Malaysia Airlines 17 Crash Breaking News Trap

Twitter is a great source for information, but also can be a source of confusion when breaking news is happening. I understand the need to get information out for public interest and the completive nature of getting the scoop, but isn’t it best to say very little...

Growing in popularity, QR codes can help your business.

Go to your smart phone’s app store to download a QR reader and scan away!   Business cards. We all carry them and often it is the first thing we give after an introductory handshake. When we return to the office with stacks of them, one of two things...

Is Keith Olbermann’s Departure Real News?

Sorry, but not in my book. It has been five days since Olbermann left MSNBC and I can’t believe folks are still talking about it. In fact, I can’t believe how much ink was given to this “story” by news outlets such as the New York Times and the...

Are the lines blurred between Journalism & PR/Marketing?

“Burden of fact-checking is shifted from journo [sic] to consumer makes more savvy consumer.” This is from a Tweet by Tyler Riggs. I’m wondering why and when this shifted from journalist to consumer? In theory what he is suggesting is correct. It...

How do you respond to a boycott?

The signs affixed to the front of BP service stations nationwide say it all: “Part of the community.” As global companies like BP and Toyota combat calls for boycotts, consumers’ outrage finds its way to the local business owner who had nothing to do...