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Full story: An easy guide to destroying reputations
The kerfuffle surrounding Russell Brand, Jonathan Ross and the BBC came to a conclusion of sorts a few days ago with Brand quitting, Ross suspended and the BBC’s head of Radio 2 resigning. This story has many of the ingredients of the type of soap opera you typically see on British television these days including […]
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Full story: FIR Interview: Paul Pendergrass, aka Jack Flack, blogger for the New York Times
Paul Pendergrass, corporate communicator and executive speechwriter, recently joined the New York Times’ DealBook blog to write about PR and communications under the pen name Jack Flack. In this FIR Interview, Paul discusses the role of writing about his craft, the state of PR, and the impact of new media, among a wide range of […]
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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #393: October 30, 2008
Content summary: Next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on November 7; new FIR interview coming with Jack Flack, New York Times; update: listeners’ thoughts on selecting podcasts; Dan York reports on Yammer, LinkedIn apps, and more; discussion: answering questions from Georgetown University students; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; news about next Monday’s […]
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Full story: Googlephone is the bees knees
Could the Googlephone from T-Mobile be the best-kept secret in the UK today? I ask that slightly rhetorical question as I’ve seen very little online buzz for this mobile device – more formally known as the T-Mobile G1 – which launches in the UK today, either in the mainstream media or in blogs. Even T-Mobile’s […]