Posted by Paul Seaman under Media issues / Political spin on 14 February 2010. 7 comments.
Oh! My! God! Organizing for America, the successor to Obama for America, is searching for a Social Networks Manager: apply here. But before you do read this. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Media issues on 7 February 2010. 6 comments.
Social media is looking less glossy after bruising encounters with business, personal and political reality. Here’s three glimpses of how it’s no longer so hip, cool or influential. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Crisis management / Media issues / Trust and reputations on 1 February 2010. 4 comments.
Warning: this post is counter-revolutionary. A recent BBC’s Culture Show celebrated how Wikileaks exposes anything which comes its way with no chance of legal comeback. Supposedly this will usher in a revolution in openness. Here’s the case against transparency in defence of trust. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management / Media issues on 26 January 2010. 2 comments.
Manchester United and Manchester City have advised their players against using social media accounts. It would seem the players have accepted the advice. The WSJ has taken a similar stance on SM. There are serious issues here to explore. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Political spin on 26 November 2009. 4 comments.
Barack Obama has 2.6 million followers on Twitter and follows around 750, 000, but he recently admitted that he’s never Tweeted in his life. Are you surprised? I’m not. But some people might need to reconsider their hype. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under PR issues on 16 November 2009. 4 comments.
Of course PR is about building relationships. Even more than most, our business is diplomacy and even schmoozing and wooing. But let’s not get too soft about our game – or our clients’. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Media issues / PR issues on 4 November 2009. One comment.
I’m captivated by the provocative headlines on Paul Holmes’s PR blog. The other day he posted a piece entitled For good PR people, digital changes nothing. That made me clap. It also sparked the urge to build on his comments. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Media issues / PR issues on 13 September 2009. 8 comments.
There’s no doubt, I’m becoming a New Labour fan – sort of, selectively. And just as it is about to be replaced, and all. Take Peter Mandelson’s proposal to protect copyright by introducing laws that could cut the connections of millions of free-loading piratical internet users. That’s the stuff! More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Media issues / PR issues on 1 September 2009. 30 comments.
Posted by Paul Seaman under Media issues / PR issues on 20 August 2009. 10 comments.
I recently left a comment on Neville Hobson’s blog saying that so called social media do not change the rules of old world business. He responded by challenging me to a proper debate. Let’s begin. More »
