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Fear and Loathing on the Internet: Coming Out on Top When You’re Bashed Online

February 5th, 2001 by

Two years back, a client of PR consultant Eric Dezenhall was taking a beating on the Internet. An email alleging the client’s feminine-care products contained asbestos was bouncing around to thousands of people around the… Continued

JobTracker

February 5th, 2001 by

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), with headquarters in San Francisco, is seeking a President for this multi-service, 13,700-member not- for-profit organization and global network of more than 100 chapters. IABC provides products, services, leadership… Continued

Open Mike

February 5th, 2001 by

It’s a shame that in order to provide tips on defending the pharmaceutical industry (PRN, Jan. 22, “Battling Bias” by Nancy Turett) you have to take a swipe at the Canadian healthcare system. It’s not… Continued

US Newswire Expands

February 5th, 2001 by

Now that we’ve got a new president in the White House there are more places on the Web to find political news. US Newswire has struck up a content distribution deal with Yahoo! Inc. that… Continued

Talking Instantly With Instant Messaging

February 5th, 2001 by

Personal digital assistants (or PDAs) and Web-enabled phones are so hip that some PR professionals are having them surgically attached to their bodies. Okay, we exaggerate slightly, but the gadgets are becoming indispensable for communicating… Continued

Maneuvering Your Career When the Ground is Shifting Under Your Feet

February 5th, 2001 by

When we counted down to the end of 2000 and the start of 2001, I had a sense of a market turn as sharp and as swift as a Chinese cleaver cutting through steak. Within… Continued

Food Companies Visit Classroom to Score Bigger Piece of Consumer Pie

February 5th, 2001 by

Case of Fruit Americans keep getting busier and busier, and baking is fast becoming a lost art form. That was bad news for Rochester, NY-based Agrilink Foods, makers of the Comstock and Wilderness fruit pie… Continued

Are Your Experts Known? Hitch Your Wagon to a Hot Media Story

February 5th, 2001 by

When the BBC broke the story last month of an adoption battle over twin girls brokered over the Internet, a BBC reporter phoned an American attorney specializing in adoption cases for comment. The story hit… Continued

Media Insight

February 5th, 2001 by

Veranda 455 East Paces Ferry Rd. Suite 216 Atlanta, GA 30305 404/261-3603 404/364-9772 (fax) http://www.veranda.com True, a considerable majority of the “fabulous” crowd – those aficionados of haute design, sleek architecture, fine jewelry and lavish… Continued

Say What?

February 5th, 2001 by

It seems even the biggest name in e-commerce isn’t impervious to falling rock from the dotcom shakeout – although it may be trying to keep it on the q.t. In a release last Tuesday with… Continued