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Limits of the Internet
By: Maria Donaldson
05/02/2008 - We talk a lot about the vast possibilities that the Internet has afforded PR, especially on this blog. But it is not often we reflect on the limits of the Internet, as Felix Salmon points out in this Portfolio article. If you were to…
Facebook Launches Instant Message Service
By: Maria Donaldson
04/08/2008 - According to TechCrunch, Facebook launched an instant message service over the weekend "in a few unspecified networks." I graduated from AOL Instant Messenger after college and have since moved on to Google Talk. But with Outlook e-mail so readily available on my desktop, I use…
A conversation about MySpace China
By: Maria Donaldson
03/21/2008 - I read the other day, in my Vogue magazine, that Wendi Deng, who's married to that guy, ugh his name is on the tip of my tongue, is heading up MySpace China. Tom? No, bigger than Tom. Rupert Murdoch? Yes! That's cool. You should blog…
Wall Street Journal Provides Plethora of Pointers
By: Maria Donaldson
03/18/2008 - The Wall Street Journal's online "Small Business" section is a plethora of online visibility pointers. Among them: What are the pros and cons of LinkedIn? Building an Online Community of Loyal and Vocal Users Allowing Customers to Friend You on MySpace and Facebook Improve Client…
Wired
By: Maria Donaldson
02/28/2008 - The March issue of Wired just arrived in our mailbox. Interestingly, the magazine offers a report on the institution of municipal Wi-Fi across the country. The story provides a map (unlike my earlier post on the topic) that demonstrates the magnitude of the "free" municipal…
Free Wi-Fi, Wherever You're Standing
By: Maria Donaldson
02/19/2008 - You may have heard that starting this spring, Starbucks will offer free limited Wi-Fi, effectively joining the ranks of connected coffee shops, campgrounds, and libraries across the country. In 2007 alone, more than 4000 new, free Wi-Fi locations were added to the Wi-Fi FreeSpot Directory.…
Why doesn't Wikipedia have an article on my company?
By: Maria Donaldson
02/15/2008 - Fair question. But that does not mean that Wikipedia is fair game for PR pros. Wikipedia explains further on this page, which provides answers to several commonly asked questions.
No Flack for Flickr
By: Maria Donaldson
01/17/2008 - Whilst Mark Zuckerberg catches flack for Facebook, Flickr is smiling for the camera. A CNET.com story published 18 hours ago (or so) reads "Flickr to host Library of Congress photos." The article outlines the value of tagged photos and illuminates the power of using an…
How I Started Standing: Part Three
By: Maria Donaldson
12/13/2007 - I fell into PR by accident. In college, I was drawn to Student Activities Board, Student Government and Greek Life – any opportunity to plan events, lead projects, be creative, research and write. Even though I wasn't majoring in communications I was inadvertently studying it.…
Home for the Holidays
By: Maria Donaldson
12/11/2007 - The Standing Partnership staff waves to Marijean during our annual holiday party. This year, the "Home for the Holidays" themed party was celebrated at Whittemore House.
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