Blogging
Bloggers vs Journalists: With Pro Blogger Darren Rowse
Should companies and PR professionals treat bloggers as journalists? Are bloggers entitled to the same perks as journalists, and can they handle the same responsibilities? For that matter, are bloggers a threat to more traditional journalists?
I’ll be kicking off the re-launch of Naked PR by sharing some of my own thoughts on those questions, as […]
How Far Should We Really Go to Please Bloggers?
I was contacted the other night by Joe Beaulaurier of PRweb. He sent me a link to a post on BL Ochman’s blog. Ochman’s post was basically a critique of PRweb’s editorial guidelines, saying they should be more flexible in allowing more casual and promotional releases to be published through the service, because that’s the […]
Frequency in Blogging for PR
There are plenty of people blogging for different reasons, whether that be to market a company, service, or product, earn directly from blogging through ad revenue or other means, or blogging for PR value for a person, organization, or business.
One thing that all of these blogging models or motivations have in common is the fact […]
The ‘Why Memes Show I’m Better Than You’ Blog Meme
This blog meme is about the incredible influence blog memes convey. If you’re tagged, list three things in each of the below categories. Be sure to tag three new bloggers (but tag wisely… the more self-obsessed and link-share-loving your tag-ees, the more influence you must have).
Three Reasons I Think Blog Memes are Super Cool (even […]
Blog Comments Closed Due to Lack of Common Sense
Why do some bloggers feel a need to lock their posts up in a pretty little untouchable package by closing blog comments or forcing people to register with a site before being able to comment? How stupid is that?
Yet I see more and more bloggers going this route; especially people with any kind of prominence […]
More Bad News on Blog Stupidity
One of my bigger pet peeves lately (and I have plenty) is the fact that too many people involved in blogging know very little about blogging. Judy Gombita of PR Conversations forwarded me a link to a blog post earlier today:
Bloggers are Big Cheaters
The post is essentially a rant (I always love a good rant) […]
Why Do PR Professionals Still Not Understand Blogging?
I was following up on a MyRagan thread of the recent blog ethics discussions, and saw this comment posted by Susan Cellura:
“Isn’t that the beauty of this thing called social media/Web 2.0? We’re defining the “rules” as we go along? More conservatives types disagree with Debbie’s email but others see it as a sensible approach? […]
Blog Ethics: Take Two
I couldn’t resist making a few more comments regarding blog ethics after following the issue a bit more closely in the PR corner of the blogosphere over the last few days. Essentially, we have a lot of hypocritical things going on here. Let’s examine:
1. We have people saying that PR blogs like Strumpette shouldn’t make […]
Why I’m Frustrated and Don’t Give a Rat’s Ass About Asking for Blog Comments on the Ethical Spectrum
After reading an updated post on Debbie Weil’s blog this afternoon, and commenting with my thoughts on the fiasco, it reminded me of another issue regarding blog ethics, and more specifically whether or not asking friends and colleagues to visit and comment on a blog (your own, or a client’s) is an ethical public relations […]
Blog Ethics and Why I’m Ashamed of the PR Bigwigs
I generally stay away from “newsy” posts here, and go for a more practical approach. But the big news in PR lately is all about blog ethics, and I’ve got something to say about it. The issue stemmed from corporate blogging expert Debbie Weil recently sending an email to friends and colleagues asking them to […]
