Monthly archive for October 2010

A student at #smcc10
PR student Oana Jinga reports from the Social Media in a Corporate Context 2010 (#smcc10) conference. From Joe Bloggs to Über Blogger: The Blogger Evolution
Shelley George takes a look at the most unlikely of bloggers… and why PRs should take notice of them. Social media, PR and the next big thing
Managing Director of 33 Digital, Drew Benvie, explains the origins of working in social media before the phrase even existed. A brief history of diffusion of innovation in social media
Recent graduate Thomas Harrison-Lord discusses how social media depends upon the innovators and early adapters to gain popularity. A new location network just checked in to town… Places
Section editor for PR and social media David Clare takes a look at Facebook’s entry into the world of location based networking with Facebook Places. Twitter virgin mounts Facebook fightback
Help, I’m a twitter virgin and have only just started blogging, yet dissertation and graduation are looming large. Ines Alcobia seeks like-minded friends on Facebook. Positive profile for footballers: here’s how to do it
Football operates in the short term and bad publicity follows footballers. It doesn’t have to be like this, says sports and entertainment PR specialist Will Wood. The importance of measurability in social media for PR
Janey Spratt discusses the notion that with social media comes the ongoing job of maintenance, monitoring and measurement. Video News Agency launched to meet media’s demand for quality video and other digital content
Video News Agency (VNA) is a new online service for journalists, broadcasters and web editors which provides free-to-use, downloadable video and other digital news content for the media. Comms Chat Student Special
A weekly online chat for PR professionals is to host a student special next week on 18th October. The chat will take place between 8pm and 9pm, October 18th, and the question is ‘Does PR have a duty to tell the truth?’ Getting your name out there and why it’s important
PR students are constantly being reminded of the importance of reputation, so why not put some of your effort into applying the techniques studied into your own lives? It is a concept Carli Smith likes to call: Brand Me.