I used to love really wordy authors. Salman Rushdie, Conrad Black type guys who have such ridiculous command of English that native speakers are often left wondering 'what the fuck did that guy just say?' Pedantry does impress in some circles. In others it is quickly labeled arrogant. The normative…
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A small part of this post by Chris Brogan caught my eye and got me thinking. Here is what Brogan said that jumped out at me: Last night, Kat and I were at Ruby Foos in Manhattan for dinner after a movie. The server, Jenna, was pretty good at her…
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Brian Solis has a great post today on how businesses are using social media tools. Brian highlights a report by econsultancy.com. The report says that micro- blogging (i.e. Twitter) is now the most widely adopted social media tactic, used by 78% of company respondents. This I find surprising. There's waaaay more…
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I just saw this from Mitch Joel re the NYTimes.com situation. The company has announced plans to turn the NYTimes.com website into a "metered" model in 2011. Yup, you may pay for news content if you really like the Times. Said the NYT release: The new approach, referred to as the metered…
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A quick clip on reflective listening. A great way to mitigate miscommunication and the losses in productivity that go with it.
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I read this short piece from The Economist on PR this morning. The whole article is worth a read but the tag was definitely my favourite, it read "Other firms suffering has bolstered the public relations business." Sounds like a parasite party is on. The gist of the piece is…
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PR is a business in crisis. There are a variety of reasons for this but the Three S's are largely responsible. These are spin, spamming and story pitches with no news value. As Brian Solis has eloquently stated, "PR does not stand for press release". I agree with his contention…
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I just read a superb post by Edward Boches at Creativity Unbound. He refers, in a funny but accurate way, to the struggle some have to stay on top of all things digital, do their jobs and maintain their lives. Read it, the post and comments are great. Edward's thoughts…
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