Month: July 2011
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A sign of things to come
We see constant news reports these days of layoffs in technology, banks, the media and other industry sectors. The reasons are varied but commonly relate to taking drastic action to restructure and, in some cases, even survive as going concerns.…
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FIR Live #23 – July 30, 2011: Every Company is a Media Company
As newsrooms shrink and people seek more and more content online, companies can help tell their stories through the production of great content that isn’t marketing- or PR-driven. Tom Foremski, who coined the phrase "Every company is a media company,"…
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FIR Speakers and Speeches: July 2011 SF Curators Salon
Tom Foremski (of Silicon Valley Watcher) and Oliver Starr (chief evangelist from Pearltrees) started the SF Curators Salon a few months back. It’s an informal gathering of folks from the San Francisco Bay Area who are interested in content curation…
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NLA licensing creates FUD says Meltwater
The idea of having to pay to share links to online content published by the mainstream media is one that has stimulated much debate in the UK in recent months. Not only that, it’s generated strong opposition in the PR…