The 2008 PRWeek/PRNewswire Media Survey reveals some interesting results about the way journalists do their jobs. When they hunt for sources and do research before writing, many of them use three popular social networking sites to save time: LinedIn, MySpace and Facebook. PRWeek surveyed more than 1,200 journalists and bloggers. One out of four say they have a… Read More
Social Media Trends
Social media ‘Unconference’ off to a fast start
I’m in Chicago, at Ragan Communications’ “Unconference,” the daylong brainstorming session just before the big two-day event, designed to help corporate PR people understand how to use social media. After the first hour, here are some quick notes in Q&A format. Q. What is social media? –Wikis (Editable HTML pages) –Blogs (Posts with commenting) –RSS feeds… Read More
Tech trends podcast: What’s hot in 2007
Technology journalists from top-tier media outlets will predict what’s hot and what’s not in technology for 2007 when they participate in a panel discussion that starts in a few hours in San Jose, California. “Tech Influencers Predict: What’s Hot & What’s Not” is sponsored by the Silicon Valley chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The discussion… Read More