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Imagination and the New PR

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17 September 2006

One of the great things about being part of a series of conferences that addresses social media and PR is the learning you see happening over time. ‘Delivering The New PR‘ in Edinburgh, Scotland, last Wednesday was a very good example of how awareness of social media is definitely on the rise in the UK amongst communicators. It was a full house, as we’ve seen in each of the previous events in this conference series in Sunderland, Manchester and London.…
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Business, Communication, Technology

Sunday miscellany 17-Sept-06

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17 September 2006

ThinkPad laptop catches fire at airport (Engadget). Speculation that the battery is at fault. If it is, and it’s made by Sony as with the Dell battery issue and Apple’s battery recall, then Sony will have a major product confidence and reputation problem on their hands. Read the original story from an eyewitness. “The blog has become for me the single most effective vehicle to communicate to all of our constituencies – developers, media, analysts and shareholders,” [Sun CEO Jonathan]…
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Events, For Immediate Release, Professional Development, Public Relations, Social Media

FIR Speakers & Speeches – Edinburgh Discussion: September 13, 2006

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16 September 2006

Content summary: Neville hosted an informal discussion with four participants at the ‘Delivering The New PR‘ conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on September 13, 2006. The participants – Andrea Conway, Scott Douglas, David Connor and Adrian Mahoney – shared their thoughts on blogs, podcasting and social media generally, and where they see opportunities for PR. Download the file here (MP3, 6Mb, 13:16). Subscribe to the Speakers & Speeches RSS feed to get these and future podcasts automatically. For automatic synchronization with…
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Leadership, Marketing, Professional Development, Public Relations, Social Networks

Thought leaders talking

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15 September 2006

This morning, I had the great pleasure of meeting up with David Brain, CEO Europe at Edelman, and Pete Blackshaw, CMO at Nielsen Buzzmetrics. Another great example of how social media is a terrific catalyst for building relationships. While I’ve emailed and spoken on the phone with both many times (and interviewed Pete for FIR), I’d not met either David or Pete before, yet I knew each of them because of their blogs. Indeed, finding each other at our arranged…
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Communication, Software, Technology, Workplace

Worthwhile update to Office 2007 beta

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15 September 2006

Microsoft released a public update yesterday to the Office 2007 beta 2 suite of applications. Known as a technical refresh, the new build has bug fixes and includes better product integration, improved collaboration tools and “some general fit and finish changes,” according to a Microsoft spokeswoman as reported by Microsoft Watch. As I’ve been using the Office 2007 beta 2 for the past few months, I’ve installed this upgrade. It’s a hefty download (over half a gig) as nearly every…
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