- NYT analysis of Rupert Murdoch’s prospective aquistion of Dow Jones…interesting that the piece speculated about RM’s potential strategy to “undercut” WSJ competitors by luring eyeballs and advertisers away w/ cheaper prices and more editorial content…yet to me, this frontpage NYT piece read more like an editorial to me…hummm. Its almost like they are trying to sway public perception of the acquisition before its fully consumated. Maybe its just me…
- On a related note, here is an analysis of Murdoch’s track record with US publications.
- By the end of 2005, 50 million Americans saught out news on the internet on a typical day. Wow! I wonder how that has changed in even the past two years and where people are going for their news (traditional News sites vs. Yahoo News, Google News, etc.) Where and how are you showing up?
- Here are a few suggested ways to use Facebook professionally…
- …And speaking of using Facebook at work in the UK…Ugh! At my wife’s job (Psychologist @ reputable hospital) they already ban access not only to these sites, but sites like hotmail, yahoo and Google. I know that I couldn’t do my job without Google! Other good perspectives from Shel Holtz and Melcrum Blog.
- This is a little GE-heavy, but the point is worth reiterating. Cultural change doesn’t come just from the communications, but through the processes and how they are executed…including transparent, authentic communictions.
- Interesting thoughts from Seth Godin about brands receiving customer benefit of the doubt. I often read Seth’s good thoughts and think about how it applies to both external and internal communications. Given some of the recent J&J news that you MAY have seen over the last two days, how does this principle apply to our PR discipline?
- Listing of 30 top blogs for communications professionals from Melcrum
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