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Live Tweeting Requires Ethical and Legal Considerations

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But have you ever wondered whether it’s “OK” to copy and publish someone else’s words and ideas? Last year, the Associated Press announced it would “attempt to define clear standards as to how much of its articles and broadcasts bloggers and Web sites can excerpt without infringing on The A.P.’s ’s copyright.”.

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How the Economy and Social Media Are Ruining PR

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An agency is best at several things: building relationships with journalists (and sometimes bloggers), writing and messaging. Anyone can learn to format and publish a Twitter or blog update. This causes an outflow of talent and experience, and pushes more responsibility on younger, less experienced staff.

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McLuhan, Socrates and Edith Wharton On Social Media

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Whenever we publish details about our selves, we have affirmatively decided to invade our own privacy. And lastly, with so many companies still reluctant to jump into social media, those that do, and do it correctly, have the opportunity to improve their brand and gain positive coverage by bloggers and journalists. Marshall McLuhan.