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Trader Joe's Unauthorized Commercial
By: Tammy Stankey
03/31/2009 - Although these days I mostly find myself humming something off of U2's No Line on the Horizon CD, today I've found myself humming a little diddy from the Trader Joe's Unauthorized Commercial as posted by Philanthropy.com and being shared around the nonprofit world. I give them…
Being Mindful of “True” Social Media
By: Amber Morris
03/27/2009 - In light of the unfortunate struggle many traditional media outlets are facing, who can deny much of the future of communications and public relations lies in social media? That's why I finally began exploring social media. Guided by Marijean's social media primer, I dipped my toe…
Join in Social Media Research
By: Melissa Lackey
03/27/2009 - For all of you who are research and measurement fans (like me), I wanted to offer a quick heads up. The Society for New Communications Research will be partnering with Beeline Labs and Deloitte on the second annual Tribalization of Business Study. The study focuses…
Social Media, In Real Life and Bacon
By: Chrissy Hugyez
03/27/2009 - Earlier this month, my colleague Marijean, wrote a blog post about the importance of In Real Life interaction. One of my favorite comedians, Jim Gaffigan, must be reading our blog, or he is just really smart. Because I enjoy his style comedy, which is clean…
Teetering on both sides of the Twitter spectrum
By: Justin Lopinot
03/26/2009 - Here at Standing, people fall into two camps when it comes to Twitter: Those who love it and can't stop talking about it. And those who think it's just silly. There's not much in between. As of today, I fall into the latter category. I…
Who'll Be Left to Write the Media's Obituary?
By: Loren Wassell
03/25/2009 - The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism has just published its sixth annual Report on American Journalism -- The State of the News Media. It chronicles and quantifies the decline in mainstream media we've been watching accelerate: Some of the numbers are chilling. Newspaper ad…
Rethinking Presidential Addresses
By: Patrick Lunsford
03/23/2009 - So ... I'm sitting down Sunday evening and watching President Barack Obama on CBS' "60 Minutes" and I'm wondering if the traditional national television network address has unofficially outlived its usefulness (as the core channel between the president and citizens). Last week, Maya blogged about the president's recent…
Is the President's Financial Rescue Plan a Laughing Matter?
By: Maya Lunnemann
03/19/2009 - Is President Obama turning the presidency and his position into a joke? Is it really necessary for him to go on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to push his political agenda? Some already have said that President Obama, who used an unconventional approach during his…
A meal on Madoff
By: Christi Dixon
03/19/2009 - I wonder if the owner of Nino's 208 expected this kind of publicity when he offered a free meal to Madoff victims? Did he really just aim to turn those frowns upside down? Hmm.
Skittles: A Taste of How Web Sites Should Be Done
By: Marijean Jaggers
03/18/2009 - Unless someone's directed you there, or you've caught the buzz, OR you're just a raving Skittles fan, you may not have seen the new Skittles site. I urge you to go look. I'll wait. OK, are you done? No? You want to hang out there…
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