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http://www.prdaily.com/ : 10 distractions corporate communicators face | Articles | Home

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:14:32 +0000

The big one for me is the rabbit hole: I want to use an anecdote from history, say, or pop culture. So I look up the details to get them right, but there's one niggling thing I can't confirm. Or one aspect of it that might be dodgy. So I dig deeper, and oh my god, was it really a young Harrison Ford in that role? Before I know it, it's deadline and I have 170 IMDB tabs open in my browser.

http://www.ragan.com : You’ve never heard of the interrobang?! | Articles | Tomorrow

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 07:37:55 +0000

I'm going to respectfully disagree on whether you can use the interrobang in a news release. It's widely regarded as the only acceptable punctuation following the acronym "WTF" - as in, "'This is a naked abuse of patent law, and one we will resist with every legal means at our disposal,' said Maniacus Thweep, CEO of Fictiticorp. 'I mean, WTF?!'"

Rosscott, Inc. : The System 663: How To Name Your Pacific Rim Jaeger

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:17:19 +0000

"Rocket Hemorrhoid." Fitting, somehow. (Also, I can sing it to the tune of "Rocket Robin Hood.")

Rosscott, Inc. : Under-Pantones

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:55:05 +0000

"Better that than 477 C, amirite?"

Rosscott, Inc. : Under-Pantones

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:51:55 +0000

"I'm not saying I was scared, but I was suddenly wearing some Pantone 803's, if you know what I mean."

http://www.ragan.com : 8 reasons your employees hate to blog (and how to fix that) | Articles | Tomorrow

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:30:03 +0000

Thanks – and if you have any suggestions to add, they'd be more than welcome!

http://www.prdaily.com/ : The top 10 ways to know you’re a social media expert | Articles

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:51:56 +0000

You know you're a social media expert when you... ...press the Twitter icon in a print ad. ...get a little misty-eyed when you remember defunct web apps. ...make a point of remembering your witty remarks at parties so you can tweet them later. ...judge people's worth as human beings by whether they auto-DM new followers. ...add the suggestions you made in Google+ to the comments on the main post.

http://www.prdaily.com/ : Why companies should stop blocking social media | Articles

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:08:56 +0000

And look! All fixed. :)

http://www.prdaily.com/ : Why companies should stop blocking social media | Articles

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:28:38 +0000

Thanks, Arik. I'll get in touch with Ragan directly.

http://cikklawa.blogspot.com/ : Facebook | 5 Sebab Mengapa Saya Benci FACEBOOK

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:12:14 +0000

Hi! I'm glad you liked the cartoon. Unfortunately, this version doesn't credit the original artist (that would be me), or link to its home on the web. Would you mind linking it to http://www.robcottingham.ca/cartoon/archive/2007-... ? Thanks!!

Rosscott, Inc. : Shows to Devour?

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:20:14 +0000

I'll second Damages. I also loved Episodes, although some didn't. And here's a dark horse: the BBC series Absolute Power, a half-hour comedy about a scruples-free PR firm led by Stephen Fry and John Bird.

http://www.ragan.com : 8 word meanings the Internet has changed | Articles

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:29:59 +0000

"Put them in the iron maiden." "Iron Maiden? Awesome!!" "Execute them!" "Bogus!" - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989

Noise to Signal Cartoon : How to use your laptop as a lightbox

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:22:03 +0000

Good luck - hope you'll post the results of your first experiment with it!

Spark | CBC Radio : How should police use social media?

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:05:08 +0000

That's exactly what they were doing, and I don't believe the VPD set out to ridicule anyone. But the public reaction to their feed established the need for some context, and this post makes me wonder if they recognize that: http://connectedcops.net/?p=3519.

Spark | CBC Radio : How should police use social media?

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:28:02 +0000

There are a few obvious pitfalls: adopting a bland, impersonal, corporate voice, for instance; or waiting forever to respond to comments and conversation, while the response is vetted and approved by six layers of bureaucracy. But the one that struck me when the Vancouver PD launched their Twitter account was how their updates ended up serving as entertainment fodder - often at the expense of the mentally ill. One report of a "possibly intoxicated woman" dancing in the street generated a lot of retweeting and ridicule; so did another report of a man yelling at passers-by. A 140-character update can't help but take those incidents out of context... and out of context, those *are* funny situations. But consider the larger story: people who may have addictions, or suffer from mental illness, or some other deep distress. Compassion is a pretty critical part of policing, and it happens to be essential to successful social media. But at least with this launch, it was missing... not because of callousness, but because their approach to date didn't make room for it. Even a few tweets reminding people that these are real people facing real struggles could provide some crucial context.