PR from the Beach
Blog URL http://inconversation.typepad.com/prfromthebeach
Located Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand
Tags public relations, comment, politics, social media, business, science, environment, communication, conversation
A Southern Perspective: Catherine Arrow's observations on public relations (PR) from the (New Zealand) beach along with everything in between from science and technology to friends, family, politics and media.
Latest Blog Posts
- The Tweet Imperative: Practitioner Beware on Nov 22, 2009 in Comment Communication crisis communications Culture Current Affairs Debate digital life journalism listening media Technology Twitter Warnings Web 2.0 Weblogs
Little story today about problems at a tween star's autograph signing, but one with major implications for communicators who regularly use Twitter to advise, inform and attract people to events. There are different versions of the story around - one...
- The bitter taste of chocolate coated influence on Nov 19, 2009 in Comment Communication Conversation Culture digital life economy listening media public relations real life relationships Technology Thinking
There is a real and present danger that the benefits of social media, the open channels, the acceptance of newcomers and the willingness to actually listen to someone else (and I mean properly listen) will diminish and content, instead of having the...
- Media sharks miss out on a great bite on Nov 12, 2009 in bit of a laugh Comment Communication Current Affairs journalism media New Zealand
When I first came to New Zealand from the rough tabloid environment that rules the UK, I found the news reporting here rather charming. It was polite, sometimes bordering on the reverential and always, always, tied firmly to local affairs. Even my so...
- When the Ghost in the Machine needs to back off on Oct 27, 2009 in Comment Conversation Culture digital life listening media real life Society Technology Trust Under the radar
So this weekend Facebook decided that it would make some decisions on my behalf, selectively editing my friends' updates, information, quiz results, likes (but not dislikes as there is no button) et al. Today, Google launches social search so I can r...
- Applaud Obama for sure. But the Nobel Peace Prize? Premature I'd say. on Oct 10, 2009 in Barack Obama Comment global Nobel Prize politics public relations mistake Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Prize Obama politics USA war
Barack Obama appears to have achieved a great deal on the 'home front' in a relatively short time but the announcement that he has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize took me completely by surprise because I was unaware he had made any significant con...
- Another Tsunami warning and NZ Civil Defence communication still looks scarily inept on Oct 8, 2009 in Action required Comment Communication crisis communications Current Affairs Debate digital life environment New Zealand public relations Society Warnings Web 2.0 civil defence communication crisis communication New Zealand tsunami warning
As I write, we are on another tsunami advisory following three more Pacific earthquakes, this time around Vanuatu. Whether the island will suffer the same terrible devastation and loss as Samoa and parts of Tonga we don't yet know - we can only hope...
- Twitter Tsunami Breaks into the morning on Sep 29, 2009 in Action required Comment crisis communications digital life New Zealand
Thinking with real concern of those in Samoa hit by the 8.3 earthquake this morning and wishing there was something I could do to help. Guess we won't have a real picture of what has happened there for some time yet. Meanwhile, Twitter is awash with...
