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Twitter’s ‘Blue Check’ Chaos Erodes Trust in Crisis Communications

PRSay

When Elon Musk bought Twitter in late October, he said the social media platform’s blue check marks that verified high-profile accounts had created a caste system of “lords and peasants.” Instead, his “Twitter Blue” feature would let any user who pays $7.99 The company suspended “Twitter Blue” less than 48 hours after introducing it.

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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses PR, Twitter & Politics on Tuesday, October 11th

Deirdre Breakenridge

With the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign being coined “The Twitter Election” there is no question that Twitter is topical. Together, we’ll be diving into Twitter and whether social media is altering or impacting the messages we receive. How many different ways can Twitter work as a political “platform”?

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The Future of Twitter

The Proactive Report

The major social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter) have been fairly stable for the past five or six years. That might be about to change -Twitter just reported a dismal Q4 for 2016: 16 cents per share on revenue of $717 million. So what does this signify for the future of Twitter? Journalists on Twitter.

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Q&A with Deirdre Breakenridge about her New Radio Show, Women Worldwide

Melissa Agnes

My friend and colleague, Deirdre Breakenridge, CEO of Pure Performance Communications , has launched an amazing initiative in collaboration with The Social Network Station , a radio show broadcasted out of Las Vegas, Nevada. The #50Shows Empowering Women initiative was created to give women a voice and platform through Internet radio.

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Top 10 Marketing & Communications Posts of 2017

Cision

Think about a few of the most notable trends we saw: With massive potential audiences on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, live streaming saw huge growth. Earned media has become increasingly important with 89 percent of marketing/communications professionals saying they use it to support the demand generation goal of driving brand awareness.

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Helsinki, Finland – Growth Path Ahead

Landis PR

According to the people of Finland, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change. For us, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change. It is not advisable to have an employee of a communications firm present in the interview situation. The most popular commercial radio channel is Radio Nova.

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20 Great Communications Quotes

Critical Mention

Public relations, marketing and social media professionals must find ways to bring creativity to the forefront of their communication strategies. While everyone has their own methods of communication, it’s advantageous to expand communication skills by finding inspiration in the advice of other notable communicators.