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Communication, Social Media, Social Networks, Web

Getting rid of unwelcome attention in FriendFeed

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15 June 2008

One of the reasons why FriendFeed has captured so many imaginations, certainly in the tech community, is the way in which it has rapidly developed as a place where conversations happen. Originally started in October 2007 as an aggregator for the content of your friends’ social networks (my description, not the official word), it’s now becoming more widely used as a primary means of interacting with those you’ve connected with. And some users in the online PR community are making…
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Advertising, Communication, Marketing, Television, Trends

Government to ban product placement on TV

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14 June 2008

One of the great things about digital TV and a personal video recorder (PVR) is the ease with which you as a viewer can wholly control what you watch. With the exception of the news, I rarely watch TV as it’s broadcast. Instead, I programme the PVR to record things that I might want to watch, and then watch it when I have time. Of course, one thing I always do when watching a recorded programme is skip through the…
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Events, Social Networks, Travel

Meetup in Chicago June 27

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14 June 2008

I’ll be in Chicago from June 25-28 for the New Media Academic Summit 2008 hosted by Edelman and PR Week, speaking on one of the panels. A post soon about the event but meanwhile, a note for your diary – if you would like to get together in the evening of Friday June 27, there will be an informal meetup which will include some Edelman folk, some of the Ragan guys, and hopefully you! More details to come including venue.…
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For Immediate Release

The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #353: June 12, 2008

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12 June 2008

Content summary: Debating blogging and art at Microsoft’s DesignIT 2008; next FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio on June 14; discussion: FIR Live call-in show on PR spam on June 11; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Dan York’s rant on PR spam, and more; the CIA goes Web 2.0; blogging is good for you, says Scientific American; Microsoft launching TownSquare enterprise social network platform; will FriendFeed change journalism, PR and marketing?; listeners’ comments discussion; news about next week’s shows; music…
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For Immediate Release, Public Relations, Spam

For Immediate Release: Special Live Call-In Show on PR Spam – June 11, 2008

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11 June 2008

Content summary: A special live call-in episode, recorded on BlogTalk Radio, featuring a distinguished panel of experts addressing the issue of PR spam. Listen to FIR now: [display_podcast] Get FIR: Download the MP3 file (21Mb, 61:11) Subscribe to the RSS feed Get the show at iTunes Messages from our sponsors: FIR is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years, www.ragan.com; Save time with the CustomScoop online clipping service: sign up for your free two-week…
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