Bad Pitch Rants- as Plentiful & Predictable as- Bad Pitches
Doug Haslam How should PR people contact media people? However those media people say they prefer. Period. If that’s too much work for PR people. well, that’s our job. If media people…
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How Do You Handle the Data Crush?
Yesterday, I was intrigued to find that Robert Scoble, spurred by the faster-moving relaunch of FriendFeed.com, wondered aloud about how to manage the crush of information that passes our eyes…
Boston University Students on Twitter
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by Boston University student Amanda Grinavich (to whom I am linked in a mentor program) to speak along with AJ Vaynerchuk in…
Social Media Top 5: April Fools Party Pooper
April Fools? Bah, Humbug! for some reason I got all kinds of grumpy this year during April Fool’s day. Traditionally, companies and publications put out all kind of fake announcements.…
Our Bookshelves Our Selves
You can tell a lot about someone by what’s on their bookshelf. That was something I learned from NPR’s Susan Stamberg while accompanying her as recording technician on one of…
Pan-Mass Challenge Update- Back in the Saddle!
Spring has arrived in New England, and with it the promise of occasional days warm enough to venture out on a bicycle. For me, that means starting the outdoor training…
Public Relations and the ‘Bad Pitch’ Rants
I get a kick out of everybody going bananas when some media person (we can’t really say journalist all the time can we?) goes off on how they hate to…
Social Media Top Five: Lots of Twitter, & Evolution of Journalism
Fair warning: I’m Twitter heavy (again) The 14 Types of Twitter Personalities: Didn’t we have “9 Types of Twitterers” just a few months ago? (Yes) I’m not even going to…
Social Media Night School
Many people who use Twitter and other social media tools professionally shut them off at night. That’s pretty healthy, I admit. However, you could be missing something in the off-hours.…
Your Social Networks Need $3 CDs
Last night I heaped some naive praise on the Twitter directory http://wefollow.com/, based on my desire for a directory that would stay updated and be well-used, and the fact that…