Social media pundits have been busy predicting, even advocating, the death of the news release in favour of the “social media release” (SMR) or simply website disclosure. That’s wrong-headed, but perhaps not for the reasons you might think. First, a little history. The news release (or, as we old print guys say, “press release”) has [...]
Social media is increasingly becoming implicated in moments of crisis and significant world events. The 2009 Iranian election is a great example. Thanks to a variety of technical manoeuvres, the Iranian government could not throttle the protesters’ use of Twitter to report on those events. Where traditional media could not tread, the citizenry and Twitter [...]
It is said if you don’t vote, you get the government you deserve. In other words, exercise your democratic right or suffer the consequences. The same can now be said for having a voice in social media, particularly blogging. If you don’t create content, you have willingly issued your own gag order. Rest assured, in [...]
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” This phrase, popularized by Mark Twain, gets to the heart of a current trend that is troubling — holding social media to greater account than any other medium past or present. Business people talk a lot about the “Return on Investment” (ROI) that social [...]
War, huh, yeah What is it good for Absolutely nothing Uh-huh There’s an increasing chorus of voices that, somewhat like the lyric from the ’60s hit protest song War, wonders whether social media may be good for “absolutely nothing” when it comes to business. Oddly enough, for a fellow who runs a Calgary social media [...]
Richard Brown (sitting in for John Gormley) of News Talk 650 CKOM interviews Doug Lacombe of Calgary social media agency communicatto on the topic of social media, age, adoption rates, and its impact on journalism. Listen now to the roughly 15 minute interview:
Interesting program on the PR nightmare BP has created for itself with the catastrophic 2010 oil spill on Al Jazeera’s “Listening Post” media program. Disclosure – I have a tiny bit around minute 4.
British Petroleum has a problem, and it’s spreading. I’m not just talking about the oil pumping at an alarming rate into the Gulf of Mexico. I’m talking about the slick of digital outrage that is rapidly becoming toxic to the BP brand and image. As Ronald D. White wrote in the Los Angeles Times: “Seeking [...]
It used to be the classifieds and career section were at the core of any job hunt, possibly with support by resume writing and interview services. Then came Working.com, Monster.ca and Workopolis.com and things started to change. You could job hunt with e-mail alerts and key words. You could put yourself in front of recruiters [...]
Last week I had the privilege of speaking to about 50 IABC Calgary members at a session called “The Digital Discussion”. As promised, the slides are below, and a nice review from Jessica Wilkinson is on her Wildrose PR blog The Digital Discussion IABC Jan 2010 View more presentations from Doug Lacombe.
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