Monthly Archives: December 2006

Microsoft's review laptop fiasco

Posted on December 28, 2006 by admin

Seems the marketing and PR world just keeps stumbling on itself on how to deal with bloggers. I see all these PR seminars on how to “pitch” bloggers like you pitch MSM reporters. Well, bloggers aren’t like most MSM where … Continue reading →

Posted in attack blog, Edelman, Gerald Baron, joelonsoftware, Microsoft | 3 Comments

Duke University lacrosse–now the prosecution is on defense

Posted on December 27, 2006 by admin

This article from the Associated Press about Duke University’s silence in the aftermath of the rape accusations against members of the lacrosse team highlights a critical challenge and conundrum for crisis communicators. The article certainly reads as if the University’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis Advice, Crisis Case Studies, Crisis Communications, crisis management, Crisis Plan, Duke lacrosse, Duke University | Leave a comment

Nintendo wins big–my arm proves it

Posted on December 26, 2006 by admin

My arm is really sore again. Blame the Wii. But don’t blame Nintendo. I scored one of the early Wiis and I can’t even think about how many hours I’ve spent in front of the tv swatting at virtual tennis … Continue reading →

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Blog tag–It's my turn

Posted on December 26, 2006 by admin

I’ve been blog tagged. Don’t know what that is? I didn’t either until Google Alerts brought me to Shel Holtz’s blog “A Shel of My Former Self.” There I discovered I and four others had been tagged. Seems back on … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Jacobs, Brian Sibley, Jonathan Bernstein, Patricia Goldschmid, Phillipe Borremans, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Incredibly sloppy reporting

Posted on December 21, 2006 by admin

I hate to keep picking on KING5, Seattle’s leading tv news provider, but they provide so many excellent examples of what is really bad about today’s reporting. Here’s one related to a refinery non-event last night in our area. First … Continue reading →

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Congress goes blogtime

Posted on December 20, 2006 by admin

Looks like members of Congress are getting serious about blogging. According to this article in Federal Computer Week, members of Congress have been blogging since 2004 but now they have blogging tools built right into their websites. I haven’t checked … Continue reading →

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local boy makes youtube splash

Posted on December 18, 2006 by admin

I couldn’t pass this YouTube posting up, since the kid in question goes to a local church attended by one of our employees. Funny enough to win second prize in America’s Funniest Videos and now watched by over a half … Continue reading →

Posted in baptism cannonball, Youtube | 2 Comments

The power of one (blogger): the Dell Hell story

Posted on December 18, 2006 by admin

I just read an excellent white paper from Market Sentinel on the influence of blogging on corporate reputations. This company is located in the UK and provides web monitoring and blog tracking services. I found out about it (like so … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell, Dell Hell | 1 Comment

Internet use surpasses newspapers

Posted on December 15, 2006 by admin

It was inevitable but nevertheless, it should be marked. About three years ago use of the Internet surpassed readership of all news magazines. Now it has passed newspapers in terms of amount of time spent. According to this article in … Continue reading →

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Belgium has its own "War of the Worlds"

Posted on December 15, 2006 by admin

In a time when journalism and entertainment become ever more entwined, when “reality tv” forever mixes up the distinctions between fiction and non-fiction, and when video games get so realistic that you get physically tired playing them (as in my … Continue reading →

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