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The Blagger's Blog 9th September 2011
Friday's media roundup with Simon Cowell, 100 Years of UK Fashion, Red Or Black, Glasgow Rangers, and more hacking issues.
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Social censorship?
The UK government backs down on plans to ban suspected rioters from social networks.
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Infographic – Linkedin how do you use it?
How do you use Linkedin? Check out this infographic which shows how people use their Linkedin profile.
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The Blagger's Blog 2nd September 2011
It's Friday and we've got Intel's latest interactive advertising campaign, BP's polar bear PR nightmare, Will and Jada Smith, Twitter trends, media news and more.
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Masterful animation, marketing excellence
The greatest public relations and marketing campaigns are eye catching, memorable, and inspired by thoughts outside the box. Take this modern cartoon classic from Vietnam.
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Infographic – Job hunting with social media
In the past we've shown you how to get a job in PR, so today we thought we'd share this infographic about job searching with social media.
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Smoking Gun MD Rick Guttridge asks: ‘What happened to the media’s silly season’?
Phone hacking, riots, the economic recovery (or lack of), Libyan revolutionaries. It’s been a big summer in newsrooms, so why does that not bode well for PRs?
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How to… create an effective social media policy
Online, in the blink of an ill-thought tweet, your brand’s reputation can be put on the line. That means making sure staff understand appropriate social media communications is essential.
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Top 5 Google+ headlines
It’s big, and only getting bigger. After two months the world’s newest social network has caused quite a stir, read this and you’ll understand why.
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More notes from the office diary
Times move fast in public relations, and with our office move just around the corner, a new sports PR client, and more news, it's business as usual here at Smoking Gun.
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News In Tweets – August 2011
60 per cent of global companies believe a blog is good for business while Facebook numbers fall in key territories.
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The Blagger's Blog 26th August 2011
It's Friday again, and today we're looking at AC/DC's line of wine, Orangina's Facebook app, and Manchester, London, and Bristol's tweet trends.
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