Tweets- GBaron: TED finds you're damned if you do, damnder if you don't: you're just plain damned: http://t.co/ws1S846e May 17, 2012
- GBaron: Why declining views on YouTube is good news for you: http://t.co/0D4Gqx9H May 16, 2012
- GBaron: Prediction: Most news story will soon be written by computer http://t.co/rOe3ey3N via @EmergencyMgtMag May 15, 2012
- GBaron: JP Morgan makes bloody big trading error, and the media sharks attack: http://t.co/DZP7G1nj May 14, 2012
- GBaron: Unhappy? P-d off? Mad as hell? There's an app for that.: http://t.co/FTmp3OrU May 11, 2012
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Journalistic handwringing over Twitter
This article in Poynter asks a very good question: is Twitter ruining journalism, and a related question: are journalists ruining Twitter. How might either be happening? One, everyone is giving all the information–journalists using Twitter are giving their best stuff … Continue reading
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Tagged journalism, The Economist, twitter, twitter ruining journalism
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Walmart bribery crisis–what do you do when you’ve done wrong
The New York Times story revealing Walmart’s alleged bribery of government officials enabling the company to grow very rapidly in Mexico probably has a familiar ring to many in crisis management. The question is: how do you help a client … Continue reading
Food safety–what food producers have in common with tobacco and big oil
Yesterday I was interviewed by Capital Press, the West Coast newspaper for agri-business (I’m a subscriber and use it to keep up on issues facing farmers and food producers). The question was food safety and crises facing farmers and food … Continue reading
What does it say about our world? Hilary texting
I know I’m getting old but things get stranger and stranger. Today we have Secretary of State Hilary Clinton becoming the latest Internet meme with this Tumblr site showing her texting various folks. It may not be so strange to … Continue reading
George Zimmerman launches website to support defense
I haven’t commented on the Trayvon Martin tragedy for a variety of reasons. It clearly is a sociopolitical mine field which means you can’t say much without enraging almost everyone. But when George Zimmerman, the defendant in this court of … Continue reading
Scary thought for consultants: are crises overblown?
There’s quite a group of people like me who make a living, or try to, by telling CEO-types that “they better prepare” because “now is too late.” The underlying and compelling reason is that a major crisis is a big … Continue reading
Al Jazeera’s big audience in Oregon and Vermont–and more fascinating media facts
Who’s tuning into the New York Times? To the Onion? To FOX, or MSNBC? Forbes worked with Bitly to dissect where media audiences reside for many major news outlets. And since we now have such disparity of perspective and political … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Jazeera audience, Al-Jazeera, Forbes, media audiences, media map
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How to combat the “pink slime” attack?
Beef Products Inc. (BPI) is in a fight for its life because of the labeling of their beef product as pink slime and the fear and outrage generated by Jamie Oliver, ABC News and others, including Food Inc. It will … Continue reading
“Pink Slime” vs. 100% beef–crisis destroys a company and thousands of jobs
Can social media and “black hat” mainstream media destroy jobs and a company unnecessarily? That’s a central question for those involved in crisis management. Clearly, the answer is yes, which is why those of us involved keep saying: prepare now. … Continue reading
The culture of fear and the attention economy
This video from a conference in New Zealand feature Microsoft Research professional Danah Boyd is, I think, a very important contribution to our understanding of our media and social media world. Similar to the book “What is Happening to the … Continue reading