What do you say to a room full of PR folks in five minutes to convince them of the importance of social software … blogging networks … word of mouth? You could begin with quotables: "We have to convince journalists that the consumer owns the story," says Dan Bradley, vice president of broadcast news at […]
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From Blogs to Books
On-demand publisher Lulu is counting down the weeks to its first Lulu Blooker Prize for books based on blogs or websites. Judges: Cory Doctorow, science fiction author and co-creator of Boing Boing; Paul Jones, of ibiblio and UNC; and Robin (RobLimo) Miller, is editor-in-chief of OSTG. The short list of contenders includes books from already […]
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AP adds blogs
Coming to a political convention near you: an Associated Press blog, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Walter R. Mears and political reporter Nancy Benac. According to AP, the service — Blog@ap.org — will provide commentary and news tidbits. Mears won his Pulitzer for reporting on the 1976 presidential election. Benac has covered Washington, DC for more […]