Archive for April, 2010
April 30, 2010
A HAPPO poem By Rob Smith Oooohhhh yeah it time for Rob Smith to get HAPPO. If you hire me I’ll deliver in my first year like Ravens QB Joe Flacco When you meet me you noticed I’m very tall Had a dream to play pro basketball But that dream came to an end because [...]
April 29, 2010
Tags: happo, help a pr pro out, jobs, PR, public relations
It’s been a dark few weeks. A volcanic eruption halted global commerce. LOST showed a repeat this week. Crazy Siobhan was sent packing on American Idol. Kate Gosselin somehow was on “Dancing With The Stars.” Dark times, indeed. Out of the darkness shines a beacon of hope. No, it’s not the new Iron Man movie [...]
April 27, 2010
Tags: #prstudchat, brittany james, happo, linkedin, PR, public relations, Social Media, Twitter
Guest post by Brittany James During February’s #PRStudChat, Deirdre Breakenridge and Valerie Simon announced they had picked me to be the #PRStudChat Tweetheart because of how through chats I’ve reached out to other PR students and pros and developed relationships. In addition to being named Tweetheart, Deirdre and Valerie announced I would be moderating a [...]
April 22, 2010
Tags: captain planet, cartoons, classic tv, earth day, recycling, TV
Enjoy…and remember, THE POWER IS YOURS! How awesome was Captain Planet? He fought the Nazis! Make sure you recycle!  4 1
April 20, 2010
Tags: aj styles, hulk hogan, jeff hardy, pro wrestling, rob van dam, rvd, TNA, Wrestling
It’s been a while since we chatted ‘rasslin’. Let’s change that, shall we. Monday night, Total Nonstop Action (TNA) delivered probably one of their greatest shows ever. Veteran fan favorites Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam faced off to decide the #1 contender to champion AJ Styles. Popular mainstay Samoa Joe returned from an unexplained [...]
April 19, 2010
Tags: ben roethlisberger, football, nfl, pittsburgh steelers, PR, Sports
Box office numbers and award nominations don’t lie. My guess is that you probably saw “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” in the theaters a few years back. Terrific adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald (he wrote “The Great Gatsby!”) short story, featuring Brad Pitt as a man born old and progressively gets younger throughout his [...]
April 11, 2010
Tags: Facebook, rick astley, Social Media, Twitter, youtube
A few weeks ago, Rick Astley helped me introduce the concept of being committed to being awesome. But there was one problem in the post: we never discussed what “Social Media Awesomeness” really is, so you know what exactly you are committing yourself to. So let’s do just that right now. First, though, let’s address [...]
April 7, 2010
{Note from Mike – This post is part of Guest Blogger Month on The Buzz! We wrap up the first week with an excellent look at one of America’s finest sporting events, the Kentucky Derby!} Guest Post by Katherine Sarasohn The first Saturday in May, 1973- The chestnut colt came thundering down the stretch. His [...]
April 6, 2010
Tags: American Idol, david bisbal, fifa, futbol, operacion triunfo, soccer, world cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup and Global Public Relations Guest post by Andi Narvaez, public relations and social media professional and graduate student at University of Maryland. Co-founder of The BMPR, founder of Social Media Breakfast DC chapter, and Social Media Club-DC officer. Read her blog and follow her onTwitter. Two years ago, my best friend came to visit [...]
April 5, 2010
Tags: college, communications, education, PR, public relations, school, sm, Social Media, Twitter
All I Need to Know I Learned Through Twitter. Guest Post by Lauren Sandelin My professors would cringe if they heard that question come out of my mouth. Perhaps because a tiny bit of them knows that this is true. Now let me back up a second here – we all need that foundation we [...]
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