February 27th 2015 PDT
*February 27, 2015* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /The Update is a review of news, posts, reports, and other items appearing in the last week that will help you stay on top of the forces shaping communication in this fast-paced, ever-changing environment. These are stories that may have been lost in the flood of headline news stories (like the FCC's decision to classify the Internet as a public utility). I collect the items from which I choose the Wrap stories in my link blog, which you're welc ...Continue Reading
February 20th 2015 PDT
*February 20, 2015* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Before we jump into the week's news, I want to bring two upcoming events to your attention. First, for the fourth consecutive year, Thornley Fallis CEO Joe Thornley and I will present our eight-week interactive course, "Getting Strategic with Social Media." Offered through IABC, the course includes a weekly, asynchronous, multimedia learning module and a live conference call; there's also an exclusive, closed Facebook group where you ...Continue Reading
February 13th 2015 PDT
*February 13, 2015* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /I'm drafting today's Wrap from a hotel room in Santa Fe, where I presented the second of a two-day workshop on polishing web writing with the great writing coach/consultant/trainer, Ann Wylie. As always, the Wrap is a rundown of news, posts, articles, and research that's useful for communicators to know but that not have been widely shared. I collect items of interest from which I choose the pieces to include in the Wrap on my link blog, which ...Continue Reading
February 6th 2015 PDT
*February 6, 2015* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Some Super Bowl follow-up was inevitable in this week's wrap-up of items you may have missed during the last seven days, along with the usual mix of news, reports, posts, and studies. As always, I bookmark everything I might consider for the Wrap -- and for my podcast* -- on my link blog, which you're welcome to follow./ News *Coca-Cola suspends automated tweet campaign after being suckered* -- It was a cute idea: Mark negative tweets with the ...Continue Reading
January 30th 2015 PDT
*January 30, 2015* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /It was another /big/ week for news, reports, posts, and updates of interest to communicators. There's even more in my link blog, where I collect everything I might consider using for the Wrap -- as well as my podcast. You're welcome to follow it./ News *FCC warns hotels never to try blocking guest WiFi* -- After Marriott withdrew its petition for permission to block guest WiFi, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued a stern warning ...Continue Reading
January 23rd 2015 PDT
*January 23, 2015* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Greetings from 39,000 feet. I have a jam-packed day Friday, so I'm taking advantage of in-flight WiFi to crank out this week's Update. As always, the Update is a summary of the last week's news, posts, and other good stuff that has crossed my feeds that may not have gotten a lot of attention but is still useful for communicators to know. Feel free to follow my link blog, where I collect the content from which I select items for the Wrap (and for ...Continue Reading
January 16th 2015 PDT
*January 16, 2015* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /The new year is heating up, as evidenced by a record number of items in today's Update. There's even more in my link blog, where I collect all the items from the past week I think would be useful or interesting for communication professionals; you're welcome to follow it./ News *Marriott backs down* -- Marriott International has withdrawn its petition to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requesting permission to block personal W ...Continue Reading
January 9th 2015 PDT
*January 9, 2015* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Here's my weekly review of news items, blog posts, reports, and studies from the last week that could be useful to communicators but weren't the stories that got the big headlines. I collect items from which I draw the Friday Wrap's selections in my link blog, which you're welcome to follow./ News *TV anchor suspended over PR activities* -- Another case of challenged ethics has emerged with the suspension of Global Television news anchor Leslie ...Continue Reading
January 2nd 2015 PDT
*January 2, 2015* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /I hope your New Year's celebrations were fun and safe. Now it's time to get on with the promise of the new year by keeping up with the latest developments, news, research, and ideas culled from around the web, notably those items that didn't get a lot of attention. I select the items from my link blog, where I collect whatever strikes me as interesting; the link blog -- which you're welcome to follow -- is also the source for stories I cover on m ...Continue Reading
December 26th 2014 PDT
*December 19, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Here's your post-Christmas news roundup, my weekly collection of stories, reports, and posts that are useful for communicators even though they may not have been at the top of the week's headlines. I collect items I find interesting on my link blog and select stories for the Wrap and my podcast from there. You're welcome to subscribe. I hope you all have a fantastic New Year!/ News *Snapchat was unaffected by hack* -- There were plenty of hea ...Continue Reading
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