Monthly Archives: January 2012

Orange juice import ban reflects a smoldering crisis

On January 11 the FDA announced it was banning imports of orange juice from all foreign countries. This is a serious action. The mere possibility of it caused orange juice futures to soar to an all-time high.The impact on US … Continue reading

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Internet protests–exercising the power

Many of the largest internet website leaders have joined in the protest against SOPA/PIPA in an effort to stop Congress from implementing new laws aimed at protecting intellectual property. Poynter has gathered up the “blackout” pages of many of these … Continue reading

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SOPA is dead, PIPA still alive and Wikipedia goes dark Wednesday

If you rely on Wikipedia (not sure I could live without it), it will be dark Wednesday. This unusual action is a protest against two bills that were under consideration in Congress: SOPA and PIPA. However, I just found out … Continue reading

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What? No such thing as social media?

Gary Vaynerchuk is an entreprenuer, internet (I was going to say social media) rockstar, TED talker, and big time wine guy. So what’s he doing in this video saying there is no such thing as social media? If you don’t … Continue reading

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Try this to persuade the higher-ups

“Yeah, I get it, but those a floor or two above me won’t buy it.” That’s one of the most consistent responses I get when talking to communicators about the changes in how the world gets and expects to get … Continue reading

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A dog rescue, a fishing story and a DUI victim

OK, this is very strange. Not sure how it fits crisisblogger other than to show how the internet and social media help us connect the dots like nothing else. My son Chris has a good friend, Rory, who is one … Continue reading

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A behind the scenes look at Penn State PR efforts

I found this article from espn about Penn State’s post-crash PR efforts very interesting. According to the story four memos from new Penn State president Rodney Erickson to his board detailed the behind the scenes effort to stabilize the school’s … Continue reading

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