Internetnews.com published a pretty sharp analysis on 13 August of the threat to traditional marketing and PR activity that business blogs present. What’s especially interesting about the article is its commentary on RSS, which gives clear advantages to marketing and PR departments in how they can change their communication models. RSS (concise definition) is a […]
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Flying blog
Lunchtime break, good time to review what’s come in on RSS over the past couple of hours. Reading a news item on the BBC about Global Flyer, the jet plane in which US adventurer Steve Fossett plans to fly non-stop around the world early next year without refuelling. The high-profile backer of Global Flyer is […]
Executive blogs: Keep the lawyers away
I’ve never met John Dvorak, the outspoken US tech columnist, but I’ve been reading his material for a long time in journals like PC Magazine and, recently, his blog precisely for his outspoken-ness. He certainly has opinions and he ain’t afraid to tell you them! I came across his riposte on his blog yesterday of […]
An artful start from ChangeThis
I read through The Art of the Start last night, a manifesto I downloaded from the ChangeThis website. ChangeThis, driven by Seth Godin and launched on 13 August, is an interesting concept: a form of media that uses existing tools (like PDF files, blogs and the web) to challenge the way ideas are created and […]
Practical blog to link PR agencies
There’s lots of discussion going on in many blogs about the uses for blogs in a corporate environment. Guillaume du Gardier, owner of PR Planet in Paris, has taken one further step and published an example of a blog that could be used for linking together a company’s PR agencies. Simple, practical and elegant. A […]
The BloggerCon un-conference
BloggerCon III, a conference about weblogs, takes place on 6 November at Stanford Law School in Palo Alto, California, USA. If you are keenly interested in blogs, and want to join 250 similar-thinking people and take part in discussions that will influence how blogs develop as a communication medium, this would be an excellent event […]
‘Wordsmith’ Mandelson EU debut
Peter Mandelson, the UK’s new European Commissioner and current whipping boy of the UK’s anti-European factions, put on a star performance in Brussels on Friday during the first meeting of the new commissioners, 25 of them, who will start their new jobs in November. In a great display of political word-smithing, Mandelson said as Trade […]
Internet: building better PR relationships
I came across an interesting survey report today on how the internet is changing PR. The survey was conducted by Ireland-based PR practitioner Tom Murphy through his PR Opinions blog. Although the survey was carrried out in February and published in March, I’d not seen it before (I hadn’t evolved into my active-blogging mode at […]
CEO blog list growing
Just ten days after Constantin Basturea started the ‘CEO Blogs List’ wiki, there are now 46 individual blogs listed. That’s impressive growth! The list is now organized by country. Interesting to see more blogs from France currently listed than from the USA. I’m trying to find CEO/business leader blogs from companies in The Netherlands and […]
ChangeThis adds new manifestos
Ten days after ChangeThis launched (see my post), five new manifestos have been added to the library for viewing and download from today. Two in particular caught my attention: This I Believe! – Tom’s 60 TIBs. Tom Peters is back with more Big Ideas for your job, your company, and your life. The marketing and […]
FT on business blogs as key influencers
The Financial Times published a piece last weekend on business blogging. Originally published by the Irish Times, the article is the latest big-media reporting on this topic. Overall, the article discusses the importance blogs have gained in their role as influencers of opinion. Excerpts: They were once seen as the preserve of the geek, but […]
Blogs: PR is far from dead
If there’s one thing guaranteed to get lots of attention and comment from other business bloggers, it’s when someone posts an article that challenges accepted views. Roland Tanglao had done just that on his Streamline blog with a provocative post entitled “PR is dead and blogging killed it.” It would be easy to say rubbish! […]
Poll: Which technologies are best for teamwork?
Fast Company is running a poll: Which communication mode is the most effective and productive for global teams in your organization? Vote and add your €1 worth of comments here: Fast Company | Polls
CEO Bloggers’ Club launched
Guillaume du Gardier has started a blog for CEOs. Launched from France, Guillaume says this initiative is expected to give CEOs around the globe a blog to share their experiences in blogging and off lines conferences, with the first to take place in Paris in early October. Two conditions to join the Club are required: […]
Skype on multiple platforms
Internet telephony service provider Skype released a new public beta yesterday of its software for Mac OS X. Skype software is now available on the major platforms – Windows, Pocket PC, Linux (beta) and Macintosh. Skype | Download Skype In my experience, Skype really is an excellent communication tool as I’ve commented previously. Worth getting, […]
Instant messaging: Workplace appeal but some concerns
A report released today by the Pew Internet and American Life Project says US workers are increasingly using instant messaging (IM) in the workplace, with approximately 11 million Americans logging into an IM program daily, Internetnews.com reported. The study says 53 million Americans (43 percent of all US Internet users) report using IM with the […]
Skype is hard to resist
Great article in today’s New York Times about Skype, the internet telephone service. I’ve written a few posts about Skype (latest) as I think it’s an excellent service from my experience so far. The New York Times | Techno Files: In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype (free registration required). If you […]
Deutsche Welle BOBs: Global blog awards
DW-World, the online portal of German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, has launched “The BOBs – Best of the Blogs” awards. DW plans to honour the best blogs in 11 different categories, including Best Weblog, Best Topic, Best Design, Best Weblog Innovation and Best Journalistic Weblog. A total of seven of the Best Journalism prizes will […]
CEO Bloggers Club gets up to speed
The CEO Bloggers Club started last month by Guillaume du Gardier in Paris is getting up to speed. The club now has over 12 members, not only in France but also from Spain and from as far afield as Canada. Great initiative, Guillaume! Read an interview with Guillaume by Fredrik Wackå of CorporateBlogging.Info about the […]
Eliminating the obstacles to developing conversations
After the Google IPO last month, there’s been much comment in many media websites on Google’s future now. Lots of critical comment in particular. I’ve been following much of the commentary but not to the extent that I found anything interesting enough to comment about in my blog. Until now. And what I will comment […]