Keeping dirty laundry away from the media is no longer fashionable. Stars today would do anything for a moment of fame. Who is responsible for this degradation in what makes the news and in what the public is interested in?
Social media education in 2010 was a one-credit elective. In 2026 it runs across every serious communications, marketing, and journalism program — and a parallel paid-education economy now outspends most university budgets on the subject. The five anchor programs, the four-class paid economy, the three gaps most curricula still leave out, and the five domains a modern curriculum should cover.
I'm tired of writing about Facebook.
Reading Horizons is working to raise awareness for their Lemons for Literacy kids. They spotlight a child and people play online games to help raise the money to get the children a reading program.
The economy may not seem as shaky as it did a year ago, but we haven't made it as far as we would have liked, either.
Turns out, the Super Bowl might be okay after all.
And my articles are somewhat journalistic in nature, meaning I typically cover the news regarding the social media and online marketing space.
EPR's master guide to finding and evaluating a PR firm in the AI Communications era — the five evaluation criteria, the directory resources, the pillar coverage by geography and specialization, and the FAQs every PR buyer asks.
Originally published January 2010 on TIAA-CREF and Putnam using Facebook for financial education. Rebuilt June 2026 as EPR's reference on the sixteen-year evolution from social-media financial education through robo-advisors and app brokerages to AI engines as the first place consumers ask.