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Worst of the Web

March 26th, 2001 by

When it comes to the dotcom shakeout, the bigger they are has nothing to do with how hard they fall. A new report from San Francisco-based firm Applied Communications investigates the most visible dotcom crashes… Continued

EarthLink Users not LOL at AOL

March 26th, 2001 by

America Online is dealing with a PR backlash this week after it mistakenly deleted hundreds of thousands of emails. The Dulles, VA-based Web company, according to EarthLink Director of Corporate Communications Arley Baker, blocked EarthLink… Continued

The Hoof and Mouth Crisis…Could It Happen Here?

March 26th, 2001 by

Hill and Knowlton Vice Chairman Frank Mankiewicz returned last week from Europe-a hotbed of breaking news. In France and the U.K., health officials are working feverishly to contain hoof-and-mouth disease, an animal virus doing considerable… Continued

PR ‘Bunnies’ Make Journalists Hopping Mad

March 26th, 2001 by

By Paul Shinoff One tech reporter calls them “bunnies,” the young PR staffers who bounce from pitch call to pitch call – to the annoyance of journalistic colleagues. Having spent some years in senior positions… Continued

New Economy PR: Tried & True or Tired & Blue?

March 26th, 2001 by

SAN FRANCISCO — Are journalists obligated to write the stories that companies feed them? Do CEOs fall victim to their own delusions? Where do PR pros fit in? Are they messengers to kill or oracles… Continued

Say What?

March 26th, 2001 by

Someone sent us a human heart this week. Well, not a real one, but a realistic-looking one made out of foam rubber.(It arrived while staffers were midway through their peanut butter sandwiches, most left unfinished.)… Continued

Tech Community: Prioritize Your PR Activity

March 26th, 2001 by

Nearly 100 technology industry insiders attended MonsterBuzz 2001 on March 20 at the historic Memorial Marines’ Club & Hotel at Union Square. Freelance writer Colin Berry reports the conference buzz from tech journalists and industry… Continued

Media Layoffs: The Latest Graveyard Stats

March 26th, 2001 by

Media companies – and their interactive divisions, in particular – are in a state of churn. Have you updated your database lately? Here are the latest (downward) adjustments in the media work force. MARCH 2001… Continued

My Generation Targets Boomers

March 26th, 2001 by

PR Campaign Uses Focus Groups and Market Research AARP is not your grandmother’s trade association nor is it any longer that senior citizen group once known as the American Association of Retired Persons. That’s the… Continued

Media Insight: "Smart Solutions"

March 26th, 2001 by

Home & Garden Television C/o Weller Grossman Productions 14144 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 818/755-4800 http://www.hgtv.com Got a problem? Bring it to “Smart Solutions,” an HGTV show now entering its sixth season… Continued