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Think Before You Tweet

by Frank Posted Sep. 06, 2011

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I’m probably dating myself here, but I remember a college class titled “Ethics in Journalism” in which we studied the classic Orson Welles 1938 radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” The radio show detailing a Martian Invasion in

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Better Late than Never – Google Unveils Google+

by Ereass Posted Jul. 05, 2011

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Google has arrived a little late to the social network party. Google has just unveiled Google+ (If you’d like some first impressions, check out PC World’s thoughts), their much anticipated answer to Facebook. Fashionably late but realistic, Google has no desire to derail Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Google+ simply aims to be a useful and [...]

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The power of one tweet…and why we’re dressed up like cows

by Nicole Posted Jun. 30, 2011

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Several of our number got quite a large dose of humility today due to this tweet… We wanted to share our story and our letter to the Triangle Business Journal. You’re gonna love this! Dear @TriangleBizJrnl, We appreciate your daily Tweets, Especially the ones about good eats. @ChickfilA #cowday is no joking matter. We got [...]

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Weinergate Revisited – Don’t Blame the Technology, Blame the User

by Nicole Posted Jun. 17, 2011

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This is a picture on Facebook that was recently pointed out to me, posted by Peter Shankman, regarding the debacle that has now been dubbed “Weinergate.” I am inclined to agree with Mr. Shankman that “Weinergate” is the fault of a particular person being stupid, rather than an indictment of social media. Social media is [...]

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The Royal Wedding Redux – Lessons Learned for Marketing and PR Pros

by Frank Posted May. 05, 2011

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Just when you’d thought you’d heard, seen and read all you possibly could about the Royal Wedding (if you feel like you missed anything, don’t worry. There’s a website devoted to it) there are a few things I’d like to say. PR and marketing folks can learn a lot from the Royals, and I don’t [...]

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How to use Twitter (as a source of information) Effectively

by Nicole Posted Apr. 06, 2011

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There are still lots of people out there who think Twitter is just a silly place for teenage girls to update the world on what they had for breakfast. If you’re one of those people, listen up. Twitter is not for people without lives. Twitter is not stupid. Twitter is not a place to get [...]