PR meets the WWW / Constantin Basturea’s weblog

Here’s the latest update of the PR and Communications Blogs List. As always, corrections and recommendations are welcome.

[Updated 11.26.07 to add Voce Nation's change of URL]

General information:

• The list has currently 743 feeds (previous update: April 8, 2007)
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New feeds:

• There are 70 new feeds listed below; you can import an OPML file with all the new feeds, or browse the feeds.
• Manuel Montaner, Argentina: http://manuelmontaner.com.ar
• The PR Lab weblog - Greg Smith, Australia: http://theprlab.wordpress.com
• A Learner’s Way - Professor Christine Smith, Centennial College, Canada: http://corpcomm.prblogs.org
• Bernard Gauthier -PR, Persuasion and Politics, Canada: http://www.bernardgauthier.ca
• Blog Line - GCI Canada: http://blogs.bnet.com/pr/
• Fleet Street PR - Dave Fleet, Canada: http://fleetstreetpr.com
• Eminence Grise - Michelle Sullivan Communications, Canada: http://eminencegrisemontreal.blogspot.com
• Loyalist PR - Professor Kerry Ramsay, Loyalist College, Canada: http://loyalistpr.blogspot.com
• ChatteringClass - Edelman’s UK CEO, Robert Phillips: http://www.chatteringclass.co.uk
• my(PR)palette - Martin Waxman, Canada: http://martinspalette.blogspot.com
• Public Relations Rogue - Bernie Charland, Canada: http://publicrelationsrogue.wordpress.com
• The|Intangibles - Neil Boyd, H&K Canada: http://intangibles.typepad.com/theintangibles/
• Turning News Into Knowledge - MediaMiser Ltd, Canada: http://www.turningnewsintoknowledge.com
• The blog of the postgraduate Corporate Communications and Public Relations at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada: http://centpr.wordpress.com
• Let’s Keep Things Simple - Jim Dowling, Ogilvy, Hong Kong: http://jimdowling.typepad.com/simple/
• PR India Post — CJ Singh, India: http://prsichd.blogspot.com/index.html
• Ten Minutes Older — Piaras Kelly’s podcast, Ireland: http://pkellypr.libsyn.com/
• RF Israel Blog - Ruder Finn Israel: http://www.ruderfinn.co.il/who-we-are/rf-israel-blog.html
• Michelle Boag Blog, New Zealand: http://www.michelleboag.co.nz/michelle-boag-blog/
• Public Relations in Transilvania - D’Avantage Consult, Romania: http://davantage.wordpress.com
• The eOK .network - Benjamin Koe, H&K Singapore: http://eok.net/
• Comunicacion Corporativa - Joaquin Mouriz, Spain: http://mouriz.wordpress.com
• SimDalom - Chema Martinez-Priego , Spain: http://www.simdalom.com/blog/
• PR 2.0 - Kristofer Björkman, Sweden: http://pr20.wordpress.com/
• IABC Switzerland Blog: http://iabcswitzerland.wordpress.com/
• DWPub Sporadic - Daryl Willcox, UK: http://www.dwpubsporadic.com
• Financial Media and Communications - Professor Mark Phillimore, Bournemouth University, UK: http://financialmediaandcomms.blogspot.com
• HackFlack - Chris Marritt, UK: http://www.hackflack.co.uk
• Media Evaluation - Mediatrack Research, UK: http://www.mediatrack.com/blog/index.html
• Talking Internal Communication… - Lee Smith, CIPR, UK: http://talkingic.typepad.com/foureightys_lee_smith_tal/
• The Friendly Ghost - Brendan Cooper, UK: http://thefriendlyghost.wordpress.com
• Politics, PR & Marketing - Professor Darren G. Lilleker, Bournemouth University, UK: http://darrenlilleker.blogspot.com
• 2007 PRSA International Conference blog: http://www.prsaconf07.info
• Ampersand - Hill & Knowlton: http://blogs.hillandknowlton.com/blogs/ampersand/default.aspx
• ArticuBLOG - Articulate Communications, NY: http://articulatepr.blogs.com
• Beyond the Press Release: http://prexpress.blogspot.com
• Christi Eubanks, Converseon - my PRception: http://christi2006.prblogs.org
• Disruptive Conversations - Dan York: http://www.disruptiveconversations.com
• For Budding Public Relations Professionals - Adam Denison: http://buddingpublicrelations.blogspot.com
• Greg Brooks: http://greg-brooks.com
• Grounded In Reality - GCI Group: http://blogs.gcigroup.com/groundedinreality/
• House of Naked: The Home of Naked Communications NYC: http://www.houseofnaked.com/
• Measuring Communications - Matt Greenberger: http://standonabox.blogspot.com
• my 2 cents - David Reich, Reich Communications, Inc.: http://reichcomm.typepad.com/my_weblog/
• MyRaganTV.com: Broadcast Your Company, Your Work, Yourself: http://www.myragantv.com
• O’Dwyer’s PR Blog: http://www.odwyerpr.com/blog/
• PR Conversations - Global opinions on public relations and its impact on society, from local perspectives (academic group blog authored by PR academics and practitioners): http://www.prconversations.com/
• PR 101 - Steve Turner, Solomon/Turner, St. Louis: http://solomonturner.blogspot.com
• PR and Comms Network - Alex Pearmain and Alain Desmier, UK: http://prandcommsnetwork.wordpress.com
• PR Measurist - Michael Young, SVP, Access Communications: http://accesspr.typepad.com/pr_measurist/
• PR Meets Marketing — Cece Salomon-Lee, ON24: http://prmeetsmarketing.wordpress.com
• PR, New Media, GTD - Lines from Lee — Lee Aase, Mayo Clinic’s manager for National Media Relations and New Media: http://leeaase.wordpress.com
• PR-Bridge - Professor Bob Batchelor, University of South Florida: http://pr-bridge.com
• PRactically Speaking Online - RGM Communications: http://allaboutpr.blogspot.com
• PRNewser by MediaBistro: http://prnewser.wordpress.com
• PRSSA @ University of Georgia: http://ugaprssa.blogspot.com
• Public Relations Princess - Claire Celsi: http://clairesbestlife.typepad.com/public_relations_princess/
• Real World Communications & PR - John Mallen: http://johnmallencommunications.typepad.com/real_world_communications/
• Reputation Excellence - Peter Morrissey, President and CEO of Morrissey & Company: http://www.morrisseyco.com/blog/
• Reputation Gurus - GCI Group: http://blogs.gcigroup.com/reputationgurus/
• Sarah De Bruyn, Canada: http://realworldcommunications.blogspot.com
• Social Media - Dr. Kaye Sweetser’s Social Media class @ University of Georgia: http://socialmediauga.blogspot.com
• SocialTNT - Christopher Taylor Lynn, SHIFT Communications: http://socialtnt.com
• Stop the Presses - Levick Strategic Communications: http://www.levick.com/blog/
• Technobabble 2.0 - Jonny Bentwood, Edelman UK: http://technobabble2dot0.wordpress.com
• The Affari Edge Blog: http://www.affariblog.com
• The Buzz Bin — Livingston Communications: http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/
• thegoodthebadthespin.com - Bob Conrad: http://thegoodthebadthespin.com
• Vegas PR News - Public Relations Society of America - Las Vegas Valley Chapter: http://prsalasvegas.com/blog/
• Your PR Guy - Rodger Johnson: http://rodjohns.typepad.com/yourprguy/

