categoriz is a page with a terrific (comprehensive?) list of Web 2.0 services and sites. The number and variety is impressive. I had no idea most of these sites existed, and can’t wait to get my hands dirty trying these out!
(Via: Digg)
Archive for April, 2006
Incredible list of Web 2.0 sites
Published by April 30th, 2006 in Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsNew 3M safety glass advertisment is brilliant
Published by April 30th, 2006 in Marketing Events. 0 Comments3M put what appears to be thousands of dollars (hard to tell from the photo, which is included in the link) between two pieces of its safety glass on a sidewalk in San Francisco. Passerby are allowed to punch, hit and kick the glass, but a nearby security guard ensures nobody will use heavier equipment […]
AOL to launch social-networking service, challenge MySpace *Update*
Published by April 19th, 2006 in Web/Internet. 0 CommentsRumor has it that AOL will attempt to go up against social-networking’s 800-pound gorilla, MySpace, by launching a service of its own. Apparently more information will be available within two weeks.
With the purchase of Weblogs, Inc., AOL made quite a move toward providing content rather than simply service, and the limited content they provided […]
While I’m pretty sure blogging hasn’t made much of a difference in my career yet, this article in The Boston Globe is full of reasons why maintaining a good blog is "essential" to one’s career:
”It’s the new public relations and it’s the new home page. Instead
of a static home page, you have your blog," (said […]
MONEY Magazine: PR Specialist 20th “best job in America”
Published by April 12th, 2006 in Public Relations. 0 CommentsWell, that’s good news! In MONEY Magazine’s list of the 50 best jobs in America, rated on salary and job prospects, "Public Relations Specialist" ranked number 20.
MONEY graded the position on a number of attributes, giving it high marks for creativity and difficulty, but lower marks for flexibility and stress.
Social networking site MySpace has experienced phenomenal growth since it was created in 2003, which has largely been driven by teenagers. Unfortunately, some of these young users are engaging in unsafe Internet behavior, and parents are beginning to wake up to what their children are doing online. This has resulted in some bad PR for […]
Cincinnati Enquirer blogger busted for lack of transparency
Published by April 5th, 2006 in Weblogs. 0 CommentsThe Cincinnati Enquirer Web page carries a blog titled "Grandma in Iraq," written by a Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Unfortunately, that fact wasn’t initially given up-front, which led to some readers criticizing the newspaper for its lack of transparency. From the Editor and Publisher:
(Assistant managing editor/online Chris) Graves said […]
