Archive for August, 2008

Social Media Top 5: Phweet Phound of Phuccess

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Ok, trying to make a pun I made a naughty sounding blog title. Dear me. Well, here I go, thanks to some phriends on Twitter: Phweet? Phounds like im Liphping. Not sure how this audio-for-Twitter service works here, but I'll add it to the pile along with identi.ca, Plurk, Rejaw, Jaiku, ...

Utterzcast: Keeping score is fun but then what?

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows I love keeping score and following shiny round numbers. I can also get quite competitive in my work if someone gets my back up. That said, I separate those fun bits from what really pushes us all forward; content and ideas, fueled by your ...

Utterzcast: Do you need rules?

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

I am one of those people that likes to break rules, but also likes to have them in place first. Does that make me not so"free?" I don't think so. Maybe I like editing over writing due to this. I think of it this way; even most improvisitory ...

Social Media Top 5: Colonizing Austin and PRWeek’s Beauty Contest

Friday, August 15th, 2008

It must be summer-- I have been delinquent for two weeks in getting out a Social Media Top 5, putting me at risk of becoming a snark-fader. But there is quite a bit to talk about in the social media world, isn't there? Bryan Person moves from Boston to Austin. ...

Utterzcast: Mojo is making me hate the Beatles

Friday, August 15th, 2008

I love Mojo, a great British music monthly. Their monthly CDs are often a treat featuring new bands, summing up trend. or highlighting a rock star's influences and favorites. But every once in a while, they unleash recreations of Beatle albums, comprised of cover versions, that are staggeringly awful. I mean, ...

Utterzcast: I swear I’m not making this up

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

I had dinner with a friend last night I hadn't seen in years. He is not involved in any way in tech, public relations or social media. But when I was explaining what I do and started talking about blogs, he said, unprovoked: "Do these companies realize that they no ...

Tech Blogs Take On PR; Lots of Delicious Food for Thought

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

UPDATE, July 8, 2009: Welcome, David Weinberger friends and fans! It seems David mistakenly linked to this post in a Tweet. Please stick around and enjoy this slightly aged but still relevant post about public relations. If you want the "United Broke My Guitar Video," please go here. One of the occupational ...

Utterzcast: Still thinking that content is #1

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Like a lot of folks, I spend much time figuring out the best way to get to good content efficiently. As a public relations professional, I particularly seek out blogs that discuss my profession. RSS feeds? Great, and primary, but hard to keep up with. Contests for best PR blogs, ...

Utterzcast: To Absent Friends

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Just got back from a goodbye Tweet-up for Bryan Person, who is leaving Boston for Austin, Texas. Seems like a lot of Bostonians are moving there. Hmmm. How much does location matter? Not as much as it used to, though face-to-face is still best. Heard of the old toast "to absent friends?" ...

Pan Mass Challenge; Rider’s Eye View

Monday, August 11th, 2008

A week after the event, I am still awed by the experience of riding the Pan-Mass Challenge. More than that, I am awed by the generosity of the people who stepped up to sponsor me; in fact I was stunned and humbled to make my fundraising minimum of $3,400 the ...