CorporatePRCommentary on the theory and practice of public relations and organizational communications from Elizabeth Albrycht.The Case of the Disappearing Comments- March 27, 2008 In a sign of things to come, I fear, a brouhaha has bubbled up over missing comments to a book review I wrote back in 2005 for the New Communications Review. Author Gerry McKusker first commented to the review, then later sent me an email asking why his original comments to the review were not appearing after the site was redesigned. Not being responsible for the site myself (I simply write for it from time to time), I passed on the request to the editor, Jen McClure. Apparently, the issue has..http://ringblog.typepad.com/corporatepr/2008/03/the-case-of-the.html My Workshop at the New Communications Forum- March 18, 2008 Yes, this is a bit self-promotional, but I thought I would extend to my readers an invitation to my pre-conference workshop at the New Communications Forum, to be held Tuesday, April 22, in Sonoma, California. Here's the description: Tuesday, April 22nd - 8:30am - 12:00pm Pre-con 1 - Shortcuts to Social Media with Elizabeth Albrycht While blogs and podcasts are valuable communications tools, there can be challenges to organizations that wish to adopt them for internal andor external...http://ringblog.typepad.com/corporatepr/2008/03/my-workshop-at.html An Abundance of "Free" Thinking- March 6, 2008 Two recent blog posts on the subject of "free" have recently received much attention: Better than Free by Kevin Kelly and Free! Why $0.00 is the Future of Business by Chris Anderson. Both are works in advance of upcoming books by the respective writers. The two articles examine the concept of free in different ways: Kelly by looking at value propositions and Anderson, who looks at business models. Both posts have generated a myriad of comments and commentary in other posts. The basic..http://ringblog.typepad.com/corporatepr/2008/03/an-abundance-of.html |