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5 Strategies to Build a Network of Bloggers and Journalists

Waxing UnLyrical

Creating a network of bloggers and journalists is a great way to provide mutual support in the world of online media. Look for online communities of bloggers and contribute to their conversations to begin building contacts in your focus area. Find directories ( alltop.com , technorati ). Guest Post by Alicia Lawrence.

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Top 10 Tips on Planning a Blogger Event

Mindjumpers

Working in both PR and digital comms I have been involved with a number of blogger relations campaigns throughout the years. Put on an experience – bloggers are always looking for fresh, interesting (but relevant!) If you are expecting a blogger to travel to an event, you must expect to cover these costs.

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How PR and Social Media Can Work Together

Webbiquity SMM

Both are critical tools for dealing with bad news or crisis situations. Any significant online news site pickups of the release are posted to Twitter (it’s okay to repeat news a few times on Twitter as not all of your followers will see all of your tweets, just don’t overdo this) and to social bookmarking sites. Tweet This!

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Content Aggregation: The Future of (B2B and Consumer) Media?

Webbiquity SMM

Weekly news magazines are declining, newspapers are shriveling, and industry trade magazines are downsizing. What do these trends mean for the future of news gathering and information delivery? Nor will they still be large monoliths attempting to maintain news bureaus worldwide. Examples range from Google News and Yahoo!

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The Ultimate Social Media Information Destination: Social Media Informer Launches

Webbiquity SMM

Want to stay up-to-date on the latest social media news and thought-leadership commentary without visiting a gazillion different sites, relying on an RSS feed (or someone else’s filter) that inevitably misses important news, or following aggregation sites that regurgitate the same over-exposed content from a handful of popular sites?

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FTC Says Bloggers Must Disclose or Face Stiff Penalties

Bill Hartzer

In what I believe is a surprising decision, the Federal Trade Commission decided that they will require bloggers to “clearly disclose any freebies or payments&# they get from companies for reviewing their products. What’s more important here, though, this is the first time that FTC rules have covered bloggers. Tweet This!

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Best Social PR Guides and Tips of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

And as any blogger can tell you, PR pros understand this, as witnessed by the incredible increase in blogger outreach “pitches&# from corporate PR departments and firms over the past two years. How to Reach Out to Bloggers by Chris Brogan. Social media has fundamentally altered the practice of public relations.