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[30 May 2008 | 2 Comments | 4 views]

The following stems from discussions in the PRMindshare listserv – PRMindshare@yahoogroups.com.
The group, moderated by Ned Barnett, has experienced a recent back and forth about consumer backlashes. The consumer outrages, whether faux/manufactured or real, concerned a variety of companies and incidents:
- Subway Homeschool Discrimination Around the Web « One Mom
- Rachael Ray ad pulled over ‘jihad scarf’
- cbs13.com – Watchdog Group Outraged By New Starbucks Logo
- Christian Ministry ‘Habitat for Humanity’ Agrees to Work with Abortion Giant Planned Parenthood
- Crane Collapses on Manhattan’s East Side, Killing 4 – New York …

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[28 May 2008 | Comments Off | 1 views]

Each summer, interns from around the country visit Camp ASCCA.
This summer, we’ll be doing podcasts using Utterz. I’ll give them a prepaid phone they can carry with them to the activity areas. While taking photos and videos, they can also grab a quick audio interview easily embedded in the camp blog as well as the camp’s social network, ASCCA Friends.

It struck me that this is a very inexpensive way to add one more multimedia layer with fun interviews to the camp’s efforts. For instance, below you’ll see …

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[27 May 2008 | 2 Comments | 7 views]

As we enter Summer 2008, I realized I forgot to post the resumes & portfolios from my most recent classes. So, here they are.
They’ve been cross-posted at PR Prospects, the site I started to promote our wonderful Auburn University PR majors.
Please check out the most recent group from Spring semester. They are a fun group and quite bright. OK, I’m biased.
Below you’ll find a group of students with a wide variety of PR interests. Some of them have graduated, or will soon, and you may be …

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[12 May 2008 | Comments Off | 1 views]

Must admit, I’m intrigued by Google Friend Connect (Note: Not up yet. Later tonight.)
The details are here: Google Press Center: News Announcement.
Lots of other people are, of course, buzzing about it. See Techmeme: Previewing Google Friend Connect: Website owners can make any site social (Sean Carlson/Google).
Now, since it is just launching, I’m not too sure we can take advantage of it in this semester’s classes, but I’ll hope. I’d like for all students to be able to get an account. But, Google is rolling it out …