Paul Buchheit and Bret Taylor, the geniuses behind Gmail and Google Maps, started a social networking aggregator called FriendFeed seven months ago and it seems as if this new concept is finally starting to catch… Continued
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Rules for Successful Crisis Communications
April 17th, 2008 by Iris DorbianSuccessful communication, especially in a crisis, requires… • Implementing media and public communication plans as early as possible (e.g., when enough is known to help prevent additional cases); • Verifying information and findings and acknowledging… Continued
Being Green is Important to Consumers, says New Study
April 16th, 2008 by Iris DorbianAccording to a study that focused on bloggers, which was recently conducted by Nielsen Online, protecting the environment has become increasingly important to consumers, with online buzz around sustainability growing 50 percent in 2007. While… Continued
Google & Yahoo Partnership: Trustworthy?
April 15th, 2008 by PRNEWSIn an attempt to avoid an all-but-forced merger with Microsoft, Yahoo has taken steps to create a business partnership with fellow search giant Google. But the alliance has antitrust regulators concerned. Legal experts say any… Continued
Facebook: Will it Pay to Stay on Top?
April 9th, 2008 by PRNEWSOver the past five years, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, along with Divya Narendra, have been accusing Facebook "creator" Mark Zuckerberg of stealing the source code, design and business plan for Faceboook from them. The two sides of the… Continued
A NYT Radio Station PR Nightmare
April 8th, 2008 by PRNEWSThe classical New York Times-owned radio station WQXR has rejected an ad by a prominent New York Jewish group. The American Jewish Committee (AJC) claims that the station pulled a 60-second commentary about bombings carried… Continued
Bayer Awards Grant to Science Education Program
April 7th, 2008 by Iris DorbianThe Bayer USA Foundation recentlly announced that it has awarded a $135,000 grant to ASSET Inc. (Achieving Student Success through Excellence in Teaching), the science education reform program Bayer helped to create in Southwest Pennsylvania… Continued
The CRO Offers Members Enhanced Access to Corporate Responsibility Reports
March 31st, 2008 by Iris DorbianCRO (Corporate Responsibility Officer), a unit of business media publisher Crossing Media, has begun providing enhanced access to CRO member companies’ corporate responsibility and sustainability reports through a content partnership with the U.K.’s CorporateRegister.com, which… Continued
Tip Sheet: Optimizing Speaking Engagements: 7 Ways to Build a Corporate Speakers Bureau
March 31st, 2008 by PRNEWSBy Lori Zetlin & Jeanne Tee Ask any VP of corporate communications what she/he is doing to secure executive speaking opportunities, and the overwhelming response will be "not enough." A savvy communications executive knows the… Continued
Google, Yahoo and MySpace Create OpenSocial Foundation
March 28th, 2008 by PRNEWSThe Yahoo, MySpace, Google have announced that they plan to form the OpenSocial Foundation to ensure the neutrality of OpenSocial as an open, community-governed specification for building social applications across the web. The OpenSocial Foundation… Continued