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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). Conviction in our work, our clients, our organizations is essential before we can begin to convince them. Read All About It!

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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

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

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

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful? It’d be a shame to miss out on inclusion in Google News because you wrote a headline two words too long , don’t you think? Have any questions? Please let me know in the comments. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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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.&# I actually have a bunch of them. There’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, of course. Also Cinderella. Also Sleeping Beauty. Well, I still love fairy tales.

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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

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Image: Stephen Korecky via Flickr , Creative Commons I was finger painting in kindergarten and having a good ole time. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Rhonda, and has a strong track record in media communications, both “old” and “new,” with organizations such as Vonage and the Wall Street Journal Online. Read All About It!

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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 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. .&# A palomino is “ a coat color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white mane and tail.&# In other words, something very unusual. Read All About It!

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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

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Image: Niels Linneberg via Flickr, Creative Commons I was really happy at how many new participants there were. 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.

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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!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Image: cvrcak1 via Flickr , Creative Commons Bats in the belfry? How are other organizations using this? He lives in Dallas with his wife, Rhonda, and has a strong track record in media communications, both “old” and “new,” with organizations such as Vonage and the Wall Street Journal Online. 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 26, 2010

Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have? What about giving thanks for the things that didn’t work out? Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. Having been there myself not too long ago, I was astounded by the sophistication of the graduates that applied – they were, to put it mildly, much more sophisticated than I was.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Title image: Lukasz Strachanowski via Flickr, Creative Commons Life… supplemented™ data courtesy and used with permission of Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! It’s more about setting goals and working towards outcomes, and figuring out which channels you’re going to use to do that.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Maybe someone should tell KK that tweeting two days after she’s supposed to be dead isn’t playing by the rules. .&# ) And before you start looking around for stones to throw at me, of course KACA is a good cause… or, at least, its cause is a good cause, I’m not familiar with the organization itself. And that sucks.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

At the time, I was working for an organization headquartered in New York, so I traveled there frequently; as a result, I had a ton of reward points on Amtrak and various hotels. 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.

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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. It makes the blogosphere less frightening. It’s a two-way street.

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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. Don’t you want the back story first? Possibly, never to return. Double yikes. I went to my 404 page, and it was bland.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. It allows wireless syncing of a variety of calendars so I can organize client and personal calendars all in one, or separately. Image: rubyblossom. Having a good calendar and to do list is also really important. I use BusyCal which is like iCal but on steroids. Read All About It!

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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

JANUARY 14, 2011

Mark as read Approve comment Shonali, totally stole your idea for my blog, but added two more to your list: Zemanta, which recommends Creative Commons images and related articles to help enrich your posts and SlickFlickr, which helps you build slideshows and the like from your Flickr feed. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Fri, Sep 5, 2008 Miscellaneous Photo courtesy of Flickr user Le Syndicaliste under Creative Commons license That’s actually a great question, and one that I struggled with for a long time before I actually bit the bullet and created this site. I will add you to my blogroll! I will add you to my blogroll! Government 2.0

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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!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 3, 2011

Image: Magnus Forrester-Barker via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! If you’ve recently started a new job, what tips would you add? Or, if you remember what your first job was like, would you do anything differently? Do share via a comment. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Ive talked with a lot of people recently about the KM opportunities and challenges facing their organizations. Today Im posting an excerpt and link to Davenport s thoughts on "Government 2.0," or the use of social computing inside government organizations. KM Blogroll. Multigenerational Knowledge Sharing: Whats in It for Me?

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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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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Since said “last job&# was for the oldest animal welfare organization in the United States , you’ll understand that we were rarely short of applicants. There is a reason organizations have a hiring process , and it’s usually to make it as efficient as possible. Guess what happened to ‘em?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Image: Matthew Smith via Flickr, Creative Commons Can you say “love at first byte&# ? 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.

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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. Seek like-minded people in your organization and bring them together It is amazing who you will find when you look. The answer: I didn’t do it by myself. Never underestimate the power of an S.O.S.

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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!

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