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Five Quick and Easy Ways to Show #PR Thanks

Deirdre Breakenridge

Even just a little time each week to share thoughts with a student via Twitter or to schedule a Skype “coffee” chat is a fantastic way to show thanks. I’m able to catch up on what’s new in technology by walking through the exhibit hall. For example, new books on PR, social media, strategic planning, influencers, etc.,

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The Relationships You Must Commit to for Content Marketing Success

Cision

For instance, Lars Silberbauer , Global Senior Director of Social Media & Video at LEGO, took the stage after Joe’s address and showed us what complete commitment to content marketing looks like. It’s not necessarily about content or technology, he explained in his keynote. What are you writing that we can collaborate on?

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2 Gr8 2 B 4Got10: Will Texting Kill Language As We Know It?

Waxing UnLyrical

New technology always brings with it a moral panic. We then got into the topic of the impact of the Web and mobile on language, and whether texting is affecting our ability to write “properly.&#. Despite the great advances made, chatting to your friends and family over Skype still isn’t quite like having a real conversation.

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Is Voicemail Dead?

Waxing UnLyrical

Working within PR, and particularly in media relations, I’ve found that voice mail is bordering on pointless. There’s no reason for me to leave a voice mail on somebody’s mobile phone (or landline), not when I can text them, email them, Skype them , tweet them and Facebook them – all far more effective than leaving a voice mail.

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How People Made 2010 What It Was

Waxing UnLyrical

Connections that began in social media turned into real-life friendships. Thanks to Skype, I kept my phone bill down, and was able to talk regularly not just with my family but with friends all around the world as well. In a bit of a reminiscing mood, these were the highlights of 2010 for me. I turned 40. And I liked it.

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Communication at the Speed of Technology

Waxing UnLyrical

Warning: This post is not going to give you some brilliant insight into some new lightning speed piece of technology. What it will give you is some questions to ask yourself about communicating at the speed of technology. There is no question that technology has had a huge impact on the ways and the speed at which we communicate.

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The Craft of Creative Writing

Barokas

The Craft of Creative Writing. For 2017, my super awesome Secret Santa, Michelle, gave me a book by Dani Shapiro, titled, “Still Writing – The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life.” In her book, Dani compares the beginning of the writing process to a jigsaw puzzle. Technology. She advises writers to “Build a corner.