I maintain caution in adopting new trends. The reason, as demonstrated here, is that more often than not, the rush to promote a new technology because it may (or may not) be cutting edge often overlooks something else that is critical. One example: The advent of the desktop computer was thought to put an end [...]
November 9, 2008
“Our sweepers were empowered to ‘dismiss’ certain reports.”* – Twitter Vote Report’s “Lead Sweeper” The Twitter Vote Report was promoted as a “non-partisan, all-volunteer network” in which voters with cell phones and accounts on the micro-blogging site Twitter could text message or post voting experiences. An analysis of the Twitter Vote Report shows, however, that [...]
October 17, 2008
It was a sad day yesterday for Northern Nevada blogging. A local publication released its annual “Best Of” edition and cited favorite reader blogs, of which none of mine made the list. While I read most of Nevada’s blogs, if not daily at least weekly, there are some that stand out in my mind as being well [...]
July 24, 2008
The following was written the pro pr blogger blog. I outline some tips for PR pros in relating to bloggers. 1. As a PR person, consider your intentions for approaching bloggers. Typically, trying to just score mentions or links is readily transparent and frowned upon. Genuinely participating in the blog, or relating to the blogger, [...]
June 29, 2008
I’ve been informed that merely having a Myspace page is an exercise in narcissism, so apparently having a blog is the ultimate display of grandstanding and being a blow-hard. But, it’s been a year for this blog, and so far it’s been a good run. I set up this blog for multiple reasons. I began [...]
November 28, 2008