Here’s an interesting post by Sarah Lacy about what public relations professionals should keep in mind when pitching journalists using today’s many mediums (Twitter, Facebook, IM, etc)… Here’s a repost and link: http://www.sarahlacy.com/sarahlacy/2008/05/what-about-semi.html May 09, 2008 What about Semi-Spam? Ok, Ok, Owen Thomas will likely read this and think I’m being bitter or haughty or … read more here
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Web 2.0 South Park Crawl – Party Awards
April 24, 2008 by
Note: Jeff is available to review you tech party, too! Email him an invitation at Jeff [at] sparkpr [dot] com. I can’t say that this award list is in any way fair as I didn’t attend every single party on the Web 2.0 South Park Crawl (I’d not be writing this now had I tried), … read more here
The WebMission Debate
April 22, 2008 by
There lots of talk in the blogosphere this week about the WebMission trip and whether or not it’s basically a confession by UK companies that they “need” the Silicon Valley to be successful. WebMission is a group of 20 UK startups who were brought together by Oli Barrett to take a trip to the San … read more here
Sparkpr Launches WEbook
April 17, 2008 by
Spark is excited to announce that one of its newest clients, Internet start-up Webook, is up and running after its April 9 launch. The company could be described as a hybrid of American Idol, Random House and Wikipedia; it is designed to give traditional book publishing a run for its money by offering writers a … read more here
Rookie PR Blunders
March 27, 2008 by
It seems like there are a number of mistakes that all PR people make. Call it a rite of passage. Here at Sparkpr we love to talk about those painful times “when we first started out.” The days when we were so green and sweet, and to tell the truth some of us are still … read more here
Ping, Penny Publications, Drill Down!
March 24, 2008 by
A few of us here at Sparkpr thought it would be fun today to poke some fun at ourselves. Who doesn’t love a self-deprecating PR person? Don’t answer that. Please be sure to do your due diligence by checking back here for new posts, and don’t hesitate to ping us in the comments section. We’ll … read more here
