A Brief History of the Web
Courtesy of Microsoft comes this amusing “Net History” video – “from bleeding GIFS to pointless status updates.” To be honest,...
What’s Your Code Of Ethics?
Bruce Weinstein, in a Business Week column, suggests that along with energy, health, technology and other “Czars,” we need an Ethics...
Where Will You Be This Year?
I’m no A-list jet-setter, but I’m speaking at a several events over the next couple of months. In case you’re...
Why Autofollow on Twitter?
Ever wondered why do people use automated services to follow people back on Twitter? I have. I’ve heard lots of...
Are Social Media Rules Defined By Transgression?
It feels like every week we see another company or organization launch itself into social media, only to get beaten...
News Release Vs. Press Release
A few days ago, I mused publicly on Twitter that the term “press release” was outdated and that “Anyone (especially...
The Bigger Picture On Public Relations
Marketing guy Seth Godin published a post yesterday entitled “The difference between PR and publicity.” In it he says: “Publicity...
The Fees Debate – Time, Value or Performance?
What’s the “best” fee structure system for public relations agencies? A little while after starting my consulting career at Thornley...
MSNBC vs. AIG’s Public Relations Agencies
If you didn’t catch it, last week MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow tore a strip off AIG for having a “list” of...
Retweets Welcome
Mitch Joel says ““I’ll tweet that” is the ultimate insult.” The gist of Mitch’s argument is that “tweeting” takes almost...