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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.&# If you are looking for ways to energize your public relations and social media efforts in the new year, you might want to re-read a fairy tale. Also Cinderella.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Take this example: Let’s say you’ve created a tool that helps non-profits with social media, and you are sending out a news release as part of your launch. Your keywords might be “social media for non-profits.&# Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful?

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Public Relations Lessons From Jesus, The Apostles And The Bible December 24th, 2010 Tweet Note: this is not a religious post, and is meant neither to proselytize nor offend. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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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. I look forward to hearing from you in the comments. Sign out Leave your comment here. pts Settings.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Mark as read Approve comment Author is? Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Get Shareaholic test Filed under Events , Public Relations | Tags: network solutions , pr , Public Relations , twitterchat | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. pts Settings.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. Why: Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and I talk about PR, blogging, social media and cow manure. 5 takeaways on social media and politics , by Dave Fleet. pts Settings.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Some Halloween social media fun for a good cause , from Beth Kanter. How to celebrate Halloween social media style , from New Media Strategies. The Halloween theory of social media , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies. The Halloween theory of social media , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies.

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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. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

Social Media Measurement 2011: Five things to forget and five things to learn , by Don Bartholomew. Be a social business: PR trends in 2011 , from Sally Falkow’s The Proactive Report. Why: social media has become the touch point by which many business functions converge. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The Value Of A Fire Drill October 27th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Narciso Tovar I remember the time I went through my first fire drill. Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. Knowing social media. Whether we like it or not, social media is creeping into more and more of what we do. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. That sort of creativity gets you noticed.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Get Shareaholic test Filed under Events | Tags: christmas spirit , flashmob , scrooge | Comments (11) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Measurement… Supplemented October 22nd, 2010 Tweet Last week, Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka ‘s director of social media, joined us for the bi-weekly #measurePR chat.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Let Your Freak Flag Fly October 6th, 2010 Tweet This is a guest post by Narciso Tovar This past week, I gave a presentation to the Dallas IREM group about the importance of giving social media a second look.

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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. And Bryce has already talked about how social media changed his life.

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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). 5 social media gifts I want from Santa , by Matt Singley. pts Settings. . |

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Blogging for Grasshoppers , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: addons , blogging , enhancing your blog , plugins , wordpress | Comments (13) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Mark as read Approve comment Exellent resources! pts Settings.

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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. Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Comment as pts moderator Davina K. pts Settings.

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Image: Niels Linneberg via Flickr, Creative Commons I was really happy at how many new participants there were. It’s a very thought-provoking post, so I’d love you to take a look and comment, if you so choose. Heaven knows, I’ve left enough of an essay in my comment! Do leave it in the comments below.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Get Shareaholic test Filed under Weekly Roundup | Tags: analytics , brand building , email marketing , SEO | Comment (0) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Regardless, thanks for visiting! pts Settings.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have? Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: blessing in disguise , thanksgiving | Comments (8) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Unsung Heroes December 5th, 2010 Tweet I think the whole Digital Death thing has been playing on my mind more than I realized. Social media as the new support group? I love dogs!

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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. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Weekly Roundup | Tags: funny blogs , humor , jill foster | Comments (10) Site settings comment help?

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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. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: remarkable love , thanksgiving | Comments (9) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. Why: Apparently we’re not over the social media adoption curve after all, no matter what you might hear. Sign out Leave your comment here. Mark as read Approve comment Just seen your round-up, thank you! Mark as read Approve comment Ha!

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. Bonus: it helps identify holes in your time management skills, including the amount of time you spend in/on social media. Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Mark as read Approve comment Good productivity tools Shonali. pts Settings.

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DECEMBER 4, 2010

And when I looked at some of the comments on reports of the campaign, that seemed to be a frequently-expressed sentiment, like this one on PopWatch: Hmm. Blink The thing with social networks, particularly one such as Twitter, is that the streams move so fast, you barely notice someone’s absence. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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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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JANUARY 3, 2011

Don’t let your social media activity die. Clearly, your new employer might have guidelines as to when you can get online and on social networks and when you can’t. Do share via a comment. Image: Magnus Forrester-Barker via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! pts Settings.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

My friend (and client, but he’s a friend first) Shashi Bellamkonda is, I think, genetically-wired to try and talk about new things – no doubt why he’s Network Solutions’ “social media swami,&# and he mentioned it. Image: Matthew Smith via Flickr, Creative Commons Can you say “love at first byte&# ?

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JULY 15, 2008

Personal Branding con i social media di Luigi Centenaro. Si tratta di “Personal Branding con i social media&# di Luigi. Google e Media sociali. image: Blog] You posted an entry on eLearning Goddess Valutare i forum 7:27 am - Comment. Noticed a boatload of comments on Google Lively this morning (it was.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Why Start Another Social Media Blog??? However, this has led to an almost stale conversation in the social media blogosphere where we’re preaching to the choir.

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JULY 28, 2008

The Networked Age - From Secretaries to Virtual Assistants to … Social Media Assistants? Your comment. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 » Meryn Stol wrote @ July 28th, 2008 at 7:58 am Thanks! I wonder: Have you read “The Success of Open Source&# by Steven Weber? Name (required). Web Commuting.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← How Leo LaPorte is saving my relationship… The best social games on any platform… → Should PR and Marketing pay bloggers to post? The post and comment which followed mainly took an anti-payment stance, which I respect, but also respectfully disagree with.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Image: Katie Harris via Flickr , Creative Commons Connect with the people you serve The goal wasn’t to create a blog. Get your co-workers on board Social media wasn’t on our department’s radar. So one day I just started peppering my conversations with social media references. It was a great idea!

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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. Sign out Leave your comment here. It was crazy. pts Settings.

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