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PRBlogs gets some non-students

Robert French has caught the Constantin Basturea bug. This is a condition that prompts someone to make a contribution to the public relations professional basically out of the goodness of their heart. The condition has manifested itself in French—a professor teaching public relations at Auburn University—through his development of a blogging community focused on the PR world.

Initially, PRBlogs.org had attracted only students. Perhaps it’s the visibility several PR bloggers have given the community that has finally led to a couple of blogs from non-students, including one from Chris Thilk, author of the Movie Marketing Madness column for FilmThreat and a blog devoted to trailers, posters and other movie marketing. Another comes from Scott Kidder, a student who works for Gawker Media, which owns (among other blogs) Wonkette and Gizmodo.

PRBlogs.org has real potential to become a full-fledged community. Ultimately, however, it will take more PR people signing on to make it happen. I have no doubt there are many who work in the profession who read this and other PR blogs but have not yet taken the plunge themselves. Since French is making it free and easy to get started, I’d urge you to grab up your own blog today. The more of us out there, the better.

08/28/05 | 2 Comments | PRBlogs gets some non-students

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  • 1.Thank you, Shel. We appreciate the attention and support you've given our effort.

    With time, I hope we will attact more practitioners.

    The site is a safe way to test the waters of blogging. Easy to use, yet focused on PR. And, users get a personalized domain.

    Thank you, again, for writing about us. It helps a great deal!

    Take care and all the best.

    Robert

    Robert French | August 2005 | Auburn, AL USA

  • 2.I am a senior at Auburn University, majoring in public relations, and I am in Mr. French's class this semester. Mr. French discussed the concept of blogging on the first day of class, and told us how valuable it can be. Blogging is new to me, and it's also a bit overwhelming! However, I'm starting to realize that it can be more helpful than painful for students.

    After learning about the blogging process, I have been searching different websites provided by my professor. It seems that not only are students in my class reading and blogging, but different people in the PR profession are reading, blogging and posting as well. It's amazing to me that students have been given the opportunity to communicate with some of the most influential people in the PR profession. I enjoy reading their thoughts and opinions on issues that may or may not be PR-related.

    I didn't realize how many people are blogging on the Internet these days. It's great that there are people from around the world taking the time to participate in something like this. It provides students with the chance to be exposed to a variety of people, opinions and occupations. I do agree that if more PR people began blogging and posting as a communication tool, it would have the potential of becoming a beneficial online PR community.

    Overall, I find the whole idea of blogging interesting. I think people in the PR field realize its importance, and maybe students from Auburn will continue to blog in the future.

    Leigh Ann Merchant | August 2005 | Auburn University

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