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The Golden Ticket of Social Media

Posted At: January 21, 2012 3:30 PM by Hope Peterson If social media were tagged and shelved at Walmart, it would be a best-seller.

Social Media in Motion

Posted At: January 1, 2008 3:44 PM by Alexandra Weaver and Christine Palma Assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University, Dr. Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist and media ecologist exploring impacts of new media on human interaction, more broadly digital media. So, on January 31,

Social (Media) Butterflies

Posted At: January 1, 2008 9:59 AM PR is going online…along with everybody else by Christine Palma and Alexandra Weaver “I friended him on Facebook.” “She blogged about it last week.” “Did you check out that podcast?” “Yeah, it’s on YouTube.” “I MySpaced her.” “We

Who's Who of Social Media

Posted At: January 1, 2008 9:58 AM by Christine Palma and Alexandra Weaver John Bell: The Man Who Knows the Next Big Thing Paul Gillin: The New Influencer Josh Hallett: The Corporate Consultant Paull Young: Young PR   John Bell: The Man Who Knows the

Will Social Media Affect the 2008 Presidential Elections?

Posted At: January 1, 2008 9:52 AM | Posted By: Kelly Bond by Erin Ireland With all presidential candidates utilizing social media as part of their campaigns, many communicators are left wondering how this tactic will affect voter decisions and turnout. The Democrats quickly utilized

Social Media in Our Changing World: The Tools

Posted At: December 11, 2008 9:21 AM by Jacob Summers Business & relationships The term “public relations” brings to mind two key concepts: “business” and “relationships.” One cannot have effective PR without building a relationship, built by communication with the key publics. But there would

The Social Media Century

Posted At: December 10, 2008 4:11 PM by Molly McPherson The world is smaller now as War of the Worlds becomes war of the Web. Social media has created a “media of the masses,” where everyone has the power to make and be the news

PR and Social Media Colliding

Posted At: April 9, 2008 1:08 PM by Aaron McKevitt, Contributing Writer As another throng of public relations students line up to graduate this summer, employers will be looking to hire young men and women with specific skills. In many cases, these are skills employers

Leading the Peer Media Revolution

Posted At: April 9, 2008 12:33 PM by CJ McCormick and Mary Elizabeth Roberson For Aaron Uhrmacher, social media is not just a way to network and keep in touch with friends and family—it is a way to pay the bills. Uhrmacher is the global

Obama Leads the Polls … in Cyberspace

Posted At: April 9, 2008 12:27 PM by Anna Katherine Owen Myspace, Facebook, Ilike, Flickr and … MyBarackObama.com? Several presidential candidates are embracing social media or “new media” and using new media tactics to attract voters on the Web. A front-runner in the new political

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