I wonder how long Spin Bunny’s successor will last? The anonymous author(s) of The World’s Leading Gossip Site for People Working in or around Technology PR has/have been blogging since May 20 but I’ve only just seen it thanks to…
Archive | May, 2006
Farmer’s giant arse on Google Maps
In case you’ve been wondering how you could use Google Maps for publicity then one enterprising Yorkshire farmer has the answer. The area that was once famous for The Battle of Orgreave is now famous for a farmer’s enormous arse….
Fantastic new African blog about wooden bicycles!
AfriGadget is a fantastic new blog about “solving everyday problems with African ingenuity”. It’s all about using simple materials to make stuff that is “useful for an African’s everyday life”. One example is the wooden bicycle – handcrafted, locally made…
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has a 1000 page staff handbook
Conservative blogger Iain Dale is all in tizz because Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott doesn’t appear to have read his own ODPM’s (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) staff handbook. In his zeal to put the boot in to the…
Cultural differences between the US and Europe
The Holmes Report has an interesting insight into cultural differences between Europe and the USA. When I was more heavily involved in international PR one thing that always struck me when travelling to attend exhibitions or run press conferences was…
Journalists write easier to read copy than PRs
Media Orchard has a fun little experiment to assess some media, marketing and PR blogs for their readability using the Gunning-Fog test. I thought I’d add a few extra to the pot (one or two duplicates) and see how PRs…
Get your animatronic Sir Alan Suger now
Seriously it’s not April 1st this monstrosity is real (and huge – the coke can is to show the scale of the thing). More on the Softalk Let’s talk business blog (there is a reason why it was posted there,…
The internet’s role in political campaigns
I’ve only briefly scanned it but The Bivings Report on the internet’s role as a tool for 2006 political campaigns looks worth a thorough read. XP: Stuart’s Soapbox Technorati : Campaigns, Politics, Technology
BCS Teesside blog
This is just to show how quick it is to create a new entry.
The Economist on Web 2.0
Smetty’s Soapbox has an interesting quote from The Economist about Web 2.0. Technorati : The Economist, Web 2.0
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Public relations isn’t part of marketing
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How PR can use Flipboard to create magazines
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PR ethics – European Association of Communication Directors’ debate
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PR, Wikipedia and BP–a sorry tale
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EE customer service eventually comes up trumps
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Tom Foremski Thought Leaders event at the CIPR
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How PR can use Flipboard to create magazines
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Celebrate Europe Day today
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CIPR president election for 2014
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UNICEF reminds people Facebook Likes don’t save lives
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Julio Romo: Stuart, a great piece. Indeed Flipboard feature of...
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Steve MacDonald: Facebook can actually create awareness to what is ...
Stuart Bruce
Award-winning international communications trainer and consultant specialising in online PR, digital corporate communications,digital public affairs and social media. Frequent international media commentator and conference speaker.