Proactive Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Courtesy of Dean Meyers Flickr. companies say they plan to award base salary pay increases in 2011. companies say they plan to award base salary pay increases in 2011. One area in PR that is a bright spot in this tough hiring market is social media. 98% of U.S. 98% of U.S. How is PR faring?

Social Media 91

Social Media Telecommunications Automotive Microblogging 91

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Kitchen confidential – 2 , from 30 in 2005, by … Why: The author (I won’t name her unless she wants me to) is one of my dearest people; I’ve known her since she was a baby. Image: Isai Zepeda via Flickr , CC 2.0 And because he has the same name as my uncle/godfather. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

Postrank 149

Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 149

Laurel Papworth

JUNE 14, 2011

Iceland have turned to social media to ask the population to crowdsource writing Iceland’s new constitution. HOWEVER and it’s a big however, according to my 7 Steps of Social Media Engagement, these look very campaign based. No long term engagement, or continued input through social media channels.

Gov 2.0 93

Gov 2.0 Crowdsourcing Ustream Facebook 93

Hootsuite

APRIL 6, 2023

The history of social media is a long and storied one. It’s bursting with pivotal moments like the launch of Instagram Stories, to that one time Zuck was on trial for Facebook privacy issues, to…honestly, let’s just look at the entire social media history timeline. So, how old is social media?

Social Media 145

Social Media MySpace Tumblr Foursquare 145

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Thanksgiving in India In 2005, it was time for us to make a trip home… and when I say “home,” I mean India. Image: Lorenz Seidler via Flickr , Creative Commons I was distraught when I got a Facebook IM from one of my friends in Mumbai, telling me of the first bomb blast. That’s love. My husband, bless his soul, didn’t say a word.

Hotels 223

Hotels Class Postrank Energy 223

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The advent of digital and social media has made this challenge far more complex and vital than ever before. Title image: Edgely Cesar via Flickr, Creative Commons My take Measurement should be, but still isn’t, the jewel in the crown of PR. You tell me. Utopia aside. It is that measurement really isnt taught.

Class 258

Class Education Metrics Creative Commons 258

The Way of the Web

OCTOBER 7, 2011

It’s no coincidence that at the time myself and other digitally-addicted colleagues were pushing for ideas like low cost digital launches based around teams of 2 or 3 and a blog-based platform, Mashable was being launched by the then 19-year-old Pete Cashmore (2005). site, as captured by the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.

Paper.li 40

Paper.li MySpace Flipboard Company 40