Commander in Control
One of the points I had hoped to emphasize in my last post was that Twitter, blogging, Facebook and Google+ offer an even more controlled communications environment than what a fastidiously prepped/messaged executive might face in a media interview.Dav...
Communications Slop
"The modern chief executive lives behind a wall of communications operatives, many of whom ladle out slop meant to obscure rather than reveal."David Carr-- David Carr of The New York Times lamenting the way many CEOs have long interacted with memb...
Those Five-Star Reviews
How important are consumer-generated reviews in your purchase-making decisions? If you're like me, the answer is VERY. When assessing hotels, the write-ups on Virtual Tourist and Trip Advisor invariably make or break my booking. The reviews on Yelp pla...
Pando’s ‘Cuda
In case you hadn't noticed, a very refreshing bi-product has risen from the ashes of the rather acrimonious breakup between TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and his wealth-creating nemesis, AOL. The tech/social news-savvy site PandoDaily, led by fo...
My Big Messy Social Life
My social life is a mess. And I know I'm not the only one mired in the digital muck. Here's the lowdown, which stands in contrast to just two years ago: I'm feeling pressure to bolster my presence on the red hot Pinterest even though th...
PR for Startups: Deconstructed
Blog MaverickIt turns out that my post last week about item #11 on Mark Cuban's list of 12 Rules for Startups -- "Never Hire a PR Firm" -- set off a firestorm that prompted a more nuanced response from Mr. Cuban.In his expanded view, Mr. Cuban did...
Don’t Be Evil
Scott McNealyIn March of 1998, the straight-talking CEO of Sun Microsystems travelled to Washington to testify before Congress on the then-monopolistic ways of one famous tech company out of Redmond, WA. Scott McNealy, with whom I sat the following mor...
"Never Hire a PR Firm"
Maverick Mark CubanThat NBA champ, author, and billionaire blogging maverick Mark Cuban offered up some mostly sound advice to the startup community this week in a post titled "Mark Cuban's 12 Rules for Startups" on Entrepreneur.com.I say mostly becaus...
Wikipedia & PR: Friend or Foe?
WIkipedia founder Jimmy WalesShortly before Christmas, I ran into an old friend who oversees social media for one of the big-branded management consultancy firms. He confided in me that he was having an issue with Wikipedia.Wikipedia wouldn't grant him...
Why CES Matters
Just as my Twitterstream is about to be overrun by hangover-induced tweets from the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, former tech scribe for The Journal Nick Wingfield who's now toiling for The New York Times, yesterday presented a sobering view...
