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A Lesson For All: Effective Apologies Do Make a Difference

ShareWe all make mistakes in our careers, but it is how we communicate those mistakes that shows our true character.

On January 21 around 8:30 p.m., reports began surfacing that Penn State football coach Joe Paterno had passed away. It started when Penn State’s online news organization, Onward State, posted to its

Twitter account, “Our sources can now [...]

Why the SOPA Blackout Worked

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When we first posted about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout protest scheduled for January 23, we had no idea that Wikipedia and Reddit (which had planned a January 18 blackout protest) would persuade other sites to join their effort yesterday. According to the Los Angeles Times, more [...]

Beware: Monday, January 23, the Internet May Go Dark

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While I may not be able to foresee  the future, my media savvy crystal ball is suggesting that Monday, January 23, 2012, will be a dark day for communicators.

If you haven’t heard the troubling news already, Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Paypal and other major Internet mainstays will be staging a “blackout” on January [...]

InSites for the Future: The Future of Messaging

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Getting your message across has always been a challenge, but the shortened attention spans of audiences today make it even more difficult. Andrew Overton looks at how being persistent can help to spread your message, while Helen Mitternight looks at the importance of the messenger.

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Long Term Engagement Is Key to [...]

InSites for the Future: The Future of the PR Workplace

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Today we look at the public relations workplace and the culture changes that could be ahead in 2012. We start off with a look from Mary Pat King at how CEOs and executives should maximize the involvement of PR professionals on staff. Rachael Siefert discusses a mentoring role reversal, and Vanguard’s vice president of [...]