http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com So much more than just PR.... Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:49:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It seems that Facebook is all over the blogs and on everyones mind lately. In Maine it is solving crimes and in Georgia there was a story in today's paper about the whole content/privacy issue. Not too long ago many people were weighing in on the whole 25 things floating around, ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2009/02/19/facebook-for-a-good-cause/ Saying no has always been hard for me. There are a ton of possible reasons why this is true. I'm a girl, I had a crazy childhood, my mother is domineering, I'm a southerner, a people pleaser......etc. Whatever the reason, being able to confidently say no to a superior is an ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2008/12/19/how-to-say-no-to-a-superior-and-not-lose-your-job/ So I am watching television tonight and there is this ad calling for people to donate their used phones, you know to be refurbished and then donated to various charities, primarily groups that support battered women. Well I am all for thee idea of it all of course. I am ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2008/12/14/you-get-what-you-pay-for/ I read a post recently that really hit home. I started my blog for a school assignment and thanks to a wonderful teacher and mentor, I got "hooked" on blogging. As a public relations undergrad, having a PR blog made sense, but as I grow and move on with ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2008/12/11/how-do-you-know-when-to-call-it-quits/ My graduate nonprofit class spent a great deal of time today talking about change. It got me thinking about how change can be harnessed, how people react to it, study it and how the concept of it is used everywhere from altering school board decisions to winning presidential elections. Human beings ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2008/11/30/changing-of-the-guard-how-people-react-to-change/ My graduate nonprofit class spent a great deal of time today talking about change. It got me thinking about how change can be harnessed, how people react to it, study it and how the concept of it is used everywhere from altering school board decisions to winning presidential elections. Human beings ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2008/11/11/the-changing-of-the-guard-understanding-peoples-reactions-to-change/ Today's post was contributed by guest blogger, Milena Thomas. Thomas blogs about life, marriage, economics, and politics at Quiet the Thunder and Brazen Careerist. She is a wife, grad student in finance and economics, professional singer and voice teacher. Enjoy! I started blogging a little over a year ago, and I ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2008/11/04/public-discourse-a-bloggers-perspective/ This particular topic is the cause for frequent arguments in my household. With the seemingly omnipresence of the Internet - everyone is online, often living out a completely separate life via social networking sites such as MySpace, LinkedIN, Twitter and Facebook. At the same time identity theft is on the ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2008/10/18/just-how-much-should-be-online/ "We will not destroy the planet and are arrogant if we think we will, the Earth will shake us off like a cockroach, which we essentially are....parasites that feed off the available resources without considering the limits of our excess." - anonymousI rarely watch television anymore. And apparently, I am ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2008/10/15/presidential-debate-who-was-more-persuasive-and-does-it-matter-to-the-general-public/ A Simple girl at heart.... When I got into public relations all I kept hearing about was the corporate end of it...the marketing, the advertising, the "spin", the ridiculously high salaries.That totally did not appeal to me but for some reason I stuck with the program and now I am glad ... http://everydaypublicrelations.today.com/2008/10/15/pr-is-actually-a-service-oriented-job/