Social Media Turns Live Events Into a Virtual Party (and Can Start a Revolution)

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What’s being talked about online is changing the way the world communicates and gives a voice to the little people. Last night the buzz was about Oscar. Here’s 3 reasons this should matter to you.

Gap New Logo Fail: Branding Lessons for Your Small Business

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The concept of branding may be unfamiliar to small business owners or networkers, so let’s review a brand that we are all familiar with, The Gap. They recently unveiled a new logo. Then the internet revolted.

Using a Corporate Blog to Navigate Tricky Public Relations Waters

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Royal Caribbean faces criticism as it resumes travel to Haiti. Their blog opens the communication channels between the company, customers, investors and the media.

How Not To Use a Blog & Facebook for PR

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The TSA has an official employee, Bob “Blogger Bob” Burns that writes on behalf on the agency. He published a blog post addressing the story. Instead of doing what a good PR agent should do, and calm things down, he poured fuel on the situation.

Social Media & the Massachusetts Senate Race

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On the eve of the election, Republican Scott Brown has taken the lead in the polls by a margin but with a landslide on Social Media. Is it enough to upset this race?

I’m With Coco: Can Social Media Save The Tonight Show?

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I’m watching in real-time as Conan O’Brien’s (aka “Coco”) fans take over Twitter, Facebook & other Social Media channels. Will advertisers and the network executives listen to the social masses?