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ICON 2021 Recap: Randi Zuckerberg on Harnessing the Entrepreneurial Spirit

PRSay

I’m delighted that technology can help keep us connected,” she said during her keynote presentation at PRSA’s ICON 2021 on Oct. After smartphones became very prevalent, I started getting excited that every single one of us could be our own media company and our own television studio,” she said. But somehow, people heard about it.

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Voice assistants: what you need to know for marketing and public relations

Stephen Waddington

Voice assistants are a nascent form of technology made possible by advances in speech recognition, high speed internet connections, and raw computing power. There’s still some way for the technology to go before it becomes truly mainstream. Siri was launched in 2011 on Apple hardware. Therein lies an advertising opportunity.

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PR wishes and White House dreams

The Stalwart Blog

The declaration is expected via Twitter taking a page from the Newt Gingrich 2011 playbook. The announcements and how they’re evolving is fascinating, especially now with technology changing so drastically every four years. I woke up to an AP alert about Hillary Clinton’s anticipated presidential candidacy announcement this Sunday.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

As technology advances, we require up to the minute information quickly and efficiently. Mass communication is a subarea of communications studies in the US, and social science with some elements of physical science - especially when designing systems and technology to transmit messages. Mass communication aims to meet these needs.

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How Pink Panties Heralded India's Social Media Movement

Waxing UnLyrical

In the Indian context, the web has begun to move beyond a media genre that was no different in terms of interruption when compared to conventional media like television and radio. Taking cues from platforms like Ushahidi and Ayllu , similar social technologies could add tremendous value to social and economic inclusion.

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Top 50 PR, Marketing & Social Media Podcasters to Follow

Cision

A podcast featuring discussions at the intersection of business, technology & culture hosted by Chris Saad and Brian Solis. If you want to learn how to integrate social media, content marketing, the latest technology and more, you won’t be disappointed in Pam’s podcasts, which she delivers each weekday. 5) Pam Moore.

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The Deep Work Habits of 28 Highly Productive People

ZudePR

MendMeShop TM ©2011 #3: Beki Winchel (Anywhere There's WiFi) Beki is co-editor of PR Daily​. I think it's telling that a lot of popular fiction these days focuses on apocalyptic scenarios where the survivors inevitably live much simpler (though rougher) lives without technology. She likes (among other things) moose and tea.

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