Public relations’ Code of Ethics serves as a viable reminder for being honest not just in your professional life, but for life in general. Honesty, the free flow of information and accuracy serve as valuable credos for personal and businesses relationships. Nothing exemplifies this more than the ongoing hubbub about appropriating content from other sources. [...]
March 26, 2009
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that in the past month I have been pitched to no less than three times (two directly, one indirectly) to purchase print advertisements. One I deliberately ignored twice (sorry, New York Times), the other was a fruitless hour and half leaving me with an empty heart; not because the ROI on [...]
February 21, 2009
RENO BLOGGERS L-R: Ryan “Mr. Jerz” Jerz, (not visible) Ron “Local So & So,” Mike “Mike My Words” McDowell, Mike “I Am Indisposed” Henderson, Jim Scripps, Danielle Marie Henderson, me and Andrew (?). Photo by Mike “Reno Third Eye” Jamieson. [NOTE: This week’s soundtrack is CIVIL WAR by Dillinger 4.] Man am I feeling like [...]
November 28, 2008
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 [...]
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 [...]
May 24, 2009
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