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[27 Mar 2005 | Comments Off | 2 views]

Wikipedia eclipsed USA Today and The New York Times in page views.
March 16, 2005
[etech] Day 2 – Jimbo Wales, Wikipedia gives an update on Wikipedia. The English version will pass 500,000 articles today. 350,000 hierarchical categories. The site has passd USAToday.com and the NYT.com. It’s so popular, he says, because it addresses the original deam of the Internet: People sharing information freely.

As of this posting, Wikipedia has 509375 articles. The site surpassed the two MSM powerhouses in a relative blink of an eye, when you consider that “Wikipedia began …

Blog Talk, Marcom, Public Relations, Teaching PR »

[25 Mar 2005 | Comments Off | 1 views]

Do you know two PR/Marcom practitioners that aren’t blogging, but want to? Or, do you know two that want to join up for a second venue where they can create a unique side-by-side PR/Marcom conversation?
I have the perfect home for you – or them – and it is free! PRTopics.com. There is also room for a RSS Aggregator blog and an existing Wiki in the account and you can use those, if you wish.
I’ve been wanting to do this for some time now. The layout …

Advertising, Marcom, Marketing, Public Relations »

[25 Mar 2005 | Comments Off | 2 views]

The New Pitch :: Do ads still work?
by KEN AULETTA
This is, essentially, the life and times of Linda Kaplan Thaler. (Bio)
You’ll read one of my least favorite lines/quotes in all of history, from…
Linda Kaplan Thaler … advised her peers, “Don’t worry about whether the news is good or bad. Just get covered. . . . PR breeds PR.”
Ya’ see, in the wrong hands, that mantra can be dangerous.

…to the reminder that “WPP” stands for “Wire & Plastic Products, a former manufacturer of wire baskets.” And, you’ll even find our …

Teaching PR »

[23 Mar 2005 | Comments Off | 3 views]

Job searches are a frustrating experience for anyone. For students, that first search – whether it be for a job or internship – may hold some pitfalls that the ‘seeker’ has not considered yet.
For my students, the time for internship and job searches is underway for you. I’ve noticed that many of them are writing about it – and that is good. But, be careful what you write.
Here is something very important to remember as you set out upon your ‘InternQuest‘ and job searches. A great …