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Re: He’s Just Not That Into You – A Review & Giveaway

Deirdre — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:18:00 -0000

my favorite song 'Love, Save The Empty' by Eric McCarley

Re: Sunday links

Deirdre — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:24:00 -0000

Thanks for the tip off on expensive.blosgpot, keep up the good work!

Re: Get Twitter Search Alerts via Email with Twilert

Deirdre — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:27:00 -0000

Thanks for sharing Twilert. I'll check it out!

Re: Put Your Latest Flickr Image In Your Twitter Background Automatically

Deirdre — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:29:00 -0000

I'm learning so many cool applications from you! Thank you :)

Re: Share Your Travel Plans On Twitter with twtTrip

Deirdre — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:47:00 -0000

Thanks for letting me know about TwtTrip. I've used Dopplr in the past, but I will check this out. You're blog makes it so easy for me to learn about new applications. Keep up the good work!

Re: The Value of Online Conversations

Deirdre — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:46:00 -0000

Hi Brian,

You make some really good points. There's a lot of clutter in online coversations. It just reminds me of how we have to sort through all of the noise with marketing in general, whether it's online or offline (the web is no different). Regarding the point about asking someone how they are and then answering great no matter what they say...what a shame that people are like this by nature. Conversations online are the best opportunity to really listen, focus and act appropriately. I think what you are saying is really valuable and I will point many of my colleagues to read this blog post. Thanks for always offering honest and candid views.

Re: Alltop Aggregates Influential Voices Across the Web

Deirdre — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:02:00 -0000

Brian, you deserve to be on Alltop. I appreciate your work and viewpoints. You and Jeremiah were my top picks when Guy asked me about my favorite Big Blog Personalities. I know that there are many A-List influencers who are deserving. I just think you have this natural ability to keep it honest and real and it doesn't go unnoticed.

Re: Should PR Agencies Blog?

Deirdre — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:26:00 -0000

Brian, I agree that each case should be evaluated differently. So, yes it depends. But, I also question a couple of things. When you are paying an agency a fee for PR, then to me anything they blog may not be objective. Will the PR agency just focus on all of the good things that a company wants to point out about a product or service? Now, I'm not saying all PR agencies (or even my own PR agency) but there will be some that may not be as objective as they should be and will provide little value for the fee they earn. If PR agencies blog about their clients, is this a biased opinion?

Re: Gary Vaynerchuk Puts the Social in Social Media

Deirdre — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:16:00 -0000

Wow...Gary sounds like an amazing and passionate individual. I will check out WineLibraryTV and will tell my wine connoisseur friends!

Good stuff Brian, keep it coming :)

Re: Cultural Voyeurism and Social Media

Deirdre — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:49:00 -0000

Brian, great post! I agree with you completely. It's not about the technology and the tools, it's all about the people, their conversations and how interactions grow into trust and foster strong relationships. However, how does the cultural voyeurism go away when some marketers are still focused on trying to sell to audiences and they are not truly engaging in conversations (as people who want to help other people)? If this continues, then the sociology, unfortunately, just gets lost in the marketing and the technology.

Re: PR 2.0 = The Evolution of PR, Nothing Less, Nothing More

Deirdre — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:22:00 -0000

Brian, all I can say is BRAVO!!! Once again you eloquently explained how many of us feel and what we are trying to do in Public Relations. I agree that PR 2.0 does equal good PR, and it will help to put the "public" back in Public Relations. As always, thank you for your incredible insight.

Re: PR 2.0: Putting the Public Back in Public Relations

Deirdre — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:52:00 -0000

Hi Brian, thank you so much for the wonderful write-up and for sharing the Foreword on your blog. It's pioneers like you, with incredible vision, that allow us to put the "public" back in Public Relations!!!

Re: Making Mistakes and Amends in Blogger and Media Relations

Deirdre — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:53:00 -0000

Brian, I think a mea culpa is the right way to go. I've had this happen to me with members of my agency.

The bottom line is that many PR people have a lot to learn with blogger relations. I look at it this way: it took until now for professionals to figure out how to properly pitch traditional journals, so that means that the folks who understand blogger relations are light years ahead! I think our PR instincts tell us the right thing to do, it's just many don't know how to put it into action. Thanks for sharing what happened and enlightening us on how to handle this type of situation.

Re: Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals

Deirdre — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:56:00 -0000

Wow...what a great list. Thank you for sharing! Just when you think you're up to speed, you find there are 20 more things you need to know (this truly shows the growth and popularity of the twitter phenomenon). I'm curious to know which tools you think are the best...what are your top 5 favaorites?

Re: BackType Connects the Conversation Graph

Deirdre — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:25:00 -0000

Brian, great post. I agree that blogs haven't lost authority, the way we measure the authority has to accomodate changing behavior in the blogosphere and the use of micromedia. I'm going to retweet your post now : ) Thanks for sharing!