by • February 29, 2008
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Chez Pazienza was a blogger like any other. He blogged about music, movies and politics, with a particular eye on the way the media framed issues and obsessed over certain celebrities. Like many bloggers, Chez wasn’t afraid to let the dirty words fly and give…
by • February 29, 2008
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Not to state the obvious, but social networking is of particular interest to our profession given its access to tapping into communities and building relationships between individuals and organizations. And who can claim more expertise in this area than PR agencies? The fact of the…
by • February 29, 2008
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Can the right font make the difference in a media-driven election? It’s nearly impossible to see Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at a speaking engagement without one of his two favorite banners in the background: “Change We Can Believe In” and “Stand for Change.” The…
by • February 29, 2008
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This week Yahoo is unveiling a Digg-like news site, at http://buzz.yahoo.com/, allowing users to vote on online articles and thus guiding which ones get prominent placement on the homepage. You may already be familiar with similar crowd-sourcing sites,such as Digg and Reddit. However, Yahoo Buzz…
by • February 29, 2008
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OP-ED COLUMNBy Coco This writer is a mild fan of Hillary Rodham Clinton, which I mention here in the sake of full disclosure. However, recent observations about Hillary’s foray into social media, and her (unarguably funny) missteps, should be of interest to all of us…
by • February 29, 2008
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The Internet has turned supermarket tabloids into 24/7 newsmaking organizations that permeate mainstream media. Time Warner’s celebrity gossip site TMZ.com regularly roves around Los Angeles setting up Webcams outside locations like the upscale eatery The Ivy so it can catch stars on camera. To avoid…
by • February 21, 2008
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Mike Huckabee Ad: “Chuck Norris Approved” Barack Obama “Yes We Can” Hillary4U&Me John McCain – Yes we can music video response It all started with Chuck Norris. Shortly after recording the coveted Norris endorsement, the Mike Huckabee campaign posted it to YouTube, where it got…
by • February 21, 2008
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Launched Feb. 5, http://livenewscameras.com/ features streams from television stations all over the United States, including Minneapolis, Chicago, New York, Kansas City and Atlanta, to name a few. You choose the station you want to follow. Most are Fox affiliates, although the site recently added two…
by • February 21, 2008
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Jaanix is a freshly minted social bookmarking Web site with a brand new way of organizing data. The site takes the bookmarking premise of del.icio.us, mashes it together with the voting feature from Digg and adds a new twist on the theme by personalizing the…
by • February 21, 2008
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While there may be an (erroneous) perception that social media is a consumer-focused tactic, the reality is the powers of Web 2.0 and networking are being fully realized by smart B2B companies everywhere. A recent report by MarketingProfs shows: 56% of B2B say they plan…