Archive for June, 2008
Update on Google Trends
My last post talked about the Google Trends data for Myspace and Facebook, and why it’s not reliable - including the fact that sites have to opt in to letting Google access their Analytics data for even close to accurate traffic estimates (not only do you have to opt in, but obviously, you also have [...]
Myspace vs Facebook Traffic Reality Check
Judy Gombita of PR Conversations forwarded me a link to a post by Dave Fleet, looking at Google Trends statistics for Myspace and Facebook. The chart makes it appear that Facebook is getting more traffic than Myspace, as Dave’s title suggests: Did Facebook Traffic Outgrow Myspace Traffic Last Year?
That supposition would be wrong.
Note: I’m not [...]
Feeds and Feed Readers: A Clean Slate
I wiped out my feed reader a few weeks back, and haven’t gotten around to re-populating it. Now, I’d like your help.
I don’t read many blogs regularly. For the very few that I do, I prefer going to the blog itself. But there are others I know I should be following more vaguely, and I [...]
Blog Buzz on PR - June 20, 2008
For this week’s roundup of PR- and social media-related blog posts, I’m going to simply give you the list, sans my commentary. As usual though, being listed here doesn’t mean I like, approve of, or agree with the post. I’m simply including things I think are worth reading in order to help you form your [...]
Naked PR Changes and What Indie Musicians Can Teach You About Social Media
As you may or may not know, before I started working predominantly with online entrepreneurs and webmasters, I worked almost exclusively with musicians. I’m still involved with that scene quite a bit. I’ve also mentioned here recently that I think independent (indie) musicians are often a perfect example of those using social media effectively in [...]
Social Media Spam and the Death of Twitter
You’ve heard me talk about the predictable nature of Internet marketers (not all, but enough to make an impact), and how they abuse new social media tools. Will this group of social media spammers be the death of Twitter?
Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying Twitter’s going to actually vanish or anything. What I [...]
Get Naked With Me This Summer
Just a quick announcement: Starting early next month, I’ll be launching a weekly e-newsletter called Get Naked. You can subscribe early if you’d like through the subscription form added to the sidebar of NakedPR.
The newsletter will have all sorts of goodies - articles, rants, and news that won’t be found here on the blog, tools [...]
Blog Buzz on PR: June 13, 2008
Let’s see what’s abuzz in the blogosphere these days - search engines, spam, and social media - good stuff:
The Role of SEO in PR - PR Meets Marketing
If you work in Public Relations, should you even care about search engine optimization? I think so. I’ve even mentioned here before that I’d consider SEO to be [...]
Digg Looking for Director of PR
I don’t normally post job info here, but thought this was worth mentioning for any of you PR folks looking for a new place to call home in the social media realm. Digg is looking for a Director of Public Relations - read the details.
The SMR Revisited: With Todd Defren
(Note: Not all of my concerns here about social media releases are directly related to Todd’s comments. This post is part interview, part rambling, and chock full of my always-unsolicited opinions.)
I don’t think it’s really a secret - I’m not a huge fan of the social media release (SMR). I raised some criticisms / concerns [...]
