Jan 28, 2008
If you’ve been reading my most recent posts – here (1) and here (2) (note: that’s the order you should read them, despite the chronology) – you’ll notice that I’ve been playing around with the pub date and time function in...
Jan 28, 2008
I’m altered the time setting under post options, in the hopes that I can have more control over pub date and time. Thanks to Parker for the suggestion.
Jan 27, 2008
As you can see, I tried to adjust the pub date of the post just before this one. But it didn’t work as planned. It just posted immediately and with the wrong date and time rather than waiting till the pre-set pub time: tomorrow at 11 am.I’m still looking...
Jan 23, 2008
Joel Postman, one of my favourite PR/communications bloggers (and one of the best blog-namers around), has just launched a new venture. Socialized helps businesses ‘adopt social media within the framework of their business and communications strategy’.It...
Jan 22, 2008
Literally. I’m on a Via Rail train bound for Montreal and I wanted to see how easy it is to do an in-transit post. (Very easy.)For most of the ride, the connection has been smooth, if a bit slow. And I’ve been able to download emails, and visit websites...
Jan 20, 2008
I didn’t realize Winnipeg had earned the dubious distinction of being the ‘car-theft capital of Canada’. (I did know that during especially cold spells, people left their cars running and other people ‘borrowed’ them to avoid...
Jan 17, 2008
We relaunched the Palette PR website today. It’s a whole new look that reflects the type of agency we’ve become; our approach and offerings. It’s also the debut of our in-house designer, Andrew Glenn, who will enliven Palette’s graphic and...
Jan 13, 2008
I was watching Adaptation again last night (what a film!) and wanted to know the name of an actor who played a certain role. So I went to imdb, typed in the title and found out without ever having to leave the room.Earlier, I wanted to find the lyrics to a somewhat...
Jan 13, 2008
So much has been written and/or talked about PR folks reaching out to bloggers with stories and news. There’s been a lot of ‘tiptoe round the tulips’ advice (e.g. tread very lightly) and comments about how different it is from traditional media...
Jan 12, 2008
Earlier this week I read a wire story in the Globe and Mail about students having to pay a fair bit of money to secure a Wall Street internship. Here it is from another outlet.Now, while this doesn’t apply to PR (yet), I don’t like it one bit. I think...
