The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), the PR industry body in the UK, has launched the Internal Communication Certificate, a professional qualification aimed at those in the first few years of their internal communication career, those considering a career in internal communication, or those working in a related field…
Content summary: Next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on November 7; new FIR interview coming with Jack Flack, New York Times; update: listeners’ thoughts on selecting podcasts; Dan York reports on Yammer, LinkedIn apps, and more; discussion: answering questions from Georgetown University students; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room…
Could the Googlephone from T-Mobile be the best-kept secret in the UK today? I ask that slightly rhetorical question as I’ve seen very little online buzz for this mobile device – more formally known as the T-Mobile G1 – which launches in the UK today, either in the mainstream media…
The hot news today isn’t the global financial crisis. Nor is it the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not even the US presidential election. No, hot news in the UK this morning is the kerfuffle surrounding entertainers Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand who find themselves embroiled in mounting criticism over…
Content summary: FIR Speakers & Speeches podcast published; new IABC Cafe2Go podcast published; new social media category in IABC Gold Quill Awards; discussion: how to pick podcasts and avoid information overload; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Knight News Challenge Blogger Update with Heidi Miller; News That Fits – statistics…
The future for Windows Vista is looking decidedly terminal according to a report in eWeek Microsoft Watch: Microsoft is moving beyond Vista to Windows 7. Windows Vista no longer matters. If it did: Enterprises would be buying it Consumers would be demanding it Microsoft wouldn’t freak out about Apple’s "Get…
The clocks went back one hour to winter time last night throughout Europe and in many other areas (it’s next weekend in North America). Did you remember to update the time setting on your blog? Whatever platform you use, you have to do that manually. In WordPress, it’s relatively easy.…
This panel discussion was recorded during the Ragan Communications conference, “Corporate Communications in the Era of Web 2.0” at the Cary, North Carolina headquarters of SAS on October 16, 2008. Mark Ragan, CEO of Ragan Communications, moderated the panel discussion, taking on the role of a CEO trying to get…
