media relations
Twitter hackers take over AP account with false tweet
www.pcworld.com
A tweet posted on the Associated Press account Tuesday reporting two explosions at the White House was bogus and is the result of a hack, the news organization said."Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured," said a tweet posted around 1 p.m. ET to...
Top jobs of the week in digital media
paidcontent.org
This week all eyes are on San Francisco as our colleagues at GigaOM launch their sixth annual Structure conference, their signature cloud and infrastructure event. Follow along with their live blog coverage of the event, and be sure to check out our latest batch of job postings: Melcher Media: VP,...
Associated Press Twitter account hacked, tweet about White House bombing 'untrue'
venturebeat.com
The Associated Press Twitter account was hacked moments ago. The perpetrators sent out a tweet claiming that the White House had been bombed. This is not the case. “The AP Twitter account has been hacked. That tweet you saw about the White House is untrue and we’re looking into it...
Apple Still Has It
techcrunch.com
There will be plenty of bits spilled over the next few days about whether Apple is going extinct, whether Jobs’ touch was integral to the Apple experience, and whether this was “The.Worst.Keynote.Ever.” I posit, however, that Apple still has a few good years left and this keynote (now available here)...
Apple loves China, but its government is not returning those feelings
gigaom.com
A week after what appeared like a coordinated attempt by China’s state-run TV network to have celebrities badmouth Apple’s customer service in social media, a newspaper known as the Chinese government’s “traditional mouthpiece” publicly went after Apple over another issue: the way it handles media relations. For a country so...
WOW: Check Out Google's Amazing New Approach To Products And Media Relations!
www.businessinsider.com
I've been writing about Google for almost a decade now--first as a freelancer for newspapers and magazines, then for my own blog, and for the last three years for SAI. Until very recently--an hour ago--the vast majority of this Google-writing had been informed by my own analysis, research, and opinions,...
Startup Lessons Learned: Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
thenextweb.com
Editors Note: This is another guest post from Danny Wong, co-founder and Marketing Manager of Blank Label, a custom dress shirts startup that has built a lot of traffic through Search Engine Optimization and Media Relations. We’re delighted to have him share his thoughts and experience on marketing startups here....
Crisis Planning: Prepare Your Company For Social Media Attacks #Branding #Fail #SocialMedia #Crisis #Communications
www.web-strategist.com
In case you haven’t been watching, Nestle’s Facebook Fan page has been overrun by critics around deforestation, sustainability and poor social media relations. While this isn’t the place to have a discussion on sustainability, let’s look at the ramifications this has to society, brands, fans, and Facebook. I spent a...
Crisis Planning: Prepare Your Company For Social Media Attacks #Branding #Fail #SocialMedia #Crisis #Communications
Our newest Academy class: Let's Fix Your Pitch -- Exclusive (and FREE!) for TNW Conference attendees
thenextweb.com
It’s not very often that I get to write a story on TNW these days, but I still see an overwhelming amount of pitches come through my inbox every single day. So when TNW’s Jorg Ruis asked me about setting up a free session on TNW Academy, the first thing...
Our newest Academy class: Let's Fix Your Pitch -- Exclusive (and FREE!) for TNW Conference attendees
Nokia confirms Linux job ad sought talent for HERE Maps projects, not new Android devices
thenextweb.com
Is Nokia about to dump Windows Phone and pursue a route well travelled by its smartphone rivals? If you believed stories published by a number of technology websites over the past week, you would probably think that – but it’s not as scandalous as that. Last week, Nokia posted a...
Nokia to Yahoo employees: Choose a Lumia 920 and we'll throw in a free wireless charging plate
thenextweb.com
Noticing the leak of an internal memo from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Nokia is looking to capitalise on the company’s new ‘Smart Phones, Smart Fun!’ initiative by stating that if they choose a Lumia 920, the company will throw in a free wireless charging plate. The program, which will allow Yahoo...
Nope, Nokia still isn't leaving Windows Phone
pandodaily.com
Every time someone suggests that Nokia’s relationship with Windows Phone 8 is on the rocks, the troubled lovers remind everyone of just how much they mean to each other. The companies’ relationship is unique in that Nokia has committed to only building devices with Windows Phone 8, an operating system...
The King of the Accidental Phone Call
allthingsd.com
During their disappointing 2012 season, the Jets became known for the butt fumble, caused by quarterback Mark Sanchez’s unfortunate collision with teammate Brandon Moore’s rear end. Across town, the Mets are countering with a derrière distinction of their own: the butt dialer. That would be Jay Horwitz, the team’s longtime...
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