BlogHer.
Agh. I am so, so, so confused with this damn BlogHer thing. It is suppose to be a community of female bloggers, la-de-da.. So I decided to join, network a little bit.
I have posted blogs but I can't find them anywhere! It's like I can't view or edit the blog once it is posted. Poof! The blog is lost in an abyss of millions of other blogs, probably never to be seen again.
Grr..I will post on there anyways. Someone is bound to find something I write, interesting.
Do they have a BlogHim? They should.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Del.icio.us--- Social Bookmarking?
Del.icio.us is pretty much a website that people can use to store their bookmarks. That way they can access them from ANY computer. You can also tag and share all your bookmarks with other people (or keep them private).
This is an invaluable tool for PR professionals. Just listen to what this PR Pro had to say:
"I’ve been using del.icio.us here in our research team.
It’s a great way to store all those interesting sites members of the team would normally email to each other. I set up an account in our name, and the entire team can access it.
The interesting thing about del.icio.us is that you can have it open under the same name on multiple machines, meaning that the entire team has access to the same bookmarks.
Consistent tagging is an issue, but hey.."
I just created my account, and I can't WAIT to tag some interesting blog or site to my del.icio.us!
Del.icio.us is pretty much a website that people can use to store their bookmarks. That way they can access them from ANY computer. You can also tag and share all your bookmarks with other people (or keep them private).
This is an invaluable tool for PR professionals. Just listen to what this PR Pro had to say:
"I’ve been using del.icio.us here in our research team.
It’s a great way to store all those interesting sites members of the team would normally email to each other. I set up an account in our name, and the entire team can access it.
The interesting thing about del.icio.us is that you can have it open under the same name on multiple machines, meaning that the entire team has access to the same bookmarks.
Consistent tagging is an issue, but hey.."
I just created my account, and I can't WAIT to tag some interesting blog or site to my del.icio.us!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Bill Hicks.
I don't feel like I need to kill myself. Besides, the person that left the comment on the youtube clip about PR Firms=Propoganda, was wrong. Bill Hicks stated "if you are in advertising or marketing, kill yourselves now"...not Public Relations.
Still, the guy is only a comedian and I find no credentials that make his "joke" plausible...or even funny for that matter.
What a joke. (no pun intended of course)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDW_Hj2K0wo -----his clip on how we are all satan's little helpers...
I don't feel like I need to kill myself. Besides, the person that left the comment on the youtube clip about PR Firms=Propoganda, was wrong. Bill Hicks stated "if you are in advertising or marketing, kill yourselves now"...not Public Relations.
Still, the guy is only a comedian and I find no credentials that make his "joke" plausible...or even funny for that matter.
What a joke. (no pun intended of course)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDW_Hj2K0wo -----his clip on how we are all satan's little helpers...
PRopaganda??!!!
I saw a terrible YouTube clip today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rPQCPwdwHQ
In a nutshell, the guy degrades everything I have come to know and love about the major I am pursuing. I don't want to be associated with a term such as "propaganda" and the brain washing of today's consumers.
The video was made by the nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy. Their mission statement is as follows:
The nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy strengthens participatory democracy by investigating and exposing public relations spin and propaganda, and by promoting media literacy and citizen journalism, media "of, by and for the people." Our programs include PR Watch, a quarterly investigative journal; six books by CMD staff; Spin of the Day; the Weekly Spin listserv; and, Congresspedia and SourceWatch, part of our wiki-based investigative journalism collaborative to which anyone, including you, can contribute.
Am I being naive?? Regardless of what CMD has to say about Public Relations, I still feel it plays a vital role in the advancement of ANY organization. Those who spin, will spin, and will pay for the consequences. Just don't bring down the entire industry!
Something else I read on a comment of this video said that Bill Hicks (no idea who he is but I will find out) said that if you are a major in marketing or PR, you should kill yourself now.
Pllllleeeeaseee....I will updat as soon as I find out who this Mr. Hicks is, and what his credentials really are.
I saw a terrible YouTube clip today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rPQCPwdwHQ
In a nutshell, the guy degrades everything I have come to know and love about the major I am pursuing. I don't want to be associated with a term such as "propaganda" and the brain washing of today's consumers.
The video was made by the nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy. Their mission statement is as follows:
The nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy strengthens participatory democracy by investigating and exposing public relations spin and propaganda, and by promoting media literacy and citizen journalism, media "of, by and for the people." Our programs include PR Watch, a quarterly investigative journal; six books by CMD staff; Spin of the Day; the Weekly Spin listserv; and, Congresspedia and SourceWatch, part of our wiki-based investigative journalism collaborative to which anyone, including you, can contribute.
Am I being naive?? Regardless of what CMD has to say about Public Relations, I still feel it plays a vital role in the advancement of ANY organization. Those who spin, will spin, and will pay for the consequences. Just don't bring down the entire industry!
Something else I read on a comment of this video said that Bill Hicks (no idea who he is but I will find out) said that if you are a major in marketing or PR, you should kill yourself now.
Pllllleeeeaseee....I will updat as soon as I find out who this Mr. Hicks is, and what his credentials really are.
Facebook and PR???
Wow... I know Facebook and Myspace are the (fairly) new way of keeping in contact with friends and such.. But what I didn't know was that the media, prpersons, and the whole professional world were using these social networking channels to their advantage!
I read a blog today about how Robert Scoble told PR pros that the best way to pitch him a story was through his Facebook Wall.
WHAT?!
Pitching a story to someone through their wall? To me, that seems like a very unprofessional way to pitch a story. Facebook walls are meant for drunken morning-after comments and mushy gushy i love you's to that certain someone..
But seriously? Is this what I have to look forward to when I get out of college and into the real world?? College students do enough face-booking already...now more?
I understand that the Internet has really expanded the PR industry and well, just about everything.. But let's stay professional here. Facebook is for kids.
Wow... I know Facebook and Myspace are the (fairly) new way of keeping in contact with friends and such.. But what I didn't know was that the media, prpersons, and the whole professional world were using these social networking channels to their advantage!
I read a blog today about how Robert Scoble told PR pros that the best way to pitch him a story was through his Facebook Wall.
WHAT?!
Pitching a story to someone through their wall? To me, that seems like a very unprofessional way to pitch a story. Facebook walls are meant for drunken morning-after comments and mushy gushy i love you's to that certain someone..
But seriously? Is this what I have to look forward to when I get out of college and into the real world?? College students do enough face-booking already...now more?
I understand that the Internet has really expanded the PR industry and well, just about everything.. But let's stay professional here. Facebook is for kids.
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