Posted on July 25, 2014 11:39 am by Shel Holtz | Social Media | Technology
With apologies to Monty PythonIn the late 90s, some organization declared the World Wide Web was over. The prediction of the web’s demise was based on the decline in the number of corporate press releases announcing the launch of a new corporate website. (I have tried to find that report. I’ve come up empty, but my memory of the report is so clear…
Posted on July 25, 2014 6:31 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Instagram | Visual Communication | Advertising | Brands | Business | Customer Service | Facebook | Marketing | Media | PR | Research | Social Media | Social networks
Flickr photo courtesy of Loz PycockThe Friday Wrap (which is what you’re reading) is a curated rundown of news, reports and posts from the past week that, while they didn’t go viral or attract much attention, are still interesting and useful for communications professionals. I select Wrap items from my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
W3C to develop social media…
Posted on July 24, 2014 9:21 am by Shel Holtz | Facebook | Social Media
Once they have exhausted the privacy issue, Facebook haters often turn to the fatuous updates posted by users. “Do you really want to see pictures of someone else’s food?” they lament. Well, yes, if it’s a shot by Charles Pizzo, a trained chef and connoisseur of fine dining. Charles’s pictures of food, and associated commentary, fascinate me.
“Well then,” they cry. “What about the political debate? It’s just a bunch…
Posted on July 23, 2014 1:58 pm by Shel Holtz | Content | Brands | Marketing | Social Media | Transparency
I just crawled out of the corporate values statement rabbit hole.
For a couple hours, I have been reading the values statements of dozens of organizations. I kept at this thankless task in search of one—one—that explicitly listed communication as a value.
A good values statement articulates a company’s approach to its very existence. A vision statement sets a target; the vision is what the…
Posted on July 18, 2014 8:36 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Blogging | Brands | Business | Channels | Customer Service | Marketing | Media | PR | Publishing | Research | Social Media | Technology
Bacon-wrapped hot dog Flickr image courtesy of Arnold GatilaoThe Friday Wrap (which is what you’re reading) is a curated rundown of news, reports and posts from the past week that, while they didn’t go viral or attract much attention, are still interesting and useful for communications professionals. I select Wrap items from my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
French blogger fined…
Posted on July 11, 2014 7:14 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Instagram | Visual Communication | Pinterest | Advertising | Blogging | Brands | Content Curation | Customer Service | Facebook | Intranets | Marketing | Mobile | PR | Research | Social Media | Social networks | Trust
Flickr photo courtesy of Matt ReinboldThe Friday Wrap (which is what you’re reading) is a curated rundown of news, reports and posts from the past week that, while they didn’t go viral or attract much attention, are still interesting and useful for communications professionals. I select Wrap items from my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
FTC may scrutinize Facebook experiment—The Facebook’s A/B…
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