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The 10 Stages of Social Media Business Integration

The 10 Stages of Social Media Business Integration.

We’re Googling Ourselves Stupid – Salon.com

What they didn’t know, and never could’ve predicted, was that the Web would also transform itself into an enormous, never-ending high school reunion (See also: hell).- from the article, “What has the Internet done to us?”

How to Build Conversations in Social Media Using the 3 P’s

How to Build Conversations in Social Media Using the 3 P’s.

5 Social Media Myths | Digital Tonto

A very good article that helps tone down the social media hysteria. Well, at least turns it down a notch.
5 Social Media Myths | Digital Tonto.

The First AAF Asheville ADDY Party – February 20th

Everything you need to know about the party is at the AAFASHEVILLE.org website.
http://www.aafasheville.org/aaf-asheville-addyr-awards-party.html
However, the down and dirty is:
When: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Where: The Venue, 21 N. Market Street, Downtown Asheville
How much: $40 if you buy tix before February 14h. $45 until February 18th
Why: To celebrate the premiere Addy Award party!

Facebook’s Great Betrayal

Quite a bit of info flying about regarding the PRIVACY changes with Facebook, how this is a turning point in social networking and media, what the heck is going on?
Good to start following some of this information. What is sort of funny is that you can post via facebook all the controversy surrounding them.
Apparently, one [...]

PRAWNC announces holiday gift memberships for communications pros

As one-time special incentive, $50 memberships given as gifts to incoming public relations “stars” begin in January 2010, for a 25% increase in membership value. Currently, annual membership begins in March. University student memberships are also available at $25.

Being a “solopreneur” in public relations

IABC’s Cafe2Go presents episode #5 of CW Radio, a monthly podcast featuring interviews with authors from IABC’s Communication World magazine and CW Bulletin e-newsletter. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson interviews Daria Steigman.

Gore Vidal: ‘We’ll have a dictatorship soon in the US’ – Times Online

Amazing Interview with the TimesONline, UK with Gore Vidal.
Gore Vidal: ‘We’ll have a dictatorship soon in the US’ – Times Online.

How the Brain Reveals Why We Buy – NewsTrust.net

Advances in neuroscience are changing the way some companies position their products, giving birth to the new field of neuromarketing

Don’t Eat the Marshmallow – Yet

priceless videos from a landmark study regarding success and instant gratification

Paid Internet TV Would Cut Nearly 8 Million Viewers 10/30/2009

“TV Everywhere” efforts won’t be TV for everyone — as 7.7 million viewers could be out of the loop. That is, those who won’t pay a fee to watch TV programs online — shows they are currently seeing for free.
MediaPost Publications Paid Internet TV Would Cut Nearly 8 Million Viewers 10/30/2009.