The last day of another year… I won’t do a review because you have seen too many already from the news media. Once again it was a time when organizations and individuals practiced and breached principles of public relations with consequent results. It has always been that way and always will be. At the heart […]
Posted on December 31st, 2012 by admin
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Wasn’t it enough to admit that one overpaid for a company and perhaps, fraudulently? Hewlett-Packard has now announced that the Department of Justice is looking into the Autonomy acquisition for evidence of cooked books. This threatens to embed a stain on the company and its board, already widely criticized. H-P forced the investigation through its […]
Posted on December 28th, 2012 by admin
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Amazon had troubles with its cloud storage on Christmas day and fouled Netflix’s movie delivery. That damaged not only Amazon but also Netflix. Consumers don’t care who is at fault. They want movies. That Netflix couldn’t provide them until late that evening wasn’t good enough. It has been a hard lesson for high-tech companies that […]
Posted on December 27th, 2012 by admin
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This is an interesting story. Senators are returning tomorrow to Washington DC to make a last-ditch effort to avoid the “fiscal cliff” but there is no sense of urgency. What? After all the publicity about the Armageddon that will occur, if on Jan. 2 something hasn’t been done? It appears everyone knows the seriousness of the situation, […]
Posted on December 27th, 2012 by admin
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No one seems to know the exact reason Christmas was placed on December 25. The day of Christ’s birth was celebrated in different months depending on the local Church. It took until the 4th Century AD for the date to settle where it remains. It wasn’t considered a major celebration for a time, and pagan […]
Posted on December 24th, 2012 by admin
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You’ve got to believe Boeing’s PR department jumped on this bit of information when it heard about it. What a funny but perfect way to tell how Boeing is readying its planes for WiFi. The idea that potatoes substitute for people in absorbing radio signals is not one that anyone but a scientist or engineer […]
Posted on December 21st, 2012 by admin
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Kodak finally sold its patent portfolio yesterday for $525 million. The patents had been estimated to be worth $2.6 billion. Those two numbers summarize the sorrowful state of the bankrupt company and reinforce the Darwinian nature of business, the “creative destruction” of Joseph Schumpeter. No business is immune. There is a headline in The Wall […]
Posted on December 20th, 2012 by admin
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Instagram changed its terms of service earlier this week, unleashing a vocal and fast-emerging online protest. For brands, the “Instadrama” raises a more important question. As brands and their loyal consumers become invested in free online platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, what should brands do as these platforms evolve into a business? How brands react to things like […]
Posted on December 20th, 2012 by admin
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One of the most dangerous positions to be in as a PR practitioner is ignorance — not knowing the facts of a case. I was reminded of this during discussions of the Newtown shootings and the slaughter of women and children. My strong feelings and opinions are shallow and at best, incomplete. I had […]
Posted on December 19th, 2012 by admin
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This is an amusing tale from an individual at the heart of modern technology. After a quip on Twitter that went viral, Vic Gundotra, Senior VP of Engineering at Google, was asked to stop using the medium by his boss, CEO Larry Page. There was nothing wrong with the witticism. In fact, it was brilliant […]
Posted on December 18th, 2012 by admin
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