*December 19, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Mobile dominates this installment of my weekly review of news, reports, studies, and posts from the last week that may not have grabbed the big headlines (like the Sony hack), but still have implications for those of us working in the communications/PR/marketing world. I curate the Wrap from a the items I collect during the week on my link blog, which you're welcome to follow./ News *Skype releases real-time translator preview* -- Microsoft's ...Continue Reading

*December 12, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Here's today's HC+T Update, my selection of articles and posts from the past week that are important or useful for communicators, but that didn't necessarily get a lot of attention. I curate these items from my link blog, where I save everything I find interesting from a communications perspective; it's also what I use to choose the stories I'll cover on the For Immediate Release podcast. / News *FTC settles with agency whose staff tweeted ab ...Continue Reading

*December 5, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. // /Here's today's HC+T Update, my selection of articles and posts from the past week that are important or useful for communicators, but that didn't necessarily get a lot of attention. I curate these items from my link blog, where I save everything I find interesting from a communications perspective; it's also what I use to choose the stories I'll cover on the For Immediate Release podcast. / News *ABC creates 1-minute newscast for Facebook* ...Continue Reading

*November 28, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /A very Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers; I hope you enjoyed warmth, family, and turkey yesterday. Here's an abbreviated update (since there wasn't much news published yesterday or today); I'll be back with a more complete round-up next week. In the meantime, be sure to follow my link blog to stay on top of all the items I collect, from which I select stories for the this bulletin and for my weekly podcast./ News *Free speech on Faceb ...Continue Reading

*November 21, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Here's your wrap of the week, featuring news, reports, research, and updates that may have slipped by unnoticed as big stories (like Uber) grabbed your attention. If you work in communications, though, these items could be useful. I collect everything that interests me in my link blog, which is also the source of the stories I cover on For Immediate Release, the podcast I co-host every Monday. You're welcome to subscribe -- to the link blog and ...Continue Reading

*November 14, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Greetings from Milan, where I delivered a keynote at the SMX (Search Marketing Expo) conference this afternoon. It has been a Facebook-heavy week in the news; hence, a special section in today's wrap-up dedicated just to Facebook. As always, I have collected all the stories I consider for the Update (as well as for my podcast) on my link blog*, which you're welcome to follow./ News *Instant Timeline will provide a Twitter feed to visitors who ...Continue Reading

*November 6, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /I'm back from my 26 days on the road -- briefly. I fly to Italy on Tuesday for a quick turnaround; I'm delivering the keynote at SMX Milan next Thursday. As for this week's update, it's been a fascinating week in terms of reports, posts, and news that didn't get a lot of attention but that could still influence your thinking as a communicator. As always, I have collected all the stories I consider for the Update (as well as for my podcast) on my ...Continue Reading

*October 31, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Happy Halloween! I head home from London tomorrow, wrapping up a month on the road -- only to turn around on Sunday and fly to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. It's been great! It has also been an interesting week online! As always, I select the stories, reports, and posts that didn't necessarily make big news for this bulletin on my link blog*, which you're welcome to follow./ News *HTML 5 is a done deal* -- It has taken eight years, but the W ...Continue Reading

*October 24, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Greetings from Copenhagen, where I spent a day with some senior-level communicators to talk about how intranets can build employee engagement. That was just one day out of seven, though, and Michele and I have been spending the rest of our time having fun -- except for the time I've spent collecting the items for today's bulletin! As always, you can review all the items I bookmark for curation into this newsletter at my link blog*, which you're ...Continue Reading

*October 17, 2014* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /It's an abbreviated version of the Friday Wrap, my weekly summary of stuff I have found in the last seven days that didn't grab the big headlines but is still important, interesting, and/or worthwhile for communicators and marketers. And it'll be the same next week and the week after as I continue my swing through Europe with limited time. But I'm still collecting the usual number of stories on my link blog, which you're welcome to follow./ Joi ...Continue Reading