The US Postal Service has been waving a warning flag for years. Congress hasn’t listened. Now the service is running out of cash and is warning that it might need to shut its doors by October. Maybe this time politicians will let the service shrink to meet its reduced need. But, don’t bet on it. […]
Posted on February 10th, 2012 by admin
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Groupon, unlike Facebook, is a company with a credibility gap. Its report of a fourth quarter loss yesterday didn’t help its case. Analysts have been skeptical for some time about its business premise, citing a number of potential competitors and low barrier to entry. Groupon has apparently decided to grow big quickly in order to […]
Posted on February 9th, 2012 by admin
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This is a leaked memo providing background on a reporter. Note the highlighted section. Even if what the memo writer penned is true, he shouldn’t have typed it in a document. That is an opinion that should have been expressed only in words to the client. You can imagine what the reporter is thinking as […]
Posted on February 8th, 2012 by admin
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Super Bowl Twitter, Facebook Use Up More Than 6X Over 2011 If you remember that mobile doesn’t simply mean outside and that most everyone watching the game probably owned a mobile phone or had access to a laptop, the above is not a surprise. Advertisers had plenty of “conversation starters” — from hashtags to shazam […]
Posted on February 7th, 2012 by admin
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Shakespeare wrote that when words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain. It’s not a problem we typically encounter these days. In fact verbal flatulence is everywhere. Back in olden times (early and mid 1990s) one of the favorite journalist tricks was the pregnant pause. Sit and look at your interviewee. Peer over your […]
Posted on February 7th, 2012 by admin
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Everybody’s talking at me. I don’t hear word they’re saying…. The opening of the Harry Nilsson song is a fit description for the use of social media during the Super Bowl. Here are statistics on the noise. Imagine if you were the communications director of an organization and your job was to penetrate this raucous […]
Posted on February 7th, 2012 by admin
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NYPL Labs | The New York Public Library New York Public Library is doing some interesting things in their labs. 4 Ways to Tweet as a Visual Brand Some helpful reminders from mashable that apply to more than visual tweets. Not sure I agree about only using Twitter. As a default, it makes sense. But […]
Posted on February 6th, 2012 by admin
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When an organization or country faces painful choices, delay is often the response. This is the tactic Greece is using in responding to terms for an EU/IMF bailout. Greece’s politicians are worried about internal public relations rather than what the world thinks. Citizens are fed up with austerity and don’t want to live with even […]
Posted on February 6th, 2012 by admin
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prblog posted a photo: Great to see folks skipping the F icon and simply using the thumbs up. Makes sense as its a clear call to action. In fact, Facebook changed the Fan action to Like because twice as many people would click Like. And now we will be seeing similar actions offered on Facebook. […]
Posted on February 2nd, 2012 by admin
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How do you break down a culture that doesn’t want to change? This is the challenge facing Sony’s new CEO. Sony’s silos of technology and engineering, which once propelled the company to the top of the electronics industry, have become the enemy of the company in today’s markets. Sony’s CEOs have known that, but they have been […]
Posted on February 2nd, 2012 by admin
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