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Archive for the ‘Rants and Raves’ Category

Using Facebook for Background Checks: Not a Smart Move for Employers

June 24th, 2010

In the age of all things social media, we’re offering up more information about ourselves than ever before. From where you’ve worked, to pictures of the party you went to last weekend, to what you ate for dinner last night—if you posted it on Facebook, Twitter, or your blog, it’s out there for people to [...]

Are We Rats in the Maze of Privacy?

May 20th, 2010

Look around the communications/technology blogosphere and you’ll probably see an absurd amount of articles about Facebook and their latest, and greatest, privacy changes.  Well, since it’s a network that 400 million of us are a part of, we should hope that there are millions of opinions about the privacy changes, and how they affect us [...]

My problem with Tiger’s problem

December 7th, 2009

The Tiger scandal has grabbed an excessive amount of my attention in recent days, and I’ve figured out why. I’ve been told by some that Tiger Wood’s activities are none of my business. That’s true, but his behavior offends me on two levels. First of all, I’m a public relations professional. I’ve given advice to clients for almost [...]

Stop! Do not put that phone down!

November 23rd, 2009

So I have a problem, a problem that most of you may have as well. I am a cell phone addict. During the recent SM2Day conference, Chris Brogan made the statement that people can leave their wallet or keys behind, but will not stray more than 10 yards from their cell phone. Chris was right. [...]

The Federal Government is encouraging us to be more creative.

October 7th, 2009

Well maybe that was not their original intent, but the Federal Trade Commission’s recent announcement that it has updated its rules governing endorsements and testimonials will challenge some marketers to be a little more creative in their approach. We all know the value of a customer testimonial or an objective third-party endorsement.  Done well, they [...]