Archive: May 2001

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Going Once

May 14th, 2001 by

Get your bid in this week – offers for the domain name http://www.prcentral.com will be accepted through Friday, May 18 at 6:00 p.m. The site generated 1.5 million hits per month before operation was interrupted… Continued

Virtual Rep Management Virtually Ignored.

May 14th, 2001 by

More company heads than ever are con-cerned about corporate reputation in cyber-space, but not many are doing anything aboutit. According to a survey of 600 CEOs con-ducted by Harris Interactive/Yankelovich for Hill and Knowlton, 73%… Continued

Online PR: State-of-the-Industry Survey

May 14th, 2001 by

We’d like to learn more about the role the Internet plays in your day-do-day life as a communicator. Please fill out this survey, conducted by PR NEWS and Weber Shandwick Worldwide, The Weber Group and… Continued

Closing the Healthcare Information Gap

May 14th, 2001 by

Americans are receiving more health-related information than ever before–from national and local media, the Internet, clinics and physicians’ offices, community and senior centers, employers and through discussions with family, friends and co-workers. But despite the… Continued

Putting E-Commerce in the Palms of Influential PR Hands

May 14th, 2001 by

The Case for Wireless Handango, an online e-tailer of software for handheld devices, hit the marketplace in spring 2000 at a time when many dotcoms were entering crash-and-burn mode but the site’s founders were confident… Continued

McVeigh Execution: Sensational Press or Issue Platform?

May 14th, 2001 by

From a PR point of view, some might call G.L. Carter’s mission challenging, if not completely hopeless. She heads up the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, headquartered in the same city where, six… Continued

Mediating MSNBC.com

May 7th, 2001 by

MSNBC.com has made a cyber-first by bringing on the first ombudsman for an online news organization. Veteran journalist Dan Fisher will monitor the quality and balance of copy at MSNBC.com, providing analysis of how the… Continued

Virtual Outdoors

May 7th, 2001 by

RSN.com, dedicated to information and entertainment for outdoor enthusiasts, has expanded. The relaunched site breaks out content in three divisions, Land, Water and Mountain, and includes improved navigation. Existing content on the site will include… Continued

There’s No Business Like Show Business

May 7th, 2001 by

Ed McMahon is going back to talent scouting. The former “Star Search” emcee will host a new variety series, “Ed McMahon’s Next Big Star,” on PAX TV, due to launch in August. Producers will hold… Continued

$$$ Site for Twenty-Somethings

May 7th, 2001 by

The Bond Market Foundation has rolled out a Web site to encourage long term investment. TomorrowsMoney.org offers investment advice for young adults, debunks common “excuses” for not investing, and offers interactive tools to help visitors… Continued