Posted in Happy News Times, tagged Happy News Times, language, news on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Every now and then, I’m reminded why we got married. Obviously, he cracks me up. Why would anyone be attracted to someone who doesn’t make them laugh? But, more importantly, our views on the world are frequently aligned and otherwise complementary.
I didn’t see this at first: I assumed he saw the world exactly as [...]
Posted in Public Relations, tagged blogging on February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, here’s an example of one of those unbeatable work-family trades. After writing most of my post, I took a break to tuck the boys into bed. Only problem was, they were nowhere in the house. I found them outside watching the lunar eclipse. And so the four of us stood there, toes falling off [...]
Posted in Commentary, tagged Anna Quindlen, Nicholas Kristof, politics, Women's issues on February 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Voting continues in the primaries, and as each of our candidates gains a delegate or two, the pundits continue to pontificate. Today’s favorite: Nicholas Kristof says that women may actually be better leaders, but are hindered by societal prejudices.
Another favorite, albeit from 1992 and courtesy of the NYT online archives: Anna Quindlen on how women [...]
Posted in Public Relations, tagged Community Issues, Public Relations on February 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The course I’m teaching is based on actual public relations cases, which is a great way to understand how theory can be applied to practice. The relevance hit me yesterday as I leafed through the Metro section of the NYT and began reading about the closing of a hospital in Newark, NJ. For a [...]
Posted in Public Relations, tagged Business, Duncan Watts, Malcolm Gladwell, Marketing, Public Relations, Tipping Point on February 3, 2008 | No Comments »
We’re talking in class this week about persuasion and influentials. I’ve assigned the class to read Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point, and so I plan to discuss the concept of Mavens, Connectors, and Salesmen, and how this theory impacts the way we approach the research phase of a PR campaign.
I mentioned this discussion at [...]
Posted in Public Relations, tagged Business, Dow Jones, Forrester, Public Relations, social media, Web 2.0 on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, my colleagues held a Webinar to discuss the risks companies face when they don’t listen to what’s being said in social media. Forrester analyst Jeremiah Owyang and Glenn Fannick, product development manager at Dow Jones, were featured speakers. (Check out both of their blogs for their posts on the Webinar.) Computerworld ran an article [...]
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