I’ve just been surfing some of the links to the right of my blog, and it occurs to me that I haven’t yet come across another blog that does what I do – namely, that carries its own syndicated feeds and becomes a kind of ‘news centre’ for four specific areas – PR, journalism, copywriting and tech. [...]
Archive | May 28, 2007
Affect vs effect
I’m often asked about the difference between these two words. When I go into a great speech about their real difference – ‘effect’ is a noun, ‘affect’ is a verb – I tend to get blank looks back. So I explain that something affects something else to produce an effect. Still nothing. Even I if go back [...]
The Doc Martens fiasco: crisis mismanagement
Over at PR Disasters Gerry McCusker gives an account of Saatchi and Saatchi’s sacking over a tasteless ad campaign featuring famous dead people wearing Doc Martens boots, the idea of the campaign being that, unlike their wearers, they’re ‘made to last’. The agency’s reaction is none too clever either: Creative Director Kate Stanners says the ads [...]
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- Why Google Shouldn’t Bother With a Home Entertainment GadgetThere’s a rumor going around that Google is planning some kind of home-entertainment device — possibly and answer to the (also rumored) Apple iTV. Apparently Google’s living-room product will be Google-branded, controlled via Android phone or tablet and may eventually expand to do things like control your room lights or kitchen gear. It really sounds like a […]Peter Pachal
- List of Corporate Social Strategist 2012 (Buyer/Brand Side, 1000+ Employees)It’s time for the annual publication of the list of Corporate Social Strategists at companies with over 1000 employees (enterprise class) that are spearheading, leading, and carving out social business at today’s modern corporation. The Corporate Social Strategist Defined Is the business decision maker for social media programs – who provides leadership, roa […]jeremiah_owyang
- 15 Fascinating Twitter Employees You Should Follow1. Kris We're intrigued by the tweets of someone that labels themselves as being "unnecessarily coy" and knows that they will someday live in Paris once their days of working with the "Twitter dudes" are through.Click here to view this gallery.You may follow lots of interesting people on Twitter, but do you follow any Twitter employe […]Brandon Smith
- First Photos of Beyonce’s and Jay-Z’s Baby Emerge on Tumblr [PICS]Blue Ivy Carter on Tumblr More than a month after Beyonce and Jay-Z welcomed their first child to the world, pictures of the newborn, Blue Ivy Carter, have emerged. A Tumblr blog titled "HelloBlueIvyCarter" popped up on Friday night, displaying five photos of the baby. Blue Ivy was born sometime on Jan. 7. The text on the new Tumblr blog reads, […]Brian Anthony Hernandez
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