about 2 months ago - 2 comments
Yesterday, I pointed out how Facebook’s automated attempts at peppering me with relevant information had the unintended consequence of creating a virtual seance – connecting with the dead. I don’t really blame Facebook per se, because no one has yet filed to archive Scott’s wall as a memorial account. However, there are still major gaps More >
about 3 months ago - 2 comments
I was a cardboard-haired teevee news weasel in a previous life. I’ve never regretted leaving, and have no desire to be in a maelstrom today.
Two quick thoughts.
One is about the massive hoax perpetrated on the media yesterday. A group of activists spoofed the identity of the US Chamber of Commerce, and got several news outlets More >
about 4 months ago - 29 comments
You can try to “control the conversation,” but it’s only an illusion.
Marketing guru Seth Godin is selling a new “service” to aggregate mentions of a company’s brand. He’s going to aggregate you whether you want it or not, and for a fee he’ll allow you to edit half the page. (Here’s my full commentary on More >
about 4 months ago - No comments
via blogtalkradio.com
This morning, Geoff Livingston asked me to fill in for his vacationing partner Richard Laermer for this week’s “The El Show” on BlogTalkRadio.
We talked about:
the Age of Experts (who don’t always do their homework)
balancing life with social media
the future of journalism, as it melds with social media
I mentioned Scott Karp and Publishing2 – and got a nice note More >
about 4 months ago - 12 comments
One of the great things about connecting with others online is the chance to be part of some interesting discussions. Such was the case of a conversation I recently had with Andrew Fowler, one of the principles at Newsvetter in Portland.
He was concerned about the lack of truly relevant information parents were getting about the More >
about 5 months ago - 1 comment
More than a few people have commented about the new Facebook Lite interface. I will simply add the impressions from a co-worker of mine who is blind.
I suggested it to her this morning as we were discussing social networking, and how difficult some of the navigation can be. I had a hunch that the Lite interface More >
about 5 months ago - 1 comment
Yesterday, I posted my plea to Tide fans to “Stay Classy” with regards to the upcoming Virginia Tech game.
One of the incoming hits to my site came from Virginia, specifically a site called “Virginia Sites.”
I don’t know who runs and operates the page, but it seems like a harmless resource designed to direct visitors to More >
about 5 months ago - 4 comments
I recently spoke at the NIOA Training Conference in Nashville, on the subject of how Public Information Officers can use social media tools to make their jobs easier.
I have been hesitant in the past about sharing my slides, not because I am selfish, but because I use a lot of animation in my Powerpoint presentations, More >
about 5 months ago - No comments
The following is cross-posted at the Social South website – please comment there.
“One of these things is not like the other.”
If you remember the song from Sesame Street, feel free to sing, sing along.
Looking back on the lineup from the inaugural Social South, it was clear that one of the presentations was different along More >
Familiarize yourself with the Red Cross Safe and Well website. Incorporate it into your plan.
about 2 years ago
A communication plan like this probably won’t work out well if something big happens, long distance suddenly tends to vanish completely.
Phone lines either end up dead due to damage or overload so a long distance hub might not even be reachable at all.
Many people will panic and not even remember such a plan, especially the ones which are located right in the danger zone.
Rather than having a communication plan a better thing would be to have a good evacuation plan, something which should be organized on a city or state level. And that’s something which totally lacks in most cities, when it comes to terrorism many have something ready but if it would be a great flood suddenly hitting there’s nearly no big city with the slightest ready.
If a hurricane would hit the east coast of the US in example and strike new york millions would most likely die within a couple of days without any solid plan of getting people out. Name any other cities located near by the ocean and the story is pretty much the same, especially those with millions of people living on a relatively small location are at great risk for natural disasters.
about 2 years ago
Actually, Slevi – this is exactly the sort of communications plan that will work.
I agree, you have to have more than a communication plan.
Our recent experiences in disaster give us some fairly solid points:
Coastal cities do have evacuation plans. For hurricanes, the evacuation preps now begin five days before landfall. Five days.
As for your “tsunami” scenario, we (globally) are now far more attuned to seismic activity and its effect on surface waves. Tsunami warnings now go up in the Pacific, and there isn’t much seismic activity in the Gulf or the Atlantic.
BOTTOM LINE: Everyplace is a risk for a disaster of one type or another. You should know your risks, and plan accordingly. I suggest you click on the graphic at the top left of my sidebar and take your first steps to becoming ready. Just make sure that communications is covered in your plan.
about 2 years ago
Thanks for the reminder. There’s no one who couldn’t be affected by some calamity, so not being prepared seems incredibly foolish. Yet, we all think we’ll get prepared next month…
about 2 years ago
Well, even though this is National Preparedness Month here in the States, we’ll be happy to allow you to get your stuff together in September with no penalty!