By 1803, having already demonstrated his inventive nature by inventing a new kind of paper for cannon cartridges, John Dickinson started his company and designed and built a new machine capable of the continuous manufacture of paper to replace the handmade techniques then used, notably by the Frenchman Henry Fourdriner.…
Last week, Yammer grabbed everyone’s attention as the Twitter-like tool to use behind the corporate firewall, where employees can enjoy the benefits of the informal and quick-fire interactions between people that characterize Twitter but in relative privacy. I tried it out and think it’s pretty cool, as do quite a…
I was reading a rather good political commentary in The Guardian yesterday (spotted via a David Brain tweet) by Danny Rogers, the editor of PR Week UK, in which he laments the lack of strategic communication counsel at 10 Downing Street. In his concluding remarks, he says: […] A former…
Content summary: Shel’s in Austin; FIR listener contest coming with two great prizes; next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on Sept 20; discussion: trackbacks and comments; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits – diverse opinion about Yammer, copyright needs a standard tagging system says Dow Jones, Pew…
I’m a big fan of Live Mesh, the service from Microsoft that is a great productivity tool when working with colleagues and clients in different locations, where you can synchronize different devices used by different people to share files. I’m also starting to be a big fan of Dropbox, a…
Just updating some details on my speaking engagements at events in the next few months as we look ahead into autumn. In the final half of September, I’m speaking at these two events in the UK which you might find useful if you’re interested in that intersection of social media…
Content summary: Remembering 9/11; next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on Sept 20; update on iTunes; follow-up: GM’s anti-misinformation website; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Dan York reports on BusinessWeek’s guide to CEO micro-blogging, and Yammer; News That Fits – an industry analyst’s perspective on PR for tech startups,…
Seven years ago today. Who can forget the images of tragedy? Nearly 3,000 people died in this mass murder Representing more than 90 different nationalities Over 6,200 were injured 24 people still officially missing Never forget.
