The UK’s Institute of Public Relations, its professional body, has received chartered status from the Privy Council (finally after 50 years of applying). Colin Farrington, its director general, sees this as ‘a national endorsement of…
The New York Times introduces podcasting in this article with a fun example called Why Fish. Take away quote: "And as bloggers have influenced journalism, podcasters have the potential to transform radio. Already many radio…
CNN profiles Mena and Ben Trott, founders of Six Apart, which develops Movable Type, Typepad and now owns LiveJournal.
The BBC reports. This divide is not helpful. The additional scrutiny which bloggers can provide is valuable in getting a rounded perspective on a story, but approaching it from a position of media vigilantism will…
The New York Times reports that ThinkEquity Partners, a boutique equity bank, has started a blog to collect ideas: "ThinkEquity is betting that the blog will attract analysts, bankers, investors, venture capitalists and anyone else…
Good advice about crisis blogs on Corporate Blogging. "If done correctly, corporate blogging in a crisis can significantly enhance communication with external and internal stakeholders. But I always caution management that despite their dramatically increased…
Peggy Noonan, contributing editor for the WSJ, has a good essay on the impact of blogging on journalism and several predictions for the future. I picked this up from Steve Rubel, but it’s doing the…
BusinessWeek has an overview of Eason Jordan’s resignation as chief news executive of CNN. To me this episode shows not just the power of the blogosphere, but also the need for it to recognize and…
The dreaded day cometh when the delicate sound of babies screaming is enhanced by booming mobile phone conversations on a plane. European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS plans to include in its new Superjumbo A380 planes…
The IBD Network ran its bi-monthly Strategy Series last night in Menlo Park. The subject was Merger Mania: Positioning your company for an acquisition. On the panel were corporate development execs from Yahoo! and Business…