Goodbye WordPress.com

Today marks a bitter-sweet day: It is the day I make the jump from WordPress.com over to Blogger.
I tried to make it work, but the free/hosted version of WordPress was just too constricting and I needed my (customizable) space.
Thank you to those who have hung around here for a while and checked out a few [...]

Social Media: Under Construction

On Wednesday, July 9, Terry Morawski and I collaborated on a social media presentation for the Greater Fort Worth chapter of PRSA:
Social Media Under Construction (PDF)
Social Media: Under Construction (PPT)
Social Media: Under Construction (Slideshare)
I am looking forward to reading the comments and feedback from the attendees.

Who are the people in your Twitter-hood?

Using Twitter for PR efforts should not be seen as a suggestion, but rather a necessity.
Now, in no way am I advocating PR professionals join Twitter and start pitching away at any and all journalists they find. This is a bad idea and will get you blocked faster than you can say, “SPAM-a-lama-ding-dong.”
What I find [...]

Musical Inspiration for Social Media

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Originally uploaded by m_halminen
“Why are you so in to this social media stuff?” I get questions like this from family, friends, colleagues and I haven’t really been able to nail down a good explanation that suits me…until now.
I have found some social media inspiration in a song that helps explain why I am so [...]

POST starts with “P”

I am reading Groundswell by Forrester Research’s Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. This book is easily one of the most intriguing professional books I’ve read in a while. According to Li and Bernoff the groundswell is:
A social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than from [...]

Social Media for the Newbies, Act III

Now for some free pointers from one of the trailblazers in Social Media, Brian Solis. Check out The Essential Guide to Social Media – A Free eBook. Did I mention that it’s free?
So what are you waiting for? Get Started. Be informed. Get in the game.

Blocking Social Networks

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Originally uploaded by vedo’s pics

Many organizations choose to use internet filters to help stem the tide of unwanted and/or inappropriate content for its users. Education, specifically school districts are no different. I can understand and appreciate the necessity of keeping young internet users away from highly inappropriate Web sites in an academic setting.
However, I have [...]

Don’t be mad, be good

On Sunday, June 1, 2008 legal analyst Andrew Cohen of CBS spoke out on former White House Press Secretary, Scott McClellen’s new tell-all book. In his report, “The Flak on Flacks,” Cohen accuses PR professionals of making a living on untruths. He even calls out PRSA’s ethics. National PRSA responded. Cohen responds. And the arguing [...]