Monthly Archives: September 2008

Further advances in instant news–iphone apps and iamnews

Posted on September 30, 2008 by admin

As an intent observer of the phenomenon of instant news, I continually am amazed at the acceleration occuring. How can things get any faster? When does “instant” become “faster than instant”. Maybe we need to talk about warpspeed news, or … Continue reading →

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Why SMS is NOT effective for emergency notification

Posted on September 19, 2008 by admin

Here is a definitive statement from a highly credible source about the problems of relying on SMS text messaging for life-saving messages. The US trade group 3G Americas researched use of text messages for emergency notification and came up with … Continue reading →

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Twitter, PIER and communication technologies during Hurricane Ike

Posted on September 15, 2008 by admin

Thanks to Neil Chapman, a crisisblogger reader and comms manager for a global company out of London, the use of twitter as a reporting tool during Hurricane Ike came to my attention. Reporter Leigh Jones of a Galveston newspaper is … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Fail or, what our culture of activism has bred

Posted on September 11, 2008 by admin

For any of you who have been involved in public controversies and done battle against “true believer” activists, this video is for you. Having been involved in a number of them, including a battle to take “polluting” boats off a … Continue reading →

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United stock crash and GM "fact and fiction" site provide lessons

Posted on September 11, 2008 by admin

Two things caught my eye while enjoying the Napa wine country. Both involve the rapidly changing world of reputation management and instant news. One, United Airlines stock crashed–going from $12 a share to one penny in a few hours–all because … Continue reading →

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A great example of twitter's impact on brand value

Posted on September 4, 2008 by admin

I’ve talked about it before conceptually, but a writer friend of mind just sent me a link to this CEO blog from the head of Thomas Nelson Publishing. He provides a compelling and personal case study of how one twitter … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin vs. "the media:" who's really on trial?

Posted on September 4, 2008 by admin

All of us who have media relations and public information as part of our lives have to be standing back in amazement at what is going on relating to Sarah Palin and her battle with the media.  The story has … Continue reading →

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Communicating about Gustav

Posted on September 2, 2008 by admin

Gustav has blown by for the most part and most are breathing a sigh of relief–even as we look warily at Hannah, Ike and beyond. Even though I write this safely ensconsed in the far reaches of the Pacific Northwest, … Continue reading →

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Experiencing the personal pain of "infotainment"

Posted on September 2, 2008 by admin

Pat Philbin, the former head of external affairs for FEMA, and the federal official who took the fall for the October 2007 supposed “fake news conference” has spoken out publicly about this event and his learnings from it. He will … Continue reading →

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