Anthony recently wrote about how Plug-In 2011, a national electric vehicle conference and exposition, is taking place at the Raleigh Convention Center this week. Well, we both attended last night's public event, and witnessed an impressive turnout! Here are a few of my Plug-In 2011 highlights:
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So, the Facebook announcement was pretty awesome, as promised. Beyond the group chat capabilities, new chat design – and yes, even beyond the Skype video calling integration – if we look at this announcement with a public relations lens, there are a few awesome tips to take away from the work of the Mark Zuckerberg team to see how a company press conference can overshadow something like the White House’s first-ever presidential “Twitter Town Hall.”
If you recall from earlier this month, during the street riots after the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, a couple was photographed kissing on the ground.
The couple wasn't officially identified until two days after the game, and until that time nobody knew why they were kissing amid the chaos. The mystery behind the romantic picture fueled the fire, and soon people were talking more about the couple than the hockey game.
The latest report from the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism confirmed that as of the end of 2010, more people get their news from the Internet (41 percent) than from newspapers (31 percent) - and the ad dollars followed. I get most of my news online and enjoy unique ways of receiving information digitally that cannot be replicated in print.
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Our high schools were designed 50 years ago to meet the needs of another age. Until we design them to meet the needs of the 21st Century, we will keep limiting -- even ruining -- the lives of millions of Americans. -- Bill Gates
Last week I had the honor of visiting a leadership class at the Renaissance School at Olympic High School in Charlotte to talk about a topic that all PR professionals will understand: the challenge of channeling creative output in a way that accomplishes an objective. Renaissance is one of the five schools that comprise the Olympic Community of Schools and focuses on the Arts, Humanities, Social Justice issues, and cultural awareness.
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Sitting at my graduation from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I saw hundreds of talented 20-somethings ready to tackle the real world. As a graduate of the public relations sequence, I know I saw things through a different lens, but I was still reminded that despite all the news stories (written by journalists, by the way), about how the news industry is failing, we still need journalists. In fact, with limited resources, we need better journalists now than ever before.
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On Friday, April 16, philanthropy and field day competitions were combined in the inaugural Bull City Blowout, a fundraising event that benefited SeeSaw Studio. Nine Durham, N.C. creative agencies went head-to-head in a series of fun games to raise money for the local nonprofit, a free afterschool program that fosters design-focused art and entrepreneurship skills for teens. Through event sponsorships, individual and corporate donations, the Bull City Blowout collected nearly $4,000 for SeeSaw Studio.
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Largemouth is competing for bragging rights and a good cause in the first annual Bull City Blowout. The fundraising field day event is being organized by nine Durham creative agencies and will occur this Friday, April 16 from 3-5 p.m. in Durham Central Park. Donations are still being accepted for SeeSaw Studio, a nonprofit art enrichment program for teens. The event is open to the public, so feel free to stop by, enjoy the weather and see some crazy competitions!
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PR pros, have you joined the PR Week Fire Brigade? Paul Armstrong, author of the Don’t Fear the Firehose blog, is directing conversation each week on some of the hottest topics in PR. This week’s topic: Content isn’t king anymore. Free is.
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Governor Perdue released a social media policy and tutorial for state government last week via her