Adam introduces his own report from the event.
Blogger Code of ...
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Monday, April 9th, 2007
Having been involved in radio for years before going into public relations, and now being very involved with podcasting- included producing a podcast with my colleagues at Topaz Partners, it is tempting to accept only well-recorded content. By that I mean using a decent microphone and editing for best ...
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Friday, April 6th, 2007
Welcome to the PRobecast, Episode 10 of Topaz Partners' weekly podcast.
This week's panel,Tim Allik, Rob Capra and I, discuss:
UMass Boston's Center For Media and Society and New England Ethnic News- Topaz recently spoke with students who are incorporating social media into their online news site
A look at Technorati chief ...
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