Reputation Management

Communications

Social Media & Public Relationships: Building long-term connections with others online with personal credibility, proper online etiquette, and trust in personal reputation

One of the main perspectives of public relations is that it is founded in the establishment of clear and long lasting relationships that are built upon trust, credibility, and two way communication. Of course, for public relations professionals and researchers that are looking specifically at social media – this is Read more…

By Karen, 15 years ago

Academics

Sports & Social Media: How athletes are embracing new medium to give themselves their “own voice”

I haven’t written a blog post in a while that focused on sports, so I thought today was a perfect time to do so. 🙂 As many of my friends and family knows – I am a huge sports fan. Ever since I was little, I was always into following Read more…

By Karen, 15 years ago

Communications

Being aware of what is being said in real time: Collecta allows PR professionals to do just that

In public relations, we are told that we have to keep our eyes and ears open for what is being written or said about our client or corporation that we are representing. This way, we are more informed about how our primary and secondary stakeholders as well as the public Read more…

By Karen, 15 yearsJuly 28, 2009 ago

Communications

Blackmail 2.0: A challenge and potential risk for PR professionals to address with social media

It is interesting to see how people are using social media these days – from connecting with friends back in high school and having a virtual high school reunion to conducting business transations and networking with other professionals to sharing information with other people that they know. However, there are Read more…

By Karen, 15 years ago

Academics

Challenges that PR professionals face w/ social media: Is this new form of technology encouraging group think in the online community?

Whenever you look at the news today, it appears that people are speaking to social media’s praise with how it has transformed and evolutionized the business community with its social media networks, fabulous mobile applications (ex. iPhone), and reinvented how corporations and PR agencies implement their campaigns and strategies. Yes Read more…

By Karen, 15 years ago