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Reflexivity Memo on PR practice from craft skills to education. A case of ‘plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’.

PR Conversations

Yet the rapid growth in global use of the Internet, followed by popularity of social media platforms, gave rise to blogging, citizen journalism, and user-generated content. From websites to Google, YouTube and Facebook, opportunities for interactivity and two-way communication supported an argument for a strategic role for PR.

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Use “Smartcuts” to Build Your Business and Improve the World

Polaris

After graduating from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, he wrote for Fast Company and Wired. Then in 2010, he co-founded Contently to help brands produce audience building content. Snow recommends looking for ethical short cuts to kick-start your career or your business.

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COVID-19 Brought a Temporary Flight to Quality in the Public’s Attention Allocation

NewsWhip

The GroupLens system he helped develop was awarded the 2010 ACM Software Systems Award. He co-authored the book Building Successful Online Communities: Evidence-Based Social Design. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Michigan and a doctorate in computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]

Sword and the Script

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. There are many reasons for a business to make an acquisition – to acquire a technology, to acquire a customer base, to accelerate growth, or to kill the competition.

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Refreshing PR Conversations Redux

PR Conversations

In 2010, we took a new approach to PR Conversations – as we saw it, creating a Redux version. PR Mediums – brings you thinking related to all kinds of media, from social media trends to questions about modern journalism, book reviews and links to useful online multimedia.

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Facebook is building its own Hotel California

Communications Conversations

Remember back in 2010 when Zuck announced the launch of Facebook email ( which wasn’t really email)? But lets say users are generally okay with ceding more time to Facebook, it’s worth noting that ‘instant articles’ also will significantly alter the dynamic with the world of journalism. photo credit: Namaste Flickr!

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The Making of Cision: A Brief History of 15 M&A Transactions that Consolidated a Sizable Chunk of the PR Technology Market into One Company

Sword and the Script

In the course of putting together the monthly PR technology summary ( PR Tech Sum ), I’ve realized that no news site has compiled a complete list of all the acquisitions around Cision. 3) September 15, 2014: Visible Technologies. Newly combined Vocus-Cision acquires Visible Technologies , a provider of social media analytics.