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Information Asymmetry: The Informed Minority Advantage

Doctor Spin

In Wikipedia. In Wikipedia. In Wikipedia. Information asymmetry negatively impacts performance in goods settings and positively in services settings, while information sharing has stronger favourable effects in consumer markets and is weaker in relationships over 6 years old.” In Wikipedia. In Wikipedia.

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On Today’s Multi-Agency Wikipedia Statement

Where the Fishermen Ain't

PR Leaders Today Affirm a Commitment to Abide by and Evangelize Wikipedia Community Norms. Last February, William Beutler , principal of Beutler Ink and publisher of The Wikipedian , convened a meeting of digital leaders from multiple agencies, as well as notable Wikipedia volunteers. Fortunately, my employer feels the same way.

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Who Is Fighting Fake News? [article]

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

has radically changed journalism and public relations , two industries that rely on the free exchange of information and ideas. The initiative will create a subscription tool for consumers, so readers can safely subscribe to their favorite news outlets through Google. But one highly undesirable outcome is “fake news.”

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It’s the End of the Truth as we Know it – is PR fine?

Flack's Revenge

Flipboard CEO Josh Quittner wrote about our loss of innocence, in the story The Truth about Fake News : When Wikipedia started to take off… I believed that finally, the world was racing toward one, glorious kumbaya moment. I thought I’d offer the following tips: We’re all news consumers too.

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Why Facebook & Google Can’t Afford to Legitimize Fake News Sources

Cision

In the 1890s, it was called yellow journalism and was a tactic designed by greedy newspaper publishers to sell more newspapers using scandalous (and not necessarily true) headlines. What Are Consumers’ Responsibilities? The concept of “fake news” is anything but novel. For now, fake news isn’t going anywhere.

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Make Time Count By Understanding the 2 Forms of Time

The Proactive Report

Via Wikipedia. And chronos is a man because as Booker T Washington in his autobiography Up From Slavery says, “The number of people who stand ready to consume one’s time, to no purpose, is almost countless.” As I was journaling about kairos opportunity, someone had a need and texted me.

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A Fourth Estate No More

Flatiron Communications

Several months ago I presided over a Publicity Club of New York panel featuring a handful of reporters and editors from news orgs that could very well represent the future of journalism. I’m not denigrating the value of this new wave of digital, socially driven journalism.