Content summary: HARO update; Dan York reports on Phweet, Dropio, Tweetio, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits – launching social media in a crisis: Apple and Exxon Mobil, social media gains SEC approval for Reg FD, BlogWorld hosts certification workshop for journalist-bloggers, Blog Council launches…
Yesterday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new guidance for publicly-listed companies in using traditional websites and social media channels like blogs to meet the SEC’s public disclosure requirements under Regulation FD. Regulation FD (‘fair disclosure’) sets out a clear rule relating to the selective disclosure of information,…
When visiting websites on your mobile device, there’s nothing more frustrating than waiting for a site to load when that site contains huge numbers of images and other graphical paraphernalia. It gets downright annoying when you’re on a cellular connection and especially if you’re roaming: all you see are currency…
Twitter suffered an unplanned outage this afternoon. Not on the scale of the troubles Twitter has suffered during much of this year – things are definitely getting better – but an outage all the same. What’s a Twitterer to do at times like this? Quite a few people blog about…
Content summary: Wrap-up of Saturday’s FIR Live; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on China’s Internet and business challenges around the upcoming Olympic Games; the Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop; News That Fits: 50 steps to establishing a consistent social media practice, PRSA’s new diversity podcast, how cool is Cuil?, Google…
London-based publishing conglomerate Pearson – owner of the Financial Times, among other companies – announced its half-year financial results this morning. Market watchers seem pleased with Pearson’s performance. One item in the press release caught my eye: […] FT.com benefits from launch of innovative new access model involving registration for…
I’ve been thinking about speeding lately. Rather, the consequences of speeding. In April, I was snapped by this speed camera in London doing 34mph in a 30mph limit. I didn’t realize it until a notice of intended prosecution arrived in the mail from the Metropolitan Police about a week later.…
Content summary: The FIR Live call-in episode on BlogTalk Radio. Our topic: At what stage do marketers and communicators really need to get to grips with new communication tools? Listen to FIR Live now: [display_podcast] Get FIR Live: Download the MP3 file (27.4Mb, 59:55) Subscribe to the FIR RSS feed…
