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February 02, 2006

PR's Siege Mentality and the Vulnerable Corporation

- CorporatePR

A thought (well a series of thoughts) just occurred to me, which might explain why the issue of control (and its loss via participatory communications) is such a big one to PR professionals and their companies.  First, as many... ›››

Category: Communications Evolution

January 19, 2006

Stupidity and Passivity of the Masses are Dangerous Assumptions

- CorporatePR

I was struck again today in my reading at two (related) assumptions that appear again and again in social/cultural theory and philosophy, to wit: People (the masses) are passive and stupid.  I think these are dangerous, if not catastrophic,... ›››

Category: Communications Evolution | Communications Philosophy

November 30, 2005

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Multiple Identities Part 2

- CorporatePR (feed)

Last week I wrote about managing your identity, with a focus on reputation:The question of a global, persistent online identity (and corresponding reputation) is a challenging one. One of the big issues is how to measure reputation (not easy).... ›››

Category: Communications Evolution | Communications Philosophy | Tagging

November 24, 2005

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New Ways of Determining Value

- CorporatePR (feed)

David Phillips asked me to comment on a post he wrote over at LeverWeath. I ended up writing a bit of a novel, but I like some of the thinking that emerged as I wrote it. The last couple... ›››

Category: Communications Evolution

November 23, 2005

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Bush Pardons the Turkeys

- CorporatePR (feed)

I guess that given Phillip's presentation at UK Sunderland last week (the images of 30-foot high turkeys staring at our audience is stuck in my mind!), I was drawn to the annual story of Bush pardoning the Thanksgiving turkeys.... ›››

Category: Communications Evolution