Wednesday, July 13, 2005



Your Worst Nightmare Comes True: Ever wonder what happens to the in-house IT employees who are transferred to the service provider in an outsourcing deal? The word is they aren't too happy IT employees who go to The Other Side (via outsourcing)

The Blog, The Press, The Media: Warning: Blogging may be dangerous to your future
Blogs are everywhere-- increasingly, the place where young people go to bare their souls, to vent, to gossip - I think of blogs as 'open mic nights' online PostSecret.com is mother lode of confessions

And often they do so with unabashed fervor and little self-editing, posting their innermost thoughts for any number of Web surfers to see. There is a freedom in it, attests 23-year-old Allison Martin of suburban Chicago: "Since the people who read my blog are friends or acquaintances of mine, my philosophy is to be totally honest -- whether it's about how uncomfortable my pantyhose are or my opinions about First Amendment law."


We Don't Talk About Sex? Ha: Blogging gave everyone a chance to become a published pundit without investing in expensive equipment, learning a difficult new technology or developing New Yorker-level writing skills
• Blogs have not yet overtaken search engines and portals in popularity, but they are a well-established element of the online landscape Blogging for fun and profit; Bloggers learn price of telling too much The Drunken Musings of Internet habits [Do weblogs inevitably mean corporate chaos and PR disaster? Adam Hill finds that while some firms are running scared, others have joined the conversation Reputation Management: Blogs cast a shadow ; Evil makes strange bedfellows Dawn Eden's Blog On: A tale of two styles at CBS ; Steve Rubel’s Micropersuasion: Can big brands effect their Google ranking? ]
• · The young man stood at the podium like a kid facing a mountain, under a full moon that shone on him like a spotlight The story of us - The story of us lies in our hearts Attention students: The future is here ; Introducing Engadget China
• · · If there were any mainstream journalists who still doubt the value of 'citizen journalists' (and other call grassroots journalism), the events in London on Thursday showed how wrong those doubts may be Citizen journalists pass the test in London; Internet scammers are trying to profit from London's terrorist attacks four days after the tragedy occurred, the Red Cross has warned Cashing in on grief: hoax email alert ; Role Of Critical Thinking In Online Education
• · · · Non-English Speaking Blogs ; Bloggers and PR Discussion Group/Newsgroup Users May Learn More Lessons; Pay-Per-Click marketing has become one of the leading advertising models in the online world Online Pay-Per-Click Advertising Terms: CPM, CTR, PPC
• · · · · So Steve Rubel jumps in to defend his profession this morning, says I should suck it up and accept the spam and thinks I went too far bashing PR Bloggers and that I should be working with them instead PR "Professional"? ; Transparency in PR Blogging
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