You know, doing the PR blogger tour - or, well, just meeting other PR bloggers at a few past PR events - people ask me "why are you so hell bent on issues" or "what does it matter" when speaking about PR blogging, and the purity and honesty I demand from myself (at least try) and I demand of others. So, today I am going to write about blogging. And, PR bloggers. And, well, best practices and why I seem to get so hyper about best practices ... pretty much pointing to a test I took online (and the new cool fun little icon on the left hand, bottom side).
philgomes But, let's talk about PR. It was interesting, because the other day I was talking to another PR person about the PR blogosphere. Say that really fast. My point was that most of us have a respect for each other, and occasionally share best practices. Yes, it is a competition as we all work at competing agencies, but at the same time we do not go around looking to stab each other in the back ... well, most of us, those of us who are not too big for their britches and then link (in false modesty) to people saying calling them a "students? Did I have any connection to them prior to two years ago? Not at all - but I caught embarrassed the girl ... and became involved for the past two years. Do I have any real vested interest (besides the hope that they send me Auburn schwag?). No - but I do have a vested interest in the future of PR. The same goes for SMU - they were out there asking questions via email and on comments, and some PR bloggers responded. And, likely, some PR bloggers thought it was beneath them. philgomes But, that's the wrong attitude. Because, well, if we are not there for the students of PR - and, as noted by there is a desperate need for it - then, who will help? I work with the interns as well, to school them about blogs and blog search and smart blog practices, and it is not for me, but to help them in their careers. As to that, I am leaking information on a group that was proposed by Giovanni Rodriguez and Third Thursday. The goal for Third Thursday is to share best ideas - and, no, this is not some ego event like the dead like this one from from O'Dwyer's - subscription required): Fleishman-Hillard says it was wrong to "blog" about the disappearance of 12 giant St. Louis Cardinals redbirds from billboards in the St. Louis area without saying that it was in on the heist. Yep, FH staffers went around to various message boards for fans of the little girls giggling about the issue. david parmet But, a junior staffer at Bite decided to pick up the baton ... one that had been sitting desolate on the ground for quite a while ... and go run with it. Why he did not post to the he wrote it on Silicon Valley Watcher. He had some good points, the comments had some good points, but at the end of the day, is it that hard to disclose on a blog what you are doing (Plaxo is a client, if that is why just read the page, and you will understand why I am the way I am about blogging, and transparency and why I think some people are bad for both PR and blogging ... and you can see the fun graphic on my page now. Originally uploaded by Tom Biro (full disclosure, Phil Gomes gets it. Josh Hallett gets it. David Parmet gets it. Auburn students, the Forward - they get it. Check out Giovanni Rodriguez - although I think a Constantin Basturea and the PR Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: POP! Public Relations, a public relations firm based in Arizona, USA. He authors the popularSuggest a Correction
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