The Four C’s of Blogging

October 25, 2007

I recently came across an excellent posting in one of my favorite blogs, Logic+Emotion. Its author, David Armano, has a unique talent for making complex topics easy to understand.

This particular posting, “The Four C’s of Blogging” concisely and accurately points of critical success factors in creating, promoting and growing a blog.

What do you think?

Mark Story

Comments:

  1. Tatyana Says:
    October 25th, 2007 at 8:25 pm   editI makes me really want to start exprerimenting (consistently) with a blog of my own at last!

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Are you part of Web 2.0?

October 18, 2007

This article gives some simple steps to increase your organization’s web presence. What are you currently doing at your work place or in your personal life to be a part of Web 2.0? As a consumer, how do you want companies to interact with you?

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Practice Your Blogging

October 15, 2007

http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2007/10/15/building-a-bridge-between-your-story-bloggers-people

This article addresses the growing demand for PR professionals who can blog and know blogging. Author Brian Solis highlights the need to understand blogging and to know how to tell a good story. Afterall, who wants to read a boring blog?

What do you think about blogger relations? Do you have experience working with bloggers and what have you learned in your courses about blogging?

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Question from an MPS SCS Student

October 9, 2007

I’d love to know which blogs get the most buzz from the students in our program.

Can anyone recommend a great blog — or two? I’d really like to hear from folks about blogs that are focused on developing topics in the communications field. It’s great we have all found “For Immediate Release” - it’s excellent. Blubrry.com has some great branding blogs. I’ve also enjoyed the Ragan Communications site. Anyone have other recommendations?

Responses:

Here are 2 sites that I’ve found interesting:

PR Meets the WWW: http://blog.basturea.com/
By Constantin Basturea – Director, New Media Strategies – http://www.converseon.com

The New PR Wiki: http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php

These I like for PR/new media/social media: http://www.pr-squared.com http://www.socialmediatoday.com
And these I like for levity’s sake! http://icanhascheezburger.com/ http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/
Enjoy!

Richard Edelman has a blog called 6 a.m. I believe he posts his thoughts on communications and public relations everyday.

I have just stumbled across http://www.prdisasters.com/. It is very interesting.

From David Wescott of “It’s Not a Lecture“:

I’ve got a few for your class, Mark:

http://nowisgone.com/ - this guy (Geoff Livingston) is local to you

http://everyoneisthepress.blogspot.com/

http://crisisblogger.wordpress.com/

http://www.nevillehobson.com/

And I rattled off a dozen here:

http://itsnotalecture.blogspot.com/2007/08/dozen-people-who-know-what-theyre-doing.html

Try www.ethicaloptimist.com . The blogger’s name is Ann Higgins, President of Utopia Communications. She spoke on Oct. 11 to our Ethics Class.

Here’s one I found: http://prblog.typepad.com/strategic_public_relation/ They’ve got some pretty interesting stuff!

I usually read this one http://blog.holtz.com/ but I keep this one http://wordsmith.org/ and other word blogs on my bloglines to help keep my writing unique.

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Blog here

September 28, 2007

Hello everyone. Please feel free to post your comments here. Express yourself. Tell us what you think. Make your voice heard, etc., etc.

Comments:

  1. Anonymous Says:
    September 29th, 2007 at 2:06 pm   editI think this entire program is so exciting, from the blog to the development of many new relationships. The opportunities are endless.
  2. Anonymous Says:
    September 29th, 2007 at 7:57 pm   editThe program is a great opportunity for students to learn more about the PR field from actual practitioners. I really enjoy the guest speakers giving their real world experiences.
  3. Anonymous Says:
    September 30th, 2007 at 2:06 am   editI was thrilled when I learned about this program, and find the classes to be challenging, and the professors and students to be quite knowledgeable. Each person is an asset to the program, and I look forward to applying some of the practices learned in the classroom to the office.
  4. Anonymous Says:
    October 1st, 2007 at 1:06 pm   editI am very thankful and excited to be member of the MPR community. While I love the program I cannot wait to see what the future will hold for me once I am finish.
  5. Anonymous Says:
    October 2nd, 2007 at 12:17 am   editI think this program is fantastic and I am so excited about the classes that I am taking, and the ones that I will be taking in the future. The only suggestion I have is in regards to class planning. I would really like to know more about the paths possible, and the classes I should take to get there.
  6. Anonymous Says:
    October 2nd, 2007 at 1:49 am   editNote: You will need a computer (laptop) for this program, especially one you really like and are comfortable working on. It will be your life saver!
  7. Anonymous Says:
    October 2nd, 2007 at 2:08 pm   editI am grateful to have this new and exciting opportunity. I am loving my classes, the discussions and such. I work fulltime and I thought that going back to school might be too draining. But seriously, the only draining thing about class is finding parking in Georgetown! My classes are always engaging and never boring. I highly recommend to those thinking of applying.

    Oh, and maybe we can have a vending machine at the M st location! ;)

  8. 1st Gen MPPR student Says:
    October 2nd, 2007 at 2:09 pm   editI am grateful to have this new and exciting opportunity. I am loving my classes, the discussions and such. I work fulltime and I thought that going back to school might be too draining. But seriously, the only draining thing about class is finding parking in Georgetown! My classes are always engaging and never boring. I highly recommend to those thinking of applying.

    Oh, and maybe we can have a vending machine at the M st location! ;)

  9. Anonymous Says:
    October 2nd, 2007 at 3:43 pm   editI’m very happy with the program. I’ve met great people and the professors are great, very dedicated. I’m thankful for this opportunity, and I’m learning so much!!!
  10. Anonymous Says:
    October 3rd, 2007 at 1:54 pm   editWhat makes this program so unique is its professors. They are all extremely dedicated and work hard to make their courses valuable. They put time and effort into their lesson plans and it shows. I have been so happy with the program, thus far. I particularly enjoy the guest speakers. They have been entertaining and informative.
  11. LHM Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 5:46 pm   editI’d love to know which blogs get the most buzz from the students in our program.

    Can anyone recommend a great blog — or two? I’d really like to hear from folks about blogs that are focused on developing topics in the communications field. It’s great we have all found “For Immediate Release” - it’s excellent. Blubrry.com has some great branding blogs. I’ve also enjoyed the Ragan Communications site. Anyone have other recoomendations?

  12. LHM Says:
    October 12th, 2007 at 3:56 am   editThanks to all for the blog recommendations. I have gone from 0-60 in a short period of time.

    I would highly recommend the “6 am” blog. It includes a recent presentation that touches on many of the trends in the industry we have discussed. The new definition for PR is “Public Relationships.” I like it. It puts emphasis on the reciprical nature of our business. (There’s a great graphic that shows how the “top down” approach to PR is gone for good.)

    Branding students, there’s also an interesting discussion about the end of “sales” and the power of “the buy.” Prof. Rolle would be pleased.

    *****

  13. DAT Girl Says:
    October 12th, 2007 at 5:52 pm   editTry www.ethicaloptimist.com . The blogger’s name is Ann Higgins, President of Utopia Communications. She spoke on Oct. 11 to our Ethics Class.

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