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Re: 'Levon Helm Memorial Boulevard' OK'd by NY Senate

AllenShadow — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:06:44 -0000

Excellent! Levon was a national -- and state and local -- treasure.

Re: Spec Op Chief Says Blabbermouths Face ‘Criminal Prosecution’

AllenShadow — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:39:13 -0000

Despite his hero status, the Navy Seal who is Mark Owen has disgraced his comrades and country and violated espionage laws of the land. His revelations in this book are tantamount to those of a spy. He must be treated as such, sad as that is.

Re: Your First Comment On This Blog

AllenShadow — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:42:35 -0000

Hi. Some excellent advice going on here, and worth following.

Re: 4 Essential Traits for Social Media Success in Your Career

AllenShadow — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:29:06 -0000

I dove into social media less than a year ago. I observe, take chances and consider myself -- and even the trend setters -- to be students all. That's what's exciting about this fledgling field. And I do believe in building a following based upon genuine content and information within your communities of interest. On my Twitter site, for example, I'm less interested in numbers than in solid, meaningful followers. I know that it will take time to develop a significant following, and that's all right. I'm already blogging for other sites, like Music Think Tank (one of my specialty areas). Every day's an adventure, and that's just the way I like it.

Re: Yes, Virginia, Your E-Mail Pitches Do Still Make a Difference

AllenShadow — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:03:28 -0000

You're so right. Actually had two successful e-mail pitches to the metro editor at the New York Times over the past three years. One turned into ink; second was researched by Times staff, and didn't make it in the end. Nevertheless, my relationship with that editor is solid. Why? Because he know I know his beat and a good story when I see one. I always tell newbies the field is based on the second word in PR: relationships, and that will never change.

Re: NBC PR Swings Into Gear On Leno Show Cancellation Rumors - mediabistro.com: PRNewser

AllenShadow — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:36:14 -0000

Yes, cryptic for sure. I don't think NBC is practiced in Crisis Management 101, contradicting themselves within the same sentence. What's more, I didn't hear any mention in the substantial media reportage that folks just aren't in the mood for Leno at 10. My wife and I are big fans, but he just hasn't translated for us at that hour. Glad he'll be back at 11:35, when all's quite on the household front.

Re: 70% Facebook Members Reject Marketing. Or Do They?

AllenShadow — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:59:50 -0000

Well put. Marketing has morphed into a new form for social media. Inviting folks to be part of a "conversation" or interesting event is appealing, and it's quite contrary to the hard sell of yore. I believe the mantra within social media is "be interesting, and people will follow you."

Re: Apollo 11 Moon Landing: A YouTube Timeline

AllenShadow — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:59:10 -0000

And how strange it is that the venerable Walter Cronkite, who defined that very moment, should pass right now. It’s as if he and Neil Armstrong will somehow launch into eternity together, in a fitting orbit.

I was in a second-rate hotel in Eureka, California the day the Apollo 11 crew landed. I was with my own merry band of pranksters on a cross country trip in my 1948 Cadillac hearse. As we descended into the hotel lobby, Cronkite’s voice crackled from a TV, saying something like, “What a great county…I just don’t understand these hippies…” The TV was a table model that sat on a broken Sylvania console. Behind these proceedings, a broken American Indian lumbered in the hot California sun. What an ironic scene. Could have been out of an Antonioni film.

Re: CNN Live Stream of Michael Jackson Memorial: 9.7 Million Views

AllenShadow — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:34:49 -0000

Sad that Jackson-mania competes with IranElection on Twitter. On one side we have a whole people yearning to be free; on the other we have an amazing but tainted talent who likely stole the psychological freedom of many a young boy.

Re: U.S. Government Asks Twitter to Stay Up for #IranElection Crisis

AllenShadow — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:57:19 -0000

Yes. This is truly power from the people. Twitter, YouTube et al, now backed by the U.S. State Department. Technology actually had a real hand in tearing down the Berlin Wall in 1989. Now, it's working its mojo in an even bigger way, in Iran. It's a beautiful thing. Some thought Twitter frivolous and already so yesterday. What about today?

Re: How Cellphones, Twitter, Facebook Can Make History [VIDEO]

AllenShadow — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:44:58 -0000

Disruptive technology broke through the Iron Curtain in 1989 in Berlin. Then, believe it or not, it was TV transmissions from the West that turned East Berliners. Now, in Iran, YouTube, Twitter and other social media will have a greater impact in the long run than a million mullahs.

Re: Songkick’s Social Concert Database Chronicles One Million Events

AllenShadow — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:16:11 -0000

Songkick: concert database chronicles a million events - http://bit.ly/qxUgJ

Re: BuzzStream: CRM for Social Media Savvy PR Types [Invites]

AllenShadow — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:08:39 -0000

May help PR pros stay ahead of the curve. I'll check it out.

Re: The Web in Numbers: Twitter’s Phenomenal Growth Suddenly Stops

AllenShadow — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:04:57 -0000

Like coming off a drunk, perhaps the Twitterverse can finally settle into more sober, useful territory.

Re: How Social Media is Radically Changing the Newsroom

AllenShadow — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:57:48 -0000

I suppose everything old is new again. It's corporate stuff, when you get right down to it. Certainly, vetting info is paramount, but it's welcome to see a little journalist personality bleed through here and there.

Re: HOW TO: Build Your Personal Brand on Twitter

AllenShadow — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:55:06 -0000

Good recommendations. Unity through the brand is essential. While that's vital for corporate, artists and musicians might opt for a more quirky approach, which is all right, since off-beatness can be a plus in this niche. As both a PR pro and a musician, I'm in both these sectors.

Re: Literary Tweets: 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter

AllenShadow — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:43:42 -0000

Some good authors here. Good list.

Re: Think the Recession is Bad? See Great Depression Photos on Flickr

AllenShadow — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:28:07 -0000

Great Walker Evans photos. He's my favorite. Happens that the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has an exhibit on Evans and his postcard collection, showing how some of his work was influenced by postcard imagery. We're going this Sunday. The show closes this Tuesday.

Re: Areps.at: Another Facebook Phishing Scam [WARNING]

AllenShadow — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:28:11 -0000

Vigilance, at all times.

Re: Google Blog Search Gets Faster, More Accurate

AllenShadow — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:53:36 -0000

Good to hear. Still like Technorati for authority rating and Wordpress for fast moving posts.

Re: TED Videos: Web’s Best Brainfood Translated into 40+ Languages

AllenShadow — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:04:53 -0000

Great project for worthy site. Just watched a vid by marketing guru and squidoo-founder Seth Godin. A must.

Re: Two Talks By Seth Godin

AllenShadow — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:21:54 -0000

Astute ideas on niche marketing, the soup du jour of social media. Marketing the remarkable to involved communities. No bull there.

Re: Moving To Billboard

AllenShadow — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:52:50 -0000

Glenn, excellent coverage on Billboard.biz on Google's China model that won't work stateside. Strongly recommend. Also signed up for BB.biz newsletters, which I also recommend.

Re: Moving To Billboard

AllenShadow — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:01:49 -0000

Congrats Glenn. Not surprised. Smart move for both you and Billboard. Will watch you coverage on BB.biz and continue to cite you on my posts.

Re: Thursday Business Links: U2 Sold Fewer Albums, Just As It Should Have

AllenShadow — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:28:53 -0000

As an indie artist I've come to the same "pre-release" strategy. Certainly, iTunes has brought us down that path, maybe kicking and screaming at first, but opening our eyes to the future (okay, the present) in the long run.

I've always been album oriented, as most of us above 30-something have been, but the horse-and-buggy yields to the car eventually. I'll be following this trend in more ways than one.