Blog June, 2010
June 29, 2010
Social Media – The New Hip Hop
Its fairly easy and a tad nerdy to quote surveys taken by Public Relations consultancies. The big boys often utilize these surveys as vague barometers of the public pulse, perpetually at arms length from ever reaching it. And so, pocket protector tightly bound to chest, it appears members of the Worldcom Public Relations Group in
June 16, 2010
Geopolitics Behind the Picture
I, like so many of us, anxiously await the debut of ‘Money Never Sleeps‘, the Oliver Stone-directed sequel to the classic econodrama ‘Wall Street‘. The promotion surrounding the film has been appropriately intense, successfully infiltrating all mediums; we’re bombarded with images, soundbytes and trailers starring ‘Bud Fox Lite‘ Shia LeBeouf and his newfound mentor Gordon
June 13, 2010
World Cup Propaganda
World Cup fever is in full swing – the event shines a geopolitical spotlight on every nation showcased on a daily basis. This time around, the public relations initiatives behind each team seem to be near-tangible. For some of the more oppressive regimes, they may even be downright embarrassing. Since leaving the country is an
June 3, 2010
Sam Amsterdam @ Army Navy Club – Social Media: Use and Impact in Government
On Wednesday, March 31st, Alan Rosenblatt, Social Media Director for the Center for American Progress, Sam Amsterdam, Public Relations Director for the Arcadia Foundation and New Media Director for Stroud Communications, Alex Tang, Senior Attorney with the Office of General Counsel at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Michael Walsh, Project Director with Forum One