More ranting. Step back so no one gets hurt. I realize that this is useless for those at TechCrunch. They won’t listen. They’re confident they know everything. But, it is at the very least therapeutic for me. I’ll also be able to use this as just one more case study example of the cluelessness my students should avoid in sites like TechCrunch.
Does anyone else get really turned off by these lame attempts of people trying so desperately to assign rankings of authority to all …

Sorry. Danger, Will Robinson. Robert’s ranting again … Stand back. I don’t want anyone to get hurt.
I blame myself, really. I watch, listen to and read way too much news. Yep, there – I said it. And, I’m not ashamed.  I’m a news addict.  No, the drugs and therapy sessions are not working.
This kerfluffle about Joe Biden’s statement that Obama, if elected, will be tested in some manner during his first year (six months, whatever) in office – it just spins your head, doesn’t …

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Two interesting PR issues come to light today.
Is PR Inherently Unethical?
Jennifer Milikien raises the question at PROpenMic, Is PR Inherently Unethical?
The discussion revolves around “a commentary on “CBS Sunday Morning” by legal analyst Andrew Cohen in which he challenged the integrity of the public relations profession.” Source: PR Tactics and The Strategist Online.
It has spilled over to the CBS Web site, too. The issue has, as of this writing, generated 14 pages of comments. The Flak Over Flacks, In The Wake Of Scott McClellan’s New Book, …