Archive for August, 2008

 

links for 2008-08-31

August 31st, 2008

Gustav: Interactive tracking map — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
(tags: gustav hanna)

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Groundswell: Will It Blend?

August 28th, 2008

 In my Corporate Public Relations class this fall, we’re reading Groundswell. Teams of students will present the five objectives of the groundswell: listening, talking, energizing, supporting, and embracing. But for a little fun before we dive into the book, I thought it might be good to share this YouTube clip. What happens when you try to [...]

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links for 2008-08-27

August 27th, 2008

Alltop - Top PR News
(tags: PublicRelations aggregator)

The Best Practices In Social Media Marketing Writing Project | Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog and Podcast - By Mitch Joel at Twist Image
Are there best practices in Social Media Marketing?
Marketers struggle to come up with answers because Social Media is still a very new [...]

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links for 2008-08-26

August 26th, 2008

YouTube - Facebook Song
(tags: YouTube Facebook)

Fallacies
In order to understand what a fallacy is, one must understand what an argument is. Very briefly, an argument consists of one or more premises and one conclusion. A premise is a statement (a sentence that is either true or false) that is offered in support of the claim being [...]

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Google Reader in Plain English

August 26th, 2008

Lee and Sachi Lefever, otherwise known as the fine folks from Common Craft, have produced yet another in their “In Plain English” series. In this latest installation, they explain Google Reader, in plain English, of course.

I’ve been a user of Google Reader for about a year now. It helps me by consolidating all the RSS [...]

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How to Find Cheap College Textbooks

August 26th, 2008

[Cross-posted from Making Connections: Facebook & Beyond :: a blog for my First Year Experience students at Georgia Southern University]
With the cost of college textbooks spiraling upward, it’s good to know that there are still some good sources of (relatively) inexpensive textbooks. Christopher S. Penn, host of the Financial Aid Podcast, shares his best tips [...]

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links for 2008-08-25

August 25th, 2008

Grammar Girl :: Writing with Slang
Slang is made of informal words and phrases that originate in speech, and often includes substitutions for formal words, like “ride” or “wheels” for a car. Getting down or coming down, tripping, throwing a spaz, digging it, groove, and so not into or so into anything are all slang.
It’s the [...]

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Ethics and Communication in PR

August 24th, 2008

As I promised my students in my Corporate PR class at Georgia Southern University, here are the slides that I’m using in class for August 25, along with two YouTube clips we’ll view. 
Ethics and Communication in PR
View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: ethics public)
 FEMA “Press Conference”

Cell Phones Can Pop Popcorn?
 

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links for 2008-08-23

August 23rd, 2008

Joseph Biden's Plagiarism
Hmmm . . . so plagiarizing (and admitting to it) can help you earn the Democratic VP nomination? That's troublesome.
(tags: biden plagiarism)

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links for 2008-08-22

August 22nd, 2008

The Face of Facebook; free eBook
(tags: Facebook)

FORTUNE 500 2008: Annual ranking of America's largest corporations from Fortune Magazine
(tags: PRCA3331)

Inc. 5,000 Index, - Inc. Article
The fastest growing private companies in America
(tags: PRCA3331)

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