Archive for the Linky Love Category
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We’re kicking off a new term of student bloggers & a new series of “linky love” (best of) posts. This term, I have the pleasure of co-teaching with Mandy Drakeford, so each week’s collection of links will include some favorites from both of us. As always, you can learn more info about these “linky loves” and the background on the students’ assignment here. Let’s get to the links! SOPA and PIPA: Let’s Pause and Write Rational Piracy Legislation (Technorati) Think SOPA and PIPA were gone for good? Think again. This is just the start of negotiating rational piracy legislation. Anonymous Threatens Facebook Shutdown Jan. 28 (Mashable) Could you handle a day without Facebook? Anonymous asks the American people, via YouTube video, to help hack Facebook servers on Jan. 28. Report: Government officials, CEOs least credible spokespeople to public (PR Daily) Who do you trust to give the most credible information about... Continue Reading
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Thanksgiving weekend is really one of the most delightful of the year full of lots (!) of food, family and friends. And the best part for me this weekend is spending very little time not in sweats. Ahhhh…. I’ve been collecting my favorite links of the week for a little more than a week, but there’s some great stuff here. This is our last “linky love” this term. I look forward to sharing the students’ “best ofs” next week. As always, you can learn more info about these “linky loves” and the background on the students’ assignment here. 4 PR lessons you can learn from Cirque du Soleil (Arik Hansen) – I love Cirque du Soleil. I’ve been to one of the Vegas shows and several of the touring shows and just can’t get enough. This unique troupe is doing something right and my friend, Arik, seems to have a bead... Continue Reading
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We’re crawling toward the finish line here at the University of Oregon. We’re on 10 week quarters and week 8 always seems to appear out of nowhere. Holy crap! I still have so much to do/think about/talk about before the end of the term. The to do lists are long, the stress is high and frankly, we’re all in survival mode. Lucky for us, not everyone is in this mindset and I found some great links to love this week. As always, you can learn more info about these “linky loves” and the background on the students’ assignment here. The Kardashians’ Guide To Personal Branding (Business 2 Community) – Are there branding lessons to be learned from the Kardashians? You be the judge. Penn State Enlists Ketchum for Crisis Communications (Ad Age) – At least they hired someone, I guess. Wonder if it’ll help. Bank of America’s Google Plus Page Appears ‘Brandjacked’ (TPM... Continue Reading
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My brain has been largely non-functional this term, which means I’ve been running behind on all the great content that’s coming out! (I have a really awesome excuse by the way, I’m growing a whole human being and I’ve had terrible morning sickness. Thankfully, that is subsiding and life returns to semi-normal for a while.) What that said, here are this week’s linky loves (with some from last week). As always, you can learn more info about these “linky loves” and the background on the students’ assignment here. What you should have learned in college (but probably didn’t) (Ragan) – I’m not crazy about this headline — so much of college has to be proactively sought out, not just delivered to you. But fortunately, the article redeems itself and really does have some good advice. Watch Herman Cain’s spokesman fumble his way through a Fox interview (Ragan) – Are we... Continue Reading
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It’s definitely fall in Oregon. But we’re getting a little break from the rain with a week of fall sun. The best part of sunny fall days is that it’s sunny, but you can still wear boots & sweaters. Okay, maybe that’s just me. Oregon is gorgeous all the time, but fall is pretty spectacular. If you’re not, yet, follow Oregon Fall Foliage on Twitter and Instagram for gorgeous photos of fall colors across Oregon. Ahhhh, fall. But I digress. I found some great stuff this week to share with my J452 students. You can learn more info about these “linky loves” and the background on the students’ assignment here. Is Writing Officially DOA in PR? Why Writing Remains More Important than Ever in Today’s “Twitter” Era (Commpro.biz Blogs) – It all starts with the written word. No way around it. In front-page feature, Idaho newspaper fact checks a press release (Ragan)... Continue Reading
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Ah fall term. So fresh, so new. So much to accomplish! We’re kicking off our blogging assignment with the first “linky love” of the term. I found a ton of great stuff to share this week with the students of my J452: Strategic Public Relations Communications class. You can learn more info about these “linky loves” and the background on the students’ assignment here. Here we go! Fashion & Social Media: Power to the People or the Publisher? - When I think fashion & technology, I don’t mean those weird hoodies with the speakers built into the hood. I think of businesses like the two in this post that are doing some neat things to engage fans. Networking Tips for Public Relations Students (Derek DeVries) – I do not enjoy the networking. I’m a terrible schmoozer. But it’s necessary! It’s also pretty cool that so much of it can be done online. But... Continue Reading
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We had a little mini snow day here in Eugene today. It’s 1 pm and all the snow is melted, which makes those of us who cancelled class feel a little silly. But I’m enjoying the day, nonetheless. Some good stuff this week for you to enjoy reading today, too! You can learn more info about these “linky loves” and the background on the students’ assignment here. Five ways college students can jumpstart the job search from Edward Boches, a recent advertising Exec-in-Residence at the School of Journalism and Communication Landing a Corporate PR Job from Culpwrit. Great tips for preparing yourself for a career in corporate PR. Building Your Own PR or Social Media Measurement Index from chuckhemann PR – it’s a woman’s world on PR Conversations from Heather Yaxley Preparing Yourself: The Extra Steps to Take as a PR Student from Allison Ralston Twidiots have become corporate risk... Continue Reading
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I’m just wrapping up a weekend in Seattle where I was a keynote at the Pacific Northwest President Elect Training Seminar, so I’m a bit late on my weekly best-of. In fact, I can tell that I’ll be running to catch up with myself this week… so here we go! You can learn more info about these “linky loves” and the background on the students’ assignment here. Oregon has the third largest twitter usage per capita of anywhere in the U.S. Sweet! Ten really (really!) great tips for acing the job interview (and, as someone remarked to me via twitter, for acing conversations!). Josh Bernoff shares that half the pitches he receives are irrelevant and shares some tips and a good pitch. Rogue Tweet! this was a great example of a mis-tweet and recovery from the Red Cross. What do you think? Need to convince yourself – or others –... Continue Reading
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What an amazing week! There’s nothing like watching a revolution via social media to bring the power of shared communication, collaboration and instant connections into full view. Besides the revolution in Egypt, I found lots of great content this week to share with you. This infographic is very busy, but has some good info about how people are using social media in crises and emergencies. Pretty remarkable, yet very intuitive. I’m sorry, the story of Sony’s social media blunder, to me, just doesn’t have the weight or consequence that some of the other recent social media blunders (like Kenneth Cole’s). But it is worth noting how far and wide a single tweet can travel. This Q and As on Quora is really interesting and has some good lessons about blogger relations with some of the most read tech blogs. I’ll note that most of the answers are not from PR... Continue Reading
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Been a bit under the weather this week, but lucky for you there’s still lots of great stuff to share. Enjoy! Popular Shoe Company Makes Most Offensive Egypt Tweet Yet (Business Insider): Kenneth Cole made a bad, bad choice with this tweet. It’s surprising. For a company who has a focus on social responsibility and human rights – at least that was my perception – this kind of thing makes all the previous good seem inauthentic. Lots of years of good undone in one tweet. Sizing Us & Them, A Lesson in Transparency from Rich Becker: This post is a great read with some terrific insights about the idea of transparency. This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot, so this post really resonated with some of my own ideas. It’s a little “heavier” than some of the linky love posts that I send your way, but if nothing... Continue Reading
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