With all of the craziness and mind-numbing action associated with CES, I almost missed a couple of huge achievements for PR 2.0. It all started with Stumpetteâs ranking of A-list PR blogs, where PR 2.0 ranked towards the top of the bunch based on Alexa rankings. Then a few days later, Todd And complied a list of the Power 150 Top Marketing Blogs, where PR2.0 has hovered in the 90s. This must have taken quite sometime to produce, so hats…
Social Media Killed the Press Release Star
A New Year is upon us and I think Iâll start off the New Year with a rededication to the Social Media Release (SMR), the Social Media Club, and why the hell all of this will matter to marketing, communications and PR professionals this year. The truth is that somewhere along the way, a few of those who âgot itâ embraced it as their own, those who are just now learning about it are ânot gettingâ it, and a few…
CES Snapshot – Sands Expo Center
CES continued to overload the senses forcing me to allocate my budget in 2007 to buy half of everything I saw once it all hits the market. This time I took a 15 minute shuttle ride over to the Sands Expo Center where I was able to have a more relaxed show experience. The Adult Entertainment Expo was also at the Sands Very Cool and Ultra Thin Graphics Tablets from Adesso. Also, Check the Adesso Cyberpad â it is a…
CES 2007 Snapshot
CES 2007 is the electronics event of the year and there are no signs of slowing down. The sheer volume of companies, new electronics, gadget lovers, deal makers and media is deafening and entrancing. Some of the more fascinating elements about CES that you probably wonât read anywhere but here, pertain to the socialization of information and not so much the technology and gadgets themselves. CES has a global audience and a global attendance. And, for five days, we all…
CES Welcomes Bloggers – Changes the Future of Event Marketing
CES is celebrating its 40th anniversary and the enthusiasm and energy are at its greatest levels ever. Why? Because for a 40 year old show, CES is still making headlines â and Iâm not just talking about the latest in electronics or gadgets either. This year, CES recognized bloggers as legitimate media. FinallyâŚa huge validation for citizen media. This year, CES contracted the folks behind the behind Business Blogging Summit to screen and qualify bloggers for official media credentials. Why…
What Happens at CES Stays on the Blogosphere
I’ve been quiet this week, not because of the lack of topics to discuss, but mostly buried in preparations for about 16 product launches at CES. Watch the FW page for all of the launch news…we created a special pipeline just to get everything out there.
Social Media is Not Dead
Rather than address the blogosphere with brilliant rhetoric and clarity regarding the Ferrari Incident, instead, Steve Rubel has declared Social Media Dead. Perhaps heâs merely tapping into the power of social media to spark controversy to displace the conversation on Techmeme, or, just maybe, he really does believe that “social” or any other category preceding the word “media” is dead. Jeremy Pepper calls it âCrisis Blogging to Defeat a Meme.â Open the Dialogue captures it with, âWhat strikes me most…
Microsoft PR Sparks a Blogstorm of Support and Outrage
Image Credit: istartedsomething.com I just read over on Techmeme that Microsoft PR may be digging itself deeper into another potential PR fiasco. There is a blogstorm out there with dozens of bloggers, myself included, casting opinions. Many of which I donât necessarily agree with. I had to find out for myself, so I contacted several of the privileged bloggers who already have the notebook as well as other PR leaders to discuss the topic. Welcome to Crisis Communications 2.0. Microsoftâs…
Time Magazine, Web 2.0 and You
Nevermind Sacha Baron Cohenâs ability to make us laugh while holding up a mirror to our ugliest traits, Al Goreâs exposing platform to get millions inspired about environment, Sir Bonoâs tireless work in Africa, Michael J. Foxâs spotlight on stem cell politics, Time Magazineâs person of the year this year is âyouâ or âusâ depending on how you look at it. Letâs be clear. There is bottomless well of assholes around the world to spotlight and blame for the many…
San Francisco NewTech Meetup – December 2006
With over 700 members, the SF NewTech Meetup continues to gain in popularity as the Bay Area geekdom enjoys its forum for having new tech demoed directly to them each and every month. SF Win, Silicon Valley Newtech, among others provide a venue for emerging companies to reach a sampling of their target demographic, without having to exhibit at an expensive Web 2.0-style conference. Held at CNET on Second St. in San Francisco, SFNT hosted a crowd of about 100…
