An Open Note to All of Prof. Nixon’s Students at Georgia Southern University:
We’re almost off and running in our Spring Semester classes at GSU. This semester, I’m teaching two classes; the classes, with hyperlinks to the syllabi, are listed below:

Public Relations Publications :: PRCA 3339
Introduction to Public Relations :: PRCA 2330

So that we can make [...]

Ever want to capture a discussion on Twitter for later? Perhaps you want to save a series of messages from several different people to insert in a presentation? Rodd Lucier (@thecleversheep on Twitter and blogger at Teacher 2.0) shares a novel approach using a  combination of TweetDeck and a screen capture program.
Simple and elegant. Thanks, Rodd!

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When I first started using Twitter about a year ago, I would follow anyone who first followed me. As Twitter has grown, I have realized that I need to be more discerning so that I don’t get overwhelmed. Here’s a brief description of my thought process.
I tend to automatically follow:

people I’ve met in real life
students [...]

This morning, Michelle Naranjo sent out a tweet asking about protocol for unfollowing someone on Twitter.

That got me wondering . . . so I sent Michelle a direct message and asked if she’d mind if I posted a quick poll. And here it is: 

[polldaddy poll="1136557"]

addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fpublicrelationsmatters.com%2F2008%2F11%2F24%2Ftwitter-unfollowing-protocol%2F’;
addthis_title = ‘Twitter+%26%238220%3BUnfollowing%26%238221%3B+Protocol’;
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In September, my Corporate PR students at Georgia Southern University were given the One Week of Twitter Assignment. In October, they blogged about their experiences with Twitter. A Canadian educator who I’m connected with on Twitter read my post “One Week of Twitter :: Revisited,” commented on it, and coordinated a time with me to [...]

In September, my Corporate PR students at Georgia Southern University were given the One Week of Twitter Assignment. Most of the students started their adventures with Twitter a similar feeling. They typically had two types of confusion: confusion about how Twitter works and confusion about why there is any value in Twitter. One student even [...]

Our One Week of Twitter assignment begins on Tuesday, September 16, and will end at midnight on September 22. Your blog post about this experience is due before class on October 1.
Setting Up Your Twitter Account

Go to Twitter. Click Get Started, and sign up. I prefer it if you use some version of your first and last [...]

If you teach Public Relations at a college or university and are also a user of Twitter, I’d like to hear from you. Let’s collect the addresses of the Twitter home pages for all the PR profs who use Twitter. I’ve found it incredibly helpful and interesting to follow other people who are teaching the [...]

Twitter is my favorite microblogging service. There are many, many glossaries of Twitter vocabulary on the web. So many, in fact, it’s almost overwhelming to a newbie to Twitter.
Let’s come up with the top 10 words that someone new to Twitter should know. Here are eight that I came up with quickly. Can you help [...]

From PR To Eternity: Matthew Watson’s Blog
A listing of the world’s top PR blogs; definitely worth a look
(tags: pr_blogs)

TwitterCounter: How popular are you? (open beta)
(tags: twitter)

Savannah Movie Showtimes
(tags: movies)

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Ask-Dr-Kirk: Did I Miss Anything?
We’ve all had that question…A student is absent from class and comes up to you to ask, “Did I miss anything?” [...]