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Lanny Davis Part II: An interview with President Clinton’s former special counsel

August 19, 2007

  In the late 1990s, President Bill Clinton was accused of selling burial plots at Arlington National Cemetery. The scandal made front page news all over the country. The problem: none of it was true. Lanny Davis, Clinton’s former special counsel, explains why this happened in part two of this exclusive interview for The Good, The [...]

PR Nuggets 8.19.07: Netflix and customer service, the Wikipedia scandal

August 19, 2007

Netflix is taking the radical step of ensuring excellent customer service. What was once an assumed business creed is now being used as a way to be a market leader. This is a mixed blessing. The Wikipedia scandal has spread like wildfire. It’s extremely tempting to assume an anonymous identity to set the record straight–or, [...]

PR nuggets 8.15.07: iPhone bills, the Bush administration and Wikipedia done anonymously by the heavy-weights

August 15, 2007

This is a double whammy: iPhone users are described as shocked and take matters into their own hands when they receive box-sized bills for their iPhone usage–airtime and Web time. AT&T’s response: this is standard billing practice. Consumer responses: Post a video on Youtube. Both reactions are ridiculous. Consumers know what they are getting. I [...]

5 ways to know you’re under attack

August 13, 2007

Knowing when you’re under attack may seem obvious at first thought. The truth, however, is that any business or organization can come under attack for even innocuous reasons. The Information Age has made damning allegations that much more convenient to make, and these attacks most often have an online component–the Internet being the main medium of criticism. Individuals, [...]

PR nuggets 8.6.07: Google privacy and marketing The 4-Hour Work Week

August 7, 2007

As much as I find Google’s technologies valuable, my fawning should be kept in check. The company has faced PR issues lately particularly for user privacy fears in regards to Google’s marketing tactics and its Street View feature. Media Post’s Search Insider details the most recent concern over Google’s practices. (Disclosure of the obvious: I use [...]