Microsoft, Pfizer Target Viagra Spam
A joint effort being conducted by Microsoft and Pfizer are attempting to put a stop, or at least a dent, in the enormous amounts of Viagra-based spam mailings.
Dit-It Hires Former Ask Jeeves Exec As CEO
This is an interesting development. Did-it has hired former Ask Jeeves, MaxOnline & DoubleClick executive to be the new CEO. Kevin Lee will step aside and become Executive Chairman.
Blog Exposure Gets CNN News Exec Fired
An average guy named Rony who made a blog post at a Switzerland conference about a CNN executive who lied caused an eruption in the blogosphere which led to this news man’s unemployment Friday.
PR Becomes More Valuable With Blogging
The Economist.com asks: Does Robert Scoble, a celebrity blogger on Microsoft’s payroll, herald the death of traditional public relations …
Blogs, Law and Ethics
Wow, is it me, or is that headline a snoozer for a Friday … Well, law and ethics are becoming very relevant topics in the blogsphere.
All About Podcasting
Podcasting, the practice of making downloadable broadcasts for the iPod (or other mp3 players), is growing in popularity.
Starbucks Files For Extension on Form 10-Q
Starbucks is filing with the SEC for a five-day extension of the filing date for its first quarter fiscal 2005 Form 10-Q.
Beauty is in the Eye of the Blog Reader
Greg Edwards, Chief Technical Officer, for Eyetools, Inc., has launched a fascinating new blog that discusses his work in analyzing how readers interact with blog sites.
Wiki repository of PR and related knowledge
I had the great pleasure of meeting Constantin Basturea at the New Communications Forum 2005 conference in California last month. Constantin writes PR Meets the WWW …
Getting Paid for Your Marketing Materials
How many times have you heard the same sound bites come out of your mouth to your clients, prospects, and audiences, almost boring yourself to tears in the process? Imagine generating money directly from those sound bites, from those pearls of wisdom that effortlessly trip off your tongue. Yes, it is completely possible, and here’s how to do it.