Pulling My Talking Shoes Out
I should probably have done this earlier. Don’t they say something about better late than never?
Right, then. I have a hectic couple of weeks coming up with no less than four conferences in two weeks (probably baby food for some, but for me, that’s a lot). If you’re going to be at any, I’d love to say hello in person.
June 3 is PRNews’ PR Measurement Conference at DC’s National Press Club, which I’m really looking forward to because it’s on… you guessed it, measurement. I’ve been to several great conferences but the measurement ones are always my favorite.
If you were thinking of coming, please let me know so that I can get you the speakers’ guests discount code. If you can’t make it, PRNews is on Twitter and will be giving out a hashtag soon.
June 4 is Vocus’ 2009 Users Conference, where I’m participating on a panel on Twitter.
Er, did I just see you rolling your eyes?
Filed under Communication, Public Relations, Shonali Burke, Speaking, Twitter | Tags: blogpotomac, prnews, t3pr, Twitter, vocus | Comments (2)Follow the Fellow who Follows a Dream
Today’s #followfriday on Twitter. Since I invariably get asked at least once on Fridays what the heck that is, here’s an excellent explanation by Micah Baldwin on Mashable, for anyone who’s about to pop the question.
Beginning today, I thought I’d highlight a few people I like to follow and why, every Friday. Lauren Fernandez started doing this a few weeks ago and I thought it was a great idea, so thanks for the inspiration, Lauren.
As to the title of this post: if you know where it came from, you know where I’m going with the people I feature in this post. And there’s a treat in store for you at the end. Just keep reading.
1. Katie Paine (@kdpaine). Let me count the ways. She’s the measurement queen – I mean, literally. The measurement lexicon we use nowadays has been strongly influenced, if not entirely rewritten, by her. She’s pioneered the way we look at PR measurement today, because she knew, when she started out, there was a better way to do it. She’s a cancer survivor. To top it off, she lives in the dreamlike Shankhassic Farm, which has been in her family for over a century, and whose main house she literally rebuilt through sheer willpower.
2. Meghna “K” (@meghnak). I can’t remember how or why I came across Meghna on Twitter, but I’m hooked. She’s 13. She loves to write. She writes well; she puts a lot of adult bloggers I come across to shame. And I love her spirit. Did I mention she’s 13?
Filed under Communication, Shonali Burke, Social Media, Twitter | Tags: bhavin patel, darby, finian's rainbow, followfriday, katie paine, lauren fernandez, laurie ashton farook, mashable, meghna k, micah baldwin, petrelocation.com, rachel farris, shankhassic farm, Twitter | Comments (10)Social Media Might Just Find Darby a Home
The Darby saga has been going on for weeks now (if you’re a first-time reader, check out my earlier posts at the bottom of this one to get up to speed, but long story short, she’s an “orphaned” GSD in Portland, Ore., for whom I’m trying to find a home).
When I started blogging, tweeting, etc., about Darby, I asked the question, “Can Social Media Find Darby a Home?” Truth was, I didn’t know. I just knew I had to get the word out about her any way I could.
Well, after several potential homes fell through – and I was starting to feel thoroughly discouraged – something wonderful happened yesterday. Portland’s KOIN-TV picked up Darby’s story via Megan Drake’s story on Examiner.com, and did a lovely segment on Darby at 5:30 p.m. (PT) yesterday. Here it is:
Check that Darby out. Isn’t she gorgeous? Truly an “e-star.”
Filed under Communication, Personal, Shonali Burke, Social Media, Twitter | Tags: animal welfare, darby, koin, megan drake, Social Media, susan ragan, townhouse pet care center | Comments (16)
