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DECEMBER 13, 2010

What surprised me (and not a little) is the way the media who were apprised of the event have portrayed this. NBC Washington, when it posted a blurb on the event, led with the headline, “ Caroling Flashmob to Spread Cheer, Ruin Commute.&# Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

Image: Martin LaBar via Flickr, Creative Commons And even many non-Christians will be relaxing, perhaps joining in the revelry (as many of my friends did when I was growing up in India). Comment as pts moderator Linda Machado Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Comment as pts moderator Joe Hackman Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! This post was mentioned on Twitter by Gautam Ghosh, Shonali Burke and Julie Walraven, Linda Machado.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. You can catch up with her on Twitter or by e-mail. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Paloozas And Palominos November 7th, 2010 Tweet Apparently a “palooza&# is an “ exaggerated event.&# In other words, something very unusual. pts Settings. BWE11 here we come?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful? You can catch up with her on Twitter or by email. Comment as pts moderator Lauren Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Have any questions? Please let me know in the comments. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Also… Image: Thom Watson via Flickr, Creative Commons OK, I’ll stop now, I can see you rolling your eyes, going, “Come on, act your age.&# Comment as pts moderator Richard Bailey Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! I actually have a bunch of them.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Because other than my limited (primarily to Twitter and the company’s customer service hot line) communications with Pepco, I really had no idea what their efforts entailed. Our crisis communications plan consist of pre-event, event, and post-event reporting guidelines and information. Completely. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. Army via Flickr , Creative Commons Usually these are placed at the top of a post, but often, if a post is long, I’ll insert additional images, alternating left- and right-aligning them. D’oh, you say. Image: U.S.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Image: Stephen Korecky via Flickr , Creative Commons I was finger painting in kindergarten and having a good ole time. One of the most energetic young voices in social media, you can easily connect with Narciso on Twitter. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Regardless, thanks for visiting! pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Image: YiYing Lu via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Why: especially for my friends (and foes) who run small businesses. Take heart, not howls. Let’s Halloween up PR , by, er, me. Why: if we don’t enjoy what we do, what’s the point? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 2, 2011

Image: Eric Magnuson via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Why: despite the fact that GSB is owned and operated by Network Solutions, a client of mine, I thought these were great tips. If you’re in the business of PR, these are things to keep in mind. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

November 23rd, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Jackson Wightman I take part in a few Twitter chats when time permits. He is Director of Communications for Causeforce, one of North America’s biggest producers of charity events. One my faves is #pr20chat run by Heather Whaling and Justin Goldsborough. Remember the advertorial ?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Image: Chris Lott via Flickr , Creative Commons One of the questions that Joe asked us was what our blogging experience has been like. Image: Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr , Creative Commons I’ve already said that blogging is a strange beast. It makes the blogosphere less frightening. Give someone else that voice.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

India’s Twitter , from Inc.com. Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! This could come in handy. The effect of brand building on search traffic , from PPC Blog. Why: a pretty interesting way of looking at, and taking advantage of, infomercials. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. Think about Twitter with its 140 character limits, or Facebook with its 420 character statuses. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. Whether we like it or not, social media is creeping into more and more of what we do.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Image: cvrcak1 via Flickr , Creative Commons Bats in the belfry? Know Your Stuff As you get ready to speak with a client; present an idea to your peers; or talk about why you believe why using something like Foursquare may be just the ticket for an event, you want to have some back-up right? Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

They also helped promote the Life… supplemented™ awareness campaign by blogging, tweeting, and giving shoutouts at industry events. We helped CRN understand that the first phase is all about creating awareness, so we [would] be gauging increases in website traffic, My Wellness Scorecard participation and [their] Facebook/Twitter following.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Image: Niels Linneberg via Flickr, Creative Commons I was really happy at how many new participants there were. It started from nothing – literally – just an idea that I had when I saw PR-related conversations on Twitter that invariably had measurement questions attached to them. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

