Comments for The Spin Stops Here

Comment on Opportunities… by Christie

Christie — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:16:38 +0000

I think most of us in the PR world will be able to rise to the challenge. The goal of PR hasn’t changed-to build and maintain good relationships-just the tools have evolved.

PR practitioners have seen methods of communication change and evolve at a rapid pace for a while now, and most of us know they’re going to keep on evolving. We know we have to stay on top of the changes and I think most of will continue to do just that.

Comment on Dell - You’ve come a long way, baby by Bruce Eric Anderson (aka bruceericatdell on twitter)

Bruce Eric Anderson (aka bruceericatdell on twitter) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:08:59 +0000

@Danielle - thank you for your kind words but we know we can’t stop here. While the use of Twitter during the webcast was well-received we got some really good input from the world of Twitterers (TWOT) on improvements we can make next time around. Stay tuned for more goodness in the future.

Bruceericatdell

Comment on The Joy of Writing - have you lost it? by Four (or Five!) Reasons Why » Blog Archive » …Microblogging Is Dumbing Us Down

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:00:38 +0000

[...] for the written word and dedicate little time to it. But it doesn’t have to be this way, as The Spin Stops Here offers, “Writing can be a lifelong pursuit and a real source of enjoyment. Finding the [...]

Comment on Reading offline is good for you by Kevin Restivo

Kevin Restivo — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:43:34 +0000

Didn’t realize Mark had patented the words four reasons.
Good to know.
I may have to pay him a royalty at some point in the future.
Kevin

Comment on Reading offline is good for you by danielle

danielle — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:16:24 +0000

Yes Sean actually invited me to be a guest blogger on Four Reasons Why.

Comment on Reading offline is good for you by Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:54:05 +0000

Danielle,

Glad to see you’ve embraced the Four Reasons Why approach to blog posts.

By the way, check out the launch of PlanetEye - http://bit.ly/hMAmV

Mark

Comment on Reading offline is good for you by Renée Mellow

Renée Mellow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:22:51 +0000

The anti-blog blog post… Love it D!

Comment on Traditional media need some lessons in PR by Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:40:46 +0000

Danielle, You are dead on. I don’t contest that there are legal principles that are beyond my realm of knowledge, but this situation just smacks of traditional media not understanding the world they are operating in.

Social media is all about sharing and, like you said, quoting an AP article adds credibility to the AP. Bloggers go to painful lengths to make sure they attribute their sources in most cases.

The AP can take their ball and go home, but to stay relevant they are going to need to learn how to play nice with bloggers.

Comment on Traditional media need some lessons in PR by Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:45:47 +0000

Trying to set rules and laws for new mediums is fun!…especially when the medium is not fully understood yet. I can understand where the AP is coming from, because they have to make sure they are getting money that should be coming to them. Traditional news outlets have to pay a fee in order to access and use their content. Makes sense, because those outlets are utilizing AP content in lieu of spending money on their own coverage. If a blog is doing that same exact thing, they should have to pay for it also. However, if a blog is copying and pasting content with the intention of using it as background for commentary, or including a link to an AP article that lives somewhere else on the web as part of an aggregated list of stories, that’s a different thing.

Even further, a commentary blog that generates profit should be treated differently than one that doesn’t. It would be a shame if the AP imposed fees on blogs that are casually written by everyday people. However, it seems fair that blogs that make a profit should be charged for usage. If the AP puts enough open-minded manpower into this, they could definitely figure out a workable solution. Unfortunately, we live in a grand era of misinformation caused by soundbites and excerpts that are taken out of context. It’s better for the public to see an entire article rather than just a snipit, and the last people we want to discourage from publishing context are commentary bloggers who aren’t required to be held accountable for anything they say.

Comment on If you’re not engaged, don’t advise by Joseph Thornley

Joseph Thornley — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:59:02 +0000

“Get engaged and take the time to do it right. And don’t begin to teach until you’ve learned it yourself.” Great advice Danielle. Especially “take the time to do it right.” Things change rapidly in social media and understanding the trends is even more important than understanding what’s going on today. So that means that you have to have a commitment to be there for the long term in order to be able to pick up the trends.