Monthly Archives: October 2006

Blogging + Podcasting

October 28, 2006 – 3:30 pm

What is it about these two (relatively, particularly in the case of blogging - Blogger was launched in 2000) new media that is causing such fundamental changes to the environment in which we operate? And, more importantly, how will these changes manifest in the public sector environment?
If you are still feeling your way around the [...]

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THE List

October 25, 2006 – 11:10 am

Constantin Basturea has updated his list of worldwide PR blogs, and the current count runs to 555 feeds. That’s right: over 500 PR blog feeds, from Argentina to the US, Australia to Trinidad and Tobago.
So, if you haven’t got into the whole RSS thing, this is one (more) compelling reason to do so. Constantin has [...]

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Astroturfing

October 18, 2006 – 2:17 pm

The font of all knowledge, well maybe not knowledge but certainly a wellspring of information, Wikipedia, has a page on Astroturfing that, given recent developments in the public affairs/communications space, is a must read.
Wikipedia defines astroturfing as:

formal public relations (PR) campaigns which seek to create the impression of being a spontaneous, grassroots behavior. Hence the [...]

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Conference Feedback

October 6, 2006 – 10:42 am

Two weeks after the event and the feedback forms have been steadily rolling in. In all, we have received 54 feedback forms, out of the 120-odd who attended the conference. And while I don’t profess any great skill in statistical analysis, a response rate of roughly 50% seems pretty reasonable to me.
So, what did you [...]

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