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All A Twitter

Admittedly, when I first heard about Twitter I thought, “that is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of.” But now that I am utilizing it, the benefits are becoming clearer. If you are Twittering, wade into the conversation and tell us what is your favorite use. I’m dropping this note onto Twitter to try to prompt some of my followers to tell us about their experiences. If you comment, please drop your Twitter handle into the post so we all can begin following you.

Get The Flock Onto Your Computer

Flock has supplanted Firefox as my favorite browser. It is powered by Mozilla, the same engine that supports Firefox, however it has so many more features designed for our new social, digital world. There is a nice demo of Flock by Candy With A Why, so I won’t recreate the wheel.

Sending Out An RSS

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RSS is a friend of mine. Subscribing to feeds helps me keep current on a wide variety of blogs and topics. So, today I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on using RSS.

BlogUpp!

You’ll notice the window in the sidebar to the right that provides a thumbnail snapshot of another blog. This is from BlogUpp!, a new blog promotion tool widget that I am trying. I’ll report back on how it works to drive traffic. Here’s what BlogUpp! says about itself:

Content Marketing Google Style

You no longer have an excuse not to develop and market content. Google has solved the problem for you with its launch of Google Sites, which provides a simple way to make information accessible to people who need quick access to current data.

According to Google,

Google Me This

Google keeps adding services to round out its offerings and maintain its toehold as the premiere digital company. Its latest is a service – Google Sites – that makes launching a website as easy as editing a document. This is an excellent way to market company-oriented content. Here’s what Google says about the new service,

46 Essential PR Links

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More links for your PR pleasure:
Media Information
Assignmenteditor.com
Columbia Journalism Review
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
HonestReporting.com
O’Dwyers
PR Week
Poynter.org
PR Watch.org

News/Business Information
Associated Press
AP Breaking Stories
BBC
Bloomberg.com
BusinessWire
CNET News.com
Financial Times
Fortune 500
Global 500
Hoovers
National Public Radio
PR Newswire
Reuters
Scripps Howard
UPI
World Wires

Linked Up 2

Here are some more links to assist you in your marketing and PR research:

Linked Up

Here are some government links for you that I find useful for PR research:

U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Dept. of State
U.S. Legislation Info
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
U.S. Statistics Info
U.S. FDA

RSS vs. Email: Technology Smackdown

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Email is ubiquitous. People understand it and use it despite its problems. Some industry experts say email deliverability is in the 60 percent range. US Airways has a better on-time record than that.