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24 Jul 2009

Follow Friday: The Graceland Edition

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One of the things that struck me about Elvis’ former home on our recent road trip through Tennessee was just how comfortable it looks.

Graceland’s certainly an imposing structure when seen from afar – or even the front. But once you get inside, the rooms aren’t vast and the furniture looks really comfy. It doesn’t look too much like a rock star’s home, unlike some of the mansions you see on Cribs; it looks like a place you’d want to hang out in.

So this week, I’m highlighting […]

By Shonali Burke|Jul 24, 2009|Categories: Public Relations, Social Media|Tags: arik hanson, arun rajagopal, followfriday, graceland, judy gombita, leigh fazzina, pr, robin lane, tennessee, Twitter, vocus|6 Comments

05 Jun 2009

Follow Friday: The Cherry Blossom Edition

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For today’s edition of #followfriday, I thought I’d highlight a few DC-metro area communications professionals I enjoy interacting with on Twitter. Here goes:

1. Jon Newman (@jonnew). Jon’s a partner of The Hodges Partnership based in Richmond, Va., and authors Jon’s PR 1.5. He’s one of the nicest guys I’ve met (as in, IRL). Incredibly helpful and very smart. He “gets” Twitter and other social media tools, but isn’t so bowled over by the shiny new toys to forget what good PR is […]

By Shonali Burke|Jun 5, 2009|Categories: Public Relations|Tags: burrellesluce, daria steigman, debbie friez, followfriday, jon newman, mark story, nicole nolte, Twitter|3 Comments

29 May 2009

Follow the Fellow who Follows a Dream

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Today’s #followfriday on Twitter. Since I invariably get asked at least once on Fridays what the heck that is, here’s an excellent explanation by Micah Baldwin on Mashable, for anyone who’s about to pop the question.

Beginning today, I thought I’d highlight a few people I like to follow and why, every Friday. Lauren Fernandez started doing this a few weeks ago and I thought it was a great idea, so thanks for the inspiration, Lauren.

As to the title of this post: if you know where it […]

By Shonali Burke|May 29, 2009|Categories: Social Media|Tags: bhavin patel, darby, finian's rainbow, followfriday, katie paine, lauren fernandez, laurie ashton farook, mashable, meghna k, micah baldwin, petrelocation.com, rachel farris, shankhassic farm, Twitter|10 Comments

14 Feb 2009

Five Ways to Show Twitter Love

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Ever heard – or made – any of those remarks?

I confess; I have, and I think they have a ring of truth. But clichÃ© or not, Valentine’s Day is a way – admitted, perhaps born of artifice and over-commercialized – to show one’s appreciation and affection to those who make your life better.

To me, that includes my Twitterverse. So, for those of you who have fallen in love with […]

By Shonali Burke|Feb 14, 2009|Categories: Public Relations|Tags: followfriday, mr tweet, paisano, TweetDeck, tweetup, Twhirl, Twitter, valentine's day|6 Comments