I am a fan of David Strom's Web Informant blog. David is a tech journalist and author, and I had the pleasure of meeting him at the New Comm Forum earlier this year. Today, in a poignant post about Network Computing (a magazine he started in 1990) folding into InformationWeek.com site, he revealed that he and Paul Gillin started a read more...
PR Brainstorm: Akami’s Give-it-Away Strategy
When we brainstorm ideas to pitch to the media with clients, one of the obvious things that comes up is, "What data or information do you have that no one else does." Akami, which is a company that has thousands of specially-equipped servers, handles 20% of the world's Internet traffic, making it somewhat unique. According to Lost Remote, the company has launched a new section of their site that tracks real-time read more...
PR 2.0 is Just a Return to Basics
I got lost yesterday on the way to a meeting. I called my client and she kindly led me through a part of the city I don't know very well. (Bear with me, this is going somewhere). While she "accompanied" me, she told me a story about her beginnings in public relations. She explained that she had gotten pretty good with finding her way around the city because when she was first in PR, she would drive press releases to all of the local media outlets. Let me repeat that, she would DRIVE press releases to the local media outlets. Don't you think read more...
No Comment, No Dice: Investigative Reporter Shares Why You Should Confess
The basics of crisis communication are to admit you have a problem, made a mistake, or are overwhelmed by a situation; make any necessary apologies; and take immediate action to fix the problem. The reporters that uncover these "problems" can often show up on your doorstep at a moments notice, making it easy for some in management, and even PR, to lose their cool. So, what can be done to make it a little more constructive when bad news descends on an organization? To find out, we turned our camera onto Brian Collister, a News 4 read more...
Technorati Brings Back Rankings
Either it was an oversight, or we yelled loudly enough, because today the ranking metric has reappeared in Technorati searches. I, for one, am relieved about it, as they are benchmarks for many programs. It is amazing how quickly Technorati has grown, there was a time when I would post and Dave Sifry himself would come by, or someone representing the company, would come by and read more...
