Jeff Beatrice; Loss of Beloved Coach and Father Rallies Community to Help
Doug Haslam UPDATE: The event was a success, and while I don’t have an official total, we expect the Sports-a-Thon raised an amount in the “five figures.” Thanks to you blog readers…
October 2009
“7th Son” Trilogy– Social Media Launches Book, and It’s Still Going
I have been hearing about J.C. Hutchins’ “7th Son” thriller trilogy for a while, as the author has distributed his books, unconventionally, online via social media. Especially endearing to me,…
Social Media Top 5: Getting Metaphysical with FourSquare, Books, Drawing Disclosure
FourSquare- Mayor of Squatville I have been using FourSquare, the service which lets you alert friends of your whereabouts, a bit lately. I like the utility for nights out and…
BlogWorld Expo: Digital Symbiosis: How Bloggers Can Benefit from PR and Vice-Versa
Originally posted at the Slice Blog from SHIFT Communications I had the good fortune of attending BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas this past weekend, and the honor of taking over…
I Love Hub & Spoke/I Hate Hub & Spoke
The latest shiny object of communications I am hearing about is "hub and spoke," where spokes of communication are served by a central hub of content. I like the concept,…
Observations From BlogWorld Expo
Just back from BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas, and I have a few observations: A little history: three years ago, I attended the Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario,…
Effective PR in a Social World; from Integrated Marketing Summit
This week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Integrated Marketing Summit in Kansas City. First of all, thank you to Shawn Elledge and the crew for putting on…
Google Sidewiki: Brandjacking? or the Future? (w/ Bonus Content)
This post was originally published on Todd Defren’s blog, PR-Squared– Todd is Principal at SHIFT Communications, my employer One of the latest shiny objects, Google’s Sidewiki, intrigues me as a…
Social Media Top 5: Pay for Twitter, Stupid Transparency Tricks, and WaPo Social Media Guidelines
Pay for Twitter? Dan Ziman says yes, and lays out his case. A couple of years ago I said I would pay for Twitter (and Dan’s $30/year is in my…
On the Road: October & November
All of a sudden, I’m hitting the conference circuit this autumn. Here is a summary of the upcoming events I will be at (and, I am flattered to say, speaking).…