Posts from ‘Online Tools’

Wordle Makes Social Media Pretty

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in Editors' Blog, Online Tools
Jul
02

We’ve all seen tag clouds before, and tools to produce them are pretty ubiquitous. You can even make a cloud or your Twitter posts, your del.icio.us tags, just about anything, really. So I wasn’t all that interested in hearing about another one; but then I realized Wordle makes tag clouds pretty!

MySpace: Availability vs Portability

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in Data Portability, Features, Online Tools, Social Media, Social Networking
Jun
30

Last week, MySpace announced Data Availability, their contribution to the data portability movement. Back in May, MySpace made the announcement that they were making user data available to Yahoo, ebay and Twitter. Now they’ve opened up to developers. Nathan Burke gives you the rundown on what it all means to Data Portability.

Twingly Creates a Spamless Blog Search Tool

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in News Briefs, Online Tools, Search
Jun
26

Recently released from beta, Twingly is a blog search engine that eliminates spam from search results, streamlining the process for users. Based in Europe, the site functions much like other blog search engines like Technorati, giving users results with several filter options like date, ranking, etc.

Don’t Just Complain, Do Something (and Other PR Blog Jots)

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in Blogger Relations, Online Tools, PR Blog Jots, Public Relations, Social Media
Jun
17

Amanda Gravel, who has the benefit of being both a PR pro and a blogger, decided to just ring up the person behind a recent bad pitch, and the experience ended up being positive for them both. A better solution than just complaining, perhaps? Also: How to stay on topic in your blogging, and will Twitter be felled by spammers?

Social Media Ethics — Kami Huyse Joins the Roundtable

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in Blogging, Communications, Ethics, Media Bullseye Radio, Online Tools, Public Relations, Social Media
May
30

Welcome to another edition of Media Bullseye’s weekly Radio Roundtable. Joining me as always this week is Jennifer Zingsheim, a vice president here at CustomScoop. Our special guest this week is Kami Huyse.

Online Reputation Management: How to Get it Right, and How Business Week Got it Wrong

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in Business, Features, Online Tools, Public Relations, Reputation Management, Social Media
May
12

One of my areas of passion (and simultaneous astonishment) is the degree to which companies, associations and other organizations that depend upon the general public for their societal license to operate pay so little attention to what is said about them in the online environment. The seeds of discontent – for brands or issues – are sown online – and harvested in the online environment. Ask Proctor and Gamble.

A Case for Twitter Snobbery? (and Other PR Blog Jots)

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in Communications, Online Tools, PR Blog Jots, Public Relations, Social Media, Writing
May
08

While social media engagement is a significant portion of many PR pro’s jobs, Tom Murphy makes the excellent point that many have plenty of other responsibilities to keep them busy. So is it really the quantity of their engagement (or the number of people they “follow back” on Twitter), or the quality? Also: raise your Twitter profile, communications plan advice, and the evolution of pitching.

Tweeting for Business (and Other PR Blog Jots)

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in Business, Conferences / Events, Online Tools, PR Blog Jots, Social Media, Social Networking
May
06

We all love Twitter, but how often do we consider its usefulness for business purposes? Colin Carmichael of Social Media Group has a great post with four ways that Twitter can help your business. Also: Make your conference rock more, and some thoughts on the echo chamber.

There’s Still a Future for Virtual Worlds

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in Features, Marketing, Online Tools, Social Media, Social Networking, Virtual Worlds
May
06

While Second Life itself may have hit the “trough of disillusionment” on its hype cycle, it’s on the way to the enlightenment phase; and virtual worlds beyond Second Life are still something to which you ought to be paying attention, because they’re on the cusp of a major expansion.

Zappos: Company Culture and Social Marketing Success

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Posted by Sarah Wurrey in Blogger Relations, Blogging, Branding, Business, Communications, Features, Marketing, Online Tools, Social Media, Social Networking, Transparency, Workplace
May
01

Online shoe retailer Zappos and CEO Tony Hsieh have developed a dedicated following online, particularly on popular microblogging platform Twitter. Soren Jacobsen delves into the company’s culture, ideas on transparency, and customer service to discover how they became an online force to be reckoned with.

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