Monthly Archives: August 2009

If email was a country, its 1.4 billion users would make it the largest in the world. Bigger than China, bigger than the populations of the USA and European Union combined. 247 billion emails are sent each day. That’s one email every 0.00000035 seconds. In the time it takes you to read this sentence, some… Read more »

A one-day social media whirlwind shows not just how a self-proclaimed geeky company with no PR knowledge emerged from anonymity to become a media darling. It also illustrates how social media is changing how companies make news and how public relations is practiced. Around 10 a.m. CDT on Aug. 12, Ryan Kelly, the founder and… Read more »

Why the Flip Camera Should Be in Your PR Toolkit I’m biased.  We bought Pure Digital, maker of The Flip, back in March.  So stop reading if you like.  If you are still reading, here are my top reasons why the Flip Video Camera is great for any and all PR professionals. 1. Phenomenally good… Read more »

via prweek.com “Advertising and communications group WPP reported today that its PR and public affairs revenues dropped by 8.2 per cent in the first half of 2009, on a like-for-like basis.” Posted via web from Andrew’s posterous

Angela & Steve agree: It’s all about ONE-to-ONE Last night I felt like I’d died and gone to Heaven. That’s the sensation one has when a passion is being filled to the brimming [tipping?] point. For a student of the Social Media Revolution, nothing could be more gratifying and fulfilling than to hear a panel… Read more »

To prevent identity confusion, Twitter is experimenting (beta testing) with a ‘Verified Account’ feature. We’re working to establish authenticity with people who deal with impersonation or identity confusion on a regular basis. Accounts with a are the real thing! via twitter.com Posted via web from Andrew’s posterous

A Vogue cover girl has won a precedent-setting court battle to unmask an anonymous blogger who called her a “skank” on the internet. In a case with potentially far-reaching repercussions, Liskula Cohen sought the identity of the blogger who maligned her on the Skanks in NYC blog so that she could sue him or her… Read more »

via socialmediatoday.com “How useful is the big number?” Agreed – there does appear to be a fear of small numbers in many quarters. Posted via web from Andrew’s posterous

The focus of traditional PR still seems to be heavily on print and broadcast media, which are, as pointed out in the Social Media Today article, still the mediums with the biggest numbers. The article claimed that some 88% of newspaper reading time is in print and I’ve got no reason to doubt that figure…. Read more »

via blog.hubspot.com Posted via web from Andrew’s posterous