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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

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). Tomorrow Christians around the world will be celebrating the birth of Christ. Read All About It! Liked what you saw? These fine folk did: Jan.

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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. Bing offers an excellent guide on how to optimize sites (PDF) for its search engine. received 13 percent.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

‘Cos it’s not just what you read, it’s how what you read looks that could entice you to hang around, chat a while… and maybe subscribe. Thanks for your creative thinking and always being willing to share it. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Image: Lars Plougmann via Flickr, Creative Commons Really, if you just read through the comments, there’s your follow-up blog post… but since I promised you one, you’re getting one. Image: Aftab Uzzaman via Flickr, Creative Commons It’s why I wrote about networking with a twist a while back.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Seeing as how it’s coming close to the end of the year and everyone’s in a prediction kinda mood, Jen thought it would be cool to chat about what might be coming our way in terms of PR measurement in 2011. In other words, paywalls , how pitching will be affected if these take off, and prognoses for 2011.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! So much to do So much to know To live, to love, to hurt, to grow. So much to do So much to gain To touch, to hold, come sun or rain. So much to do So much to see I am the future. The future is me. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. How to not suck being a conference moderator or speaker , from TopRank’s Online Marketing Blog. The ever-brilliant Lee Odden gives you tips on how to avoid this pitfall.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Which is one of the reasons I still think you should leave PR to the PR pros … but I digress. Will you join us if you can? 1 – 2:30 pm ET, follow/participate on Twitter using the #netsol hashtag. See you there! Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

How to celebrate Halloween social media style , from New Media Strategies. How to run a fearless small business by Taylor Lindstrom at Copyblogger. Image: YiYing Lu via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! But in the spirit of the day, here are seven posts for your Hallowe’en hilarity.

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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. Prepare contingency plans – like we did as kids with the fire drills, we have to Know what to do How to do it When How to behave. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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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. Mark as read Approve comment Davina, you already know how to do something :). Don’t you want the back story first?

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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? Mark as read Approve comment.pondering how to give this post a hug. Waxing UnLyrical says: January 16, 2011 at 6:02 am [.] What about giving thanks for the things that didn’t work out?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

We currently maintain a rich database of scorecard participants and we plan to engage them through email newsletters that provide richer content on how to stay active on the three pillars of health: exercise, diet and supplements. [We 5 Ways to Fail in Social Media | Women Grow Business says: February 1, 2011 at 12:02 am [.]

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Why: PR pros are trying to learn more and more about SEO and using keywords smartly. I thought this was a terrific post, clearly-explained and well laid out. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Liked what you saw? Glad thats over with.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Image: Geoff LMV via Flickr , Creative Commons These included sentences like On what Pepco’s crisis communication plan is: “Pepco takes its responsibility to keep customers informed seriously. Since Debbi was on a bit of a time crunch, one of her team members responded to my questions via email. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Cook’s Source: how to avoid an unnecessary crisis , by Dave Fleet. Dave lays out how. Image: Arturo Sotillo via Flickr , Creative Commons How about you? Women’s Biz News » Blog Archive » How To Best Update Your Blog says: November 19, 2010 at 8:33 am [.] Why: Joe is a Very.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 3, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 5 Tips To Avoid New Job Burnout January 3rd, 2011 Tweet It’s a new year, and perhaps you’re starting a new job. If you are, you have beaten the odds, and my hat is off to you! Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! So that they can shake their fingers and exclaim triumphantly, “See? We told you so!&# You know what I have to say to you, NBCW? Bah, humbug. Stop playing Scrooge and Cratchit it up for a change. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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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). No more presents, great food and holiday cheer, you think? Nothing to look forward to?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. Coca-Cola’s sponsorship is all about them , from Paul Seaman’s 21st-century PR Issues. Why: Celebrities don’t always the perfect brand relationship make. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" Read All About It!

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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. How will you ever get in good with such-and-such A-list blogger?

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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. A nice enough chap, but I’ll tell you something. If he stops by for a cuppa, don’t expect to discuss more than the weather with him.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

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. Hopefully the organization will learn from this and have a more effective campaign for World Aids Day in 2011. Campaigns will come and go.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Image: cvrcak1 via Flickr , Creative Commons Bats in the belfry? So, I did what I knew: I told them that one of the best ways to tap into social media could be done by channeling Jimi Hendrix (you can view the un-animated version here ). At first glance, you’d think I was crazy for trying to do such a thing for this kind of audience.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I’d seen how much effort my husband put into it, and I thought it would be nice if I could do that for him, for a change. 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. Read All About It! Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. .&# With a sigh, eyes squeezed to try and wring the sleep from them, she arose, shaking her head ever so slightly, to begin the necessary rituals of ablutions, packing and boarding a train that would take her far away from her loved ones, but closer to her daily bread. Image: rubyblossom.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Image: Travis K via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! These blogs, and people, enrich my digital, and real, life. In some sense they have been, so far, unsung heroes; something I hope to continue to rectify in the future. Who are yours? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Liked what you saw?

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ProBlogger

JULY 25, 2011

The July 2011 WordPress WordCamp Boston rocked! Be sure you own the image, or choose them from “creative commons”, with appropriate credit (one of my favorites is www.freedigitalphotos.net ). In May 2011, Google added a Site Speed Report in Google Analytics. This guest post is by Marci Reynolds of marcireynolds.com.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Image: jbcurio via Flickr , Creative Commons For the few who don’t know or recall, an “ advertorial is an advertisement written in the form of an objective article, and presented in a printed publication – usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news story,” according to Wikipedia. Remember the advertorial ?

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 6, 2010

I am looking to come to CES in 2011, so I am looking to build my gear bag early and test it out throughout 2010! I’ve just found a easily true news site about how to get rich Try it! JustinRLevy.com by Justin Levy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Keep it up!

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AUGUST 26, 2011

I’m here to teach you how to be a better jerk. Image licensed under Creative Commons, Copyright Douglas Witt. Before you can be a Jerk +, you have to learn how to be a jerk. In April 2011, four young men walked into an art museum in France. How to be better than a jerk. We’ll call it Jerk +.

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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. How you effectively research, plan, pitch and implement a university blog is more information than I will ever be able to fit in a single blog post. The answer: I didn’t do it by myself. But I’m not hard to find.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Image: Matthew Smith via Flickr, Creative Commons Can you say “love at first byte&# ? I still have to go in and dress it up a bit and determine how to best integrate Amplify into my Social Media Process. has a lot of potential, so I will see how best to use add to Twitter, LinkedIn and my [.] Read All About It!

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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). Christmas music is playing in my house. Read All About It! Liked what you saw?

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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).

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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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