10 days ago

One of the points I had hoped to emphasize in my last post was that Twitter, blogging, Facebook and Google+ offer an even more controlled communications environment than what a fastidiously prepped/messaged executive might face in a media interview.

12 days ago

"The modern chief executive lives behind a wall of communications operatives, many of whom ladle out slop meant to obscure rather than reveal." David Carr -- David Carr of The New York Times lamenting the way many CEOs have long interacted with members of his profession. Not surprisingly, he lays th ...

12 days ago by Peter Himler

"The modern chief executive lives behind a wall of communications operatives, many of whom ladle out slop meant to obscure rather than reveal." David Carr -- David Carr of The New York Times lamenting the way many CEOs have long interacted with members of his profession. Not surprisingly, he lays th ...

15 days ago

How important are consumer-generated reviews in your purchase-making decisions? If you're like me, the answer is VERY. When assessing hotels, the write-ups on Virtual Tourist and Trip Advisor invariably make or break my booking. The reviews on Yelp play the deciding role in tipping the restaurant sc ...

18 days ago by Peter Himler

In case you hadn't noticed, a very refreshing bi-product has risen from the ashes of the rather acrimonious breakup between TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and his wealth-creating nemesis, AOL. The tech/social news-savvy site PandoDaily, led by former TechCrunch ed-at-large Sarah Lacy (aka @sar ...

19 days ago

My social life is a mess. And I know I'm not the only one mired in the digital muck. Here's the lowdown, which stands in contrast to just two years ago: I'm feeling pressure to bolster my presence on the red hot Pinterest even though the app (on Chrome) couldn't find the image of Danny Meyer's new d ...

19 days ago by Peter Himler

My social life is a mess. And I know I'm not the only one mired in the digital muck. Here's the lowdown, which stands in contrast to just two years ago: I'm feeling pressure to bolster my presence on the red hot Pinterest even though the app (on Chrome) couldn't find the image of Danny Meyer's new d ...

26 days ago

Blog Maverick It turns out that my post last week about item #11 on Mark Cuban's list of 12 Rules for Startups -- "Never Hire a PR Firm" -- set off a firestorm that prompted a more nuanced response from Mr. Cuban.

32 days ago by Peter Himler

WIkipedia founder Jimmy Wales Shortly before Christmas, I ran into an old friend who oversees social media for one of the big-branded management consultancy firms. He confided in me that he was having an issue with Wikipedia. Wikipedia wouldn't grant him editing privileges, as a PR person, even thou ...

33 days ago

Just as my Twitterstream is about to be overrun by hangover-induced tweets from the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, former tech scribe for The Journal Nick Wingfield who's now toiling for The New York Times, yesterday presented a sobering view of the last standing major consumer electronics conf ...