First, you… Image: Kate Sumbler via Flickr , Creative Commons Hold on! Bland Image: jason carlin via Flickr , Creative Commons I mean, chicken-soup-with-no-celery-or-pepper bland. So I poked around on Twitter asking if anyone had seen cool 404 pages they could point me to. Let me finish the story.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have? Comment as pts moderator Jill Foster Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke, Joe Hackman.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Joey Rozier via Flickr, Creative Commons For the uninitiated, Boxing Day is the day after Christmas (though where celebrated, marked on the first weekday after Christmas, so that would mean it’s actually tomorrow, but whatever). This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke. Nothing to look forward to?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

Comment as pts moderator hackmanj Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" class="livefyre-show-comment livefyre-button"> View comment pts moderator HowieSPM Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 22, 2010

Image: Zen Sutherland , Creative Commons I finally did get my laughs in before the clock struck midnight, thanks to Bill Murray’s exquisite performance in The Man Who Knew Too Little. The ultimate collection of Twitter cartoons , from Technically Personal. A nice enough chap, but I’ll tell you something.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. Top German firms ban Facebook and Twitter , by Neville Hobson. Comment as pts moderator Wedge Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! And once you’ve made your bed, be prepared to lie in it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

She’s another quite amazing person I’ve been lucky to meet, first through Twitter and then IRL. Image: Travis K via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Comment as pts moderator Chuck Hemann Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

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. Since nothing was being reported at the time, I took to Twitter to see if anyone else knew what was going on. media started broadcasting the story). pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. Right now, BfG is in beta, which means you have to sign up for an invite code either via Baydin’s website or request one via Twitter , and be patient as they work through bugs. If you use Seesmic , you can also save items from your Twitter and Facebook streams. I don’t.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 3, 2011

Image: Magnus Forrester-Barker via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Comment as pts moderator Sarah Skerik Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! If you’ve recently started a new job, what tips would you add? Do share via a comment.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Blink The thing with social networks, particularly one such as Twitter, is that the streams move so fast, you barely notice someone’s absence. Image: Shawn McClung via Flickr, Creative Commons You have to really, really be paying attention to notice if someone hasn’t tweeted in a while, unless you talk to them every day.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 It’s great that there’s a vibrant community of these experts (check my blogroll on the right for a list of these experts, all much more established than I) actively sharing ideas and experiences. Government 2.0 Lookin good.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Image: Matthew Smith via Flickr, Creative Commons Can you say “love at first byte&# ? It integrates with Twitter, which was the first reason I took to it. So when I post to Amplify, it posts to Twitter as well (assuming I’ve set up the sync) – and I can post to as many Twitter accounts as I like.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Image: Tania Gail via Flickr , Creative Commons We were deluged by applications; when we had openings, when we didn’t have openings, when we had budget to hire, when we didn’t have budget. It was so creative, that I remember it verbatim to this day. It was crazy. Or not qualified at all (see #3 above). pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Image: Cornelia Kopp via Flickr, Creative Commons My husband is… well, I’m not quite sure what he’s doing, but he’s probably puttering around happily (that’s what married couples do, we putter companionably). .&# ) I’d been wondering what theme to give today’s weekly roundup.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Image: Katie Harris via Flickr , Creative Commons Connect with the people you serve The goal wasn’t to create a blog. I talked about everything from watching Twitter explode with Michael Jackson death rumors to how the Red Cross was using texting for crisis communications. The answer: I didn’t do it by myself. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Image: betsyjean79 via Flickr , Creative Commons Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Design, Digital, TV, Radio, Podcasts, Blogging, Social Networks, Newsfeeds, Affiliate Marketing, Web TV, SEO… Creative industries have evolved just as the environments, mediums, consumers and needs of our clients have evolved over time.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Image: Arindam Bhattacharjee via Flickr, Creative Commons If I were back in Kolkata, I’d be hearing conchs and drums from dusk till dawn. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Gautam Ghosh, Shonali Burke. Sign out Leave your comment here. durgapuja [.] #durgapuja [.] Read All About It!

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