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Medium Raw, Cooking With the Social Media Crowd

World renown chef and food critic Anthony Bourgain woke up one morning and decided to really engage the digital world. Bourdain's Medium Raw Challenge takes the two way conversation to the next level. One lucky contestant will be published alongside Bourdain and win $10,000 too. The author of many bestsellers reveals "at least" his savvy of what social media is all about. Genuine engagement is not some assistant managing your Twitter account folks.

Editorial Team · Jul 26, 2010

Social Media PR & Social Media Strategy

Survey: Facebook Fanboys Hate Facebook

A survery that went out Tuesday morning by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) that had a lot of people talking about what the findings meant. The ACSI survey is nothing new, however this is the first year they included some of the social networking sites. And the results conclude that, drum roll please: Facebook sucks.

Editorial Team · Jul 22, 2010

PR News

Free Social Media Conference: Retweet: Engagement Means Business

In July, Vocus hosts a free online social media conference, Retweet: Engagement Means Business conference. Five inspirational video presentations by Deirdre Breakenridge, Beth Harte, Lee Odden, David Meerman Scott and Brian Solis, live Q&A and chat sessions and networking oportunities are the top reasons why you should register for the conference held on July 28th.

Editorial Team · Jul 12, 2010

PR News

Social Media PR: Non-commercial Social Media Round Table in New York

The Alumni Futures Social Media Round Table NYC will open its doors July 22, from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (ET).

Editorial Team · Jul 8, 2010

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Chatterscope: A New Twitter Sentiment Monitoring Tool

Chatterscope is a reputation monitoring tool designed exclusively for Twitter. It tracks mentions on Twitter and automatically classifies the sentiment within each tweet, then charts these graphically.

Editorial Team · Jun 25, 2010

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Malware City – Fighting the Villains of the Online World

BitDefender's MalwareCity.com is a quite unusual business blog, mixing anime and comic strips with IT security post and news, online freebies and the fun side of the social world. It is a rather effective method to use fun to raise awareness about real threats of the virtual world and to sell their products.

Editorial Team · Jun 23, 2010

PR Insights & Public Relations Strategy

Does Your PR Agency Need a Community Manager?

The Community Manager position is hot right now. With all the excitement surrounding the community management position, you may be tempted to jump on the bandwagon and hire a community manager for your PR agency or for your biggest client--but, are you really ready?

Editorial Team · Jun 22, 2010

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Google News Creator Says Journalism Is Here to Stay

Google News creator says journalism is here to stay and identified key changes bound to occur in the next five years or so. Journalistic organizations will have to adapt to new trends and channles to stay relevant to their audiences.

Editorial Team · Jun 16, 2010

PR News

Is Social Media Now Mainstream?

If your agency is targeting a demographic over 50, you shouldn't ignore social media. While it was once thought that older generations were not active online, the most recent information shows that many of those in the baby boom generation and even those who are older are increasingly comfortable with social media.

Editorial Team · Jun 15, 2010

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Pitching the Babe Ruth of Travel, Peter Greenberg

The best PR media pitch is always an honest one. However, researching who you are being honest with comes in second in priority for successful media outreach. But, an honest mistake also conveys sincerity. A recent media pitch to world famous travel guru Peter Greenberg reveals good advice for the budding (or expert even) PR professional.

Editorial Team · Jun 12, 2010