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From Couch To 5K: Why Lindsay Allen Runs

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Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali From Couch To 5K: Why Lindsay Allen Runs October 12th, 2010 Tweet I’ve known Lindsay Allen for the last two years or so, first meeting her on Twitter, and then taking that connection offline. Why bother?

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Weekly Roundup: The Magic of Discovery

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And this a question almost everyone is asking themselves. PR and the power of ideas , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies. Why: I do think you start with the idea … and PR is no different. Ive been wondering whether to try to categorize the blogroll, e.g. PR, "other," etc., Isnt Brian AWESOME?!

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On Lists, Their Importance, And How To Get On One

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If you’re sharing PR-related content, an obvious hashtag is #pr. Because even if your content is not relevant solely to independent PR professionals, it might still be of interest to them. When you went to college, you were put on a list of people who were in… and were not on the list of everyone else who was out.

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Snapping at Synapses: Why Digital Death Sucks

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If nothing else, I imagine the celebs will strong-arm their own celeb friends with deeper pockets than you and I so as not to appear failures. The biggest PR lesson here – because what is this campaign, if not an exercise in trying to raise awareness? Justin and everyone have added such great commentary I dont have much to add.

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Walking the Social Talk

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ITA that social is not for everyone; you shouldnt be there "just because." Balance is really the key, isnt it? Which is to say, get together to talk about things OTHER than social media and PR; maybe some of us get together and just talk/tweet about our favorite wines or TV shows for 30 minutes. but not the world.

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New Year's Resolutions for Job Seekers

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Despite the fact that the application process was clearly outlined on our website (and anywhere else the job descriptions were posted), I can’t tell you how many emails and resumes I received directly from applicants. It really doesn’t work in the long run. I think youre right though, that passion isnt everything.

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Like Stuff On Facebook? Say Cheese, You're An Ad!

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For example, if Starbucks buys a “sponsored story&# ad, the status of a user’s friends who check into or “like&# Starbucks will run twice: once in the user’s news feed, and again as a paid ad for Starbucks. Mark as read Approve comment Also, we who work in PR/SM/Comms tend to be the loud voices.

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