Welcome Philippe Cherel’s blog PR.ojet Z to live status. It was live – for him and a few select readers – as Philippe spent the first three months blogging silently. I came upon Philippe’s blog quite by accident on January 2, 2006.
…launching a blog requires thoughtful consideration… take time to get comfortable and read blogs…
Philippe did what most people should do when embarking on writing a blog. He read blogs and wrote in private while getting his feet wet. I encourage others to do …

Why aren’t more state PR associations doing this? Yes, another rhetorical question. But, it would be a great thing to see.
…why don’t more state PR associations launch blogs for their membership?
The deja vu is because the event is “similar in nature to Global PR Blog Week but with a Florida focus.” The “vuja de” is the “distinct feeling that nothing like this has happened before.” My words there. I know of all sorts of conferences, etc. that blog about their functions. Certainly …

I enjoyed creating a podcast for Camp ASCCA recently with Dr. Dave Martin from Auburn Uninversity’s Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education. So, I am reposting it here in my blog because I believe it has specific implications for public relations practitioners.
…language matters
and we all need to be ever aware of how we refer
to people with disabilities so that we do not lose sight of their abilities…
Our discussion revolved around language and how its use may perpetuate stereotypes of people – who happen to have a disability …

Elizabeth Albrycht has an interesting post at CorporatePR about memes.
A visitor, Tina Lang-Stuart, suggested the links below. Good reading. Check them out.
A funny aside is that one of my students, Katie, commented that I had just tried “to explain to his survey research class what a meme is. I still do not understand what a meme is or how it is supposed to be used. I would like to know more about it though.”
Guess I didn’t do too hot of a job on that explanation, huh? …