Plenty of stuff for the PR Warrior to get excited about this week. Here's a snapshot:
Jeremy Porter explains the 'love-in' both journalists and PR people are having with Twitter.
Still on Twitter, Brian Clark celebrates the "triumphant return of the short headline" and provides some handy hints in doing more with less.
An enlightening blog post highlighting the scourge of corporate waffle-speak and why those who perpetrate it should be, errr, shot. Guns at dawn anyone?
Jonathan Crossfield has done a sterling effort in listing the best blogs by Australian writers.
This was written in January but it's still a good piece - social media guru Jeremy Owyang has collated a range of statistics across Facebook, MySpace, Twitter etc. It's a good 'social media stake in the sand' as at early 2009.
If you're interested in what's going on in New York in terms of social media, this is a good read.
The indefatigable Sam Mutimer has created @tweetupmellers, a hook-up for Melbourne-based Tweeps. Their first event was held this week - who attended? Find out here! If you haven't heard of Sam - or met her on Twitter or in the flersh, you will soon!
Fast-track your social media success! Social Media Success Summit '09 (a live online event) looks pretty cool, and features respected presenters such as Gary Vaynerchuk, Ann Handley, Chris Garrett and Melbourne's own Darren Rowse. Check it out!
And last but definitely not least, Servant of Chaos (Gavin Heaton) serves us up some great excellent serious fare (Learning From Successful Blogging) but balances it with this crack-up Cup of Chaos! (See video below)
A client of mine Iggy Pintado has released his first book, Connection Generation. Check it out here.
What Aussies are on Twitter? Check 'em out here.
Susan Boyle - has she created a buzz or what? Is she the biggest YouTube sensation ever? Or what about this - Huffington Post's 'The Untold Susan Boyle Story' .
And last but definitely not least, Servant of Chaos (Gavin Heaton) serves us up some great excellent serious fare (Learning From Successful Blogging) but balances it with this crack-up Cup of Chaos! (See video below)
Enjoy!!
