A couple of weeks ago, we kicked off the first #measurePR chat of 2013. If you’ve been around since the first #measurePR, you’ll remember that Katie Paine – who has probably had the single-largest influence on my thinking when it comes to PR measurement – was the chat’s first guest. So it was only fitting that as we started the 2013 chat series, she was the first guest of the year. What a fun chat it was! Katie always brings the sass in addition to the smarts, so it was a ton of fun. that’s a conversion. Katie Delahaye Paine (@kdpaine) January 8, 2013. MORE >>

Give someone a paycheck and they’ll fish for a week. Give someone knowledge and they’ll fish for a lifetime. What people love about social media is the accelerated distribution of knowledge. What marketers love about social media is the accelerated distribution of media…that is why business leaders think of social as a new media channel. Rob Tarkoff writes: Social Media — It’s Not Just Another Channel. Social media collects and distributes knowledge faster and more widely than anything we’ve seen. Knowledge Is Intangible. ” Hubert Saint-Onge. MORE >>

You’re awesome. can’t see you through this screen, reading this document, but my analytics tell me that you’re more awesome because you clicked on this article. Let’s say you’re a blogger. You read things on the internet. You post about them. And you have a voice all your own. Pretty awesome, right? The problem is, there’s only so much of your awesome that can go around. With that in mind, I came up with an awesome idea to help you hold keep your awesome in line. Here’s how to sort, organize and keep it all together, pal: Everything’s an idea. MORE >>

Which are the best self defense keychains for personal safety. Everyone carries a keychain in their pocket to hold car or house keys, and its a good idea to carry these tactical keychains which have various handy features to injure assailants and prevent crime  if needed. Recently we posted an article about personal safety apps which you must have on your smartphone, and these self-defence keychains are also a good idea for all women to carry in their pocket. Personal Safety Keychains. inches rod which can be used to injure an attacker with great force. Available in several colours. Size  3.5″ MORE >>

This is a guest post by Steve Aedy. These days, it seems all the blogging advice comes from professionals who know everything there is to know about SEO, plugins, themes, and killer content. While those topics are useful, there are other blogging experts who are willing to share their tips and tricks too. While they probably couldn’t imagine it at the time, many of the world’s literary masters have offered up useful tips for writing blogs. Strip away all the technical aspects of blog ownership. Check out what these famous authors can teach you about running a blog. Formatting. Accuracy. MORE >>