Change of URL/feed:

• Tom Keefe, CommakaziSpeek: the new URL is http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/
• Kyle Flaherty, Engage in PR: the new URL is http://www.engageinpr.com
• Angelo Fernando, Hoi Polloi: the new URL is http://hoipolloi.wordpress.com/
• Todd Andrlik, The Power To Connect: the new URL is http://www.toddand.com
• Voce Nation (Voce Communications’ weblog): the new URL is http://www.vocenation.com/

When the data being measured has inconsistent structure rules, any ranking metric is inherently flawed. In blogs, there’s no consistency for what a link means, no consistent social norms for blogrolls, no agreed-upon links norms. Metrics inherently squish out this nuance and force all of the square pegs into the round holes.

danah boyd, the biases of links | Many-to-Many

Education and training are different things. The first is a foghorn and the second is a dialogue.

David Tebbutt (in a comment on Bazaarz…)

So says a new Roper study:

The Roper study of 4,120 NYTimes.com registered users found that 48 percent meet the criteria for Influentials. This year’s results are consistent with findings from similar studies conducted by Roper among NYTimes.com members in 2001 and 2003, which showed that 43 and 50 percent of NYTimes.com members, respectively, were Influentials.

Just wondering:

• In the words of Jonathan Carson, “Roper’s Influentials are still alive and well - but do they matter?“
• How many subscribers are landing on NYT’s pages thanks to its weblog-safe links?
• How many of the registered readers of NYT are reading/authoring blogs?
• How much money will the Times get from advertisers as a result of this new study? :)

Note: it looks like the guys from Roper (GfK NOP) didn’t receive the memo about RSS. They’re wasting the chance to connect with some influentials, IMHO :)

Happy ending! Shari has received a liver through UNOS, and her transplant operation has been a success! Wonderful news! Take care, Shari.

Updates:

• Update on Shari’s condition (July 27)
• Help distribute flyers for Shari
• From the Help Shari Kurzrok blog:
  

  We want to remind everyone that Shari needs a complete liver. As such, families who have experienced an immediate tragedy or have a loved one on life support can designate a liver to save Shari’s life. Potential donors must be Type A or Type O blood. Anyone wanting to help Shari with a liver transplant referral should call: (877) 223-3386 or email liverforalife@yahoo.com.

  (via John Bell, Ogilvy PR)

• Ogilvy is running a print ad for Shari. (via Rohit Barghava, Ogilvy PR)
• Jeneane has more information about what exactly Shari needs.

Liver transplant is needed

Shari Kurzrok, a 31-year-old VP at Ogilvy PR Worldwide, will die within days if she does not receive a liver transplant.

She was admitted to New York University Medical Center last weekend, and was told she needs an immediate liver transplant to save her life. Her illness is unexplained.

Ogilvy is reaching out to the PR industry on Kurzrok’s behalf.

The Great Neck, N.Y. native is to be married in October. She led Ogilvy’s “Save-a-Life-Tour” to raise the awareness of the need for blood donations in a campaign for the American Red Cross. That effort collected more than 3.2M pints of blood, and registered more than 38,000 new donors.

Information about a liver transplant referral for Kurzrok is at 877-223-3386.

(Source: O’Dwyer’s PR. Hat tip: Jeremy Pepper.)

What’s new in this interview:

• Ketchum will launch a blog for its KPM practice
• Jeremy Pepper got an iPod mini for suggesting Ketchum to add a disclaimer to their website, KetchumIdeas.com.

What’s not new: a lot of unanswered questions, and some “copy-paste” responses.

More comments a little bit later.

Lenn Pryor - Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Skype:

I recently accepted a new job and have resigned my post as Director, Platform Evangelism at Microsoft after almost 8 years with the company. I am joining Skype and the family and I will be moving to the UK. I have taken a position on the product and services team at Skype. I have decided that Microsoft and I need to go our separate ways and it is time to move to new pastures.