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Public Relations: The Two Sides of Information Access

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Boston and the world recently got an unfortunate and disturbing lesson on and reminder of the power…and the perils…of information access. The perils lay in the ability of anyone, anywhere…at any time…to acquire information that, sadly, could be used to inflict harm on others. Image: National Library of Scotland via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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On The Death Of Google Reader

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Google recently announced it is killing off several of its services, which it does from time to time. This time though, Google cut services for a tool that isn’t just “popular.” ” Google Reader is the bedrock for how many people collect information on the Internet.

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What Information Is Not

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It used to proclaim at program breaks: “WXXX, where information is power.&#. Information of itself (in hands other than Google’s, Facebook’s, or the FBI’s) is useless. “It’s too much information at once!&# Photo credit: Gerald Hng , courtesy of Flickr, CC 2.o.

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How Google Instant Might Impact Your Small Non-Profit

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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. So far, early research indicates little difference in the length of searches since Google Instant.)

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Thank you Google, for the Antithesis of a More Social Network

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[Ed: I know we've had a LOT of posts on Google+ here recently. The first reaction to all the talk around Google+ and it’s Facebook-killing armor was, “Oh God, not another one.&#. We agree mutually to allow someone to consume our feed of information, while consenting to consume theirs. Fair enough? (By One more time.

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Friday Funny: Why Don’t They Like Our Facebook Page?

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Image: seanrnicholson via Flickr, CC 2.0. Author information Shonali Burke President & Grand Poobah at Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Friday Funny: Why Don’t They Like Our Facebook Page? … Shock and awe, eh? Happy Friday! is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical.

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Because We Need a Laugh

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Via sudaxprabhu on Flickr, CC 2.0. Author information Shonali Burke President & Grand Poobah at Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Because We Need a Laugh. … at least, I do. Because We Need a Laugh is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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