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Informal Learning and Community Libraries - Are multiplayer online games a model for the new skillsets required in a world with widely distributed content? Interesting post by Irving Wladawsky-Berger on a talk by John Seely Brown.
Prevention: Avoiding a "Firememe" - Kami Huyse on Todd Defren’s advice about the life cycle of a PR crisis in […]

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Social Media Put to Good Use - Forward Blog points to the use of Flickr to raise awareness of runaway children. (Kevin Dugan original source)

Online Communities, Bikers and the 1% Rule - Colin McKay takes the 1% rule out for a test drive, and find that in online communities, about 1% of the users are […]

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Toronto Star Adds Del.icio.us Bookmarking — Colin McKay compares the approaches Canadian newspapers use for online publishing. For example, I know who the media columnist is for the Toronto Star, but not for the Globe and Mail, which I subscribe to.
In Silicon Valley, a Man without a Patent — The New York Times’ John Markoff […]

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Time Magazine Closes Canadian Bureau — April 28 is the closing date. (link via John Gushue)
Blogs: The Birth of "Public" Relations — Josh Hallett was one of the participants in the Florida Public Relations Association’s blog week 2006.
Easter Extra: The Bible in 50 Words — courtesy of Donna Papacosta.
You can always count on Hugh MacLeod’s […]

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Facebook + (No PR) = Car Crash - Jeremy Pepper looks at FaceBook, the social networking site for college students.
Steve’s 2 Cents - Quotes and links about using blogs to connect and stay connected.
Interview with Allen Pitts,W1AGP, ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager - Great opening line: "You may know me as David Parmet, blogger […]

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How I Work - Steve Rubel kicks off discussion about tools people use to get things done.

You’re Up, They’re Down - Social media sites are gaining traffic.

Polemic alert - Bob LeDrew offers snippets from a Vanity Fair piece on Scott McLellan that eviscerates him.

1366 Respondents In One Afternoon :: Student Survey Research - Robert French […]

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We need to lose the PR message points when responding to tragedy:  John Wagner on Houston’s public transit authority, and its callous public comments about its safety record.

April Fool’s Joke Gone Awry?: Jeremy Pepper recounts a recent phone conversation with Strumpette insider Brian Connolly and prays the blog will whither and die. ‘Nuff said.

Naked Answers, […]

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Why, Brian…what a nice figure you have

Mike Krempasky does some sleuthing to figure out where The Strumpette’s blog originates.

The Lifecycle of a PR Blogger

Josh Hallett extends Min Jung Kim’s Lifecycle of Bloggers to PR bloggers.

Inbox Zero

Tips from 43 Folders on how to empty your Inbox.

Blogging and PR Career Advancement

Joseph Thornley on the importance of understanding […]

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News items from my del.icio.us shared bookmarking account.

PR in the Age of Consumer Control

Kevin Dugan on the use of social media to manage public relations.

The State of the News Media 2006

The project for Excellence in Journalism releases its 2006 report on the state of the industry in the U.S.

Getting my interactive kettle online

Neville Hobson looks […]

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The Sonus Short Leash
At LightReading.com, they’ve posted an e-mail that leaked out from a PR firm saying the Light Reading reporter should be kept on "a short leash." Oops.
Blogging in Germany
David Weinberger tells a German audience what blogging isn’t.
Parsing the French Diaspora in North America
Brian Fawcett’s impassioned plea to read Toronto author Philip Marchand’s Ghost […]

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"True Spin": An Oxymoron or a Lofty Goal?
Diane Farsetta on the True Spin PR conference for progressive organizations.
Dogcaught: A Railroad Blog
For railroad fans, Aaron Hockley’s blog features rail cars and other photos from the Pacific Northwest.
PR Students ask "How Come They Don’t Teach Us Any of This?"
Josh Hallett on PR bloggers speaking to university students.
Let’s […]

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