Monthly Archives: July 2009

Food production, safety and transparency–and a darn good movie

Last night I finally got the chance to watch Food Inc, the hit documentary about food production. I say finally because I’ve been talking with my son about this movie for a couple of years, asking all the while “can … Continue reading

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Twitter lawsuits–some legal advice

Here’s some valuable info via Ragan re libel, defamation, and how the courts view these issues related to social media.

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More on Horizon Realty tweet suit–more to the story

I’m actually quite relieved to hear more of Horizon Realty’s side of the story that puts a different light on their $50,000 lawsuit against a tweeter tenant. From this ABC News article, Horizon was actually responding to a class action … Continue reading

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Thinking about suing somebody over a tweet? Think again.

Horizon Realty Group in Chicago goes into my special category of The Dumbest PR Moves.  As this post from podcastingnews reports, they are suing a tenant over a pretty darn mild tweet complaining about the mold in an apartment. Suing … Continue reading

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The People's Stimulus–at the heart of an Obama problem

Just got this info on the People’s Stimulus Package via Peter Shankman’s HARO (Help a Reporter Out). I love this approach. We really can make a difference if we are asked to do something reasonable and meaningful. I try real … Continue reading

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Here's a great video to use for media training–no apology from Louis Gates Jr's arresting officer

Like most in this business I have done a number of media training programs. We usually look for good examples to show of what to do and what not to do. Here’s a great example of someone who hasn’t been … Continue reading

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Ignore the mainstream media–from Amazon to the White House, looks to be the new trend

I was fascinated the other day with Breaking News On announcement of the White House announcing a press conference via Twitter. What’s amazing about that, is that they announced it via Twitter quite a while before letting the press know … Continue reading

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Oh my goodness, the United guitar problem really went viral

I just noticed that Dave Carroll made himself into a musical superstar activist with his complaint about United. Now over 3.4 million–yes I said million, views of his musical “tribute.” When I blogged on this earlier, there were only half … Continue reading

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Isolate the "sinner"–great strategy during blog attack

Here is a terrific example of how to deal with a very negative blogger. As you can see from this account, the blogger had his own agenda and purposes. Mostly likely trying to build his own rep and traffic by … Continue reading

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The death of the most trusted man in America

As I write the national news reports are filled with the news of the death of Walter Cronkite. I mourn his passing. With his death we have lost more than a great and good man, we have lost an era. … Continue reading

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