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01 Jun 2009

Pinch Me. A “PR Readers’ Choice Blog Award”?

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The one thing I never expected when I started this blog was for it to be nominated in an awards program. Blogging, in and of itself, is an adventure for me, and while I’m thrilled with the warm reception “Waxing UnLyrical” has received, I’m also humbled by it. After all, I don’t blog as regularly as all the gurus tell you you should; so the very fact that anyone reads this blog is quite a thrill.

One of the great advantages about being active on Twitter is the […]

By Shonali Burke|Jun 1, 2009|Categories: Social Media|Tags: arik hanson, bill sledzik, danny brown, ryan stephens, Shannon Paul, Twitter|7 Comments

29 May 2009

Pulling My Talking Shoes Out

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I should probably have done this earlier. Don’t they say something about better late than never?

Right, then. I have a hectic couple of weeks coming up with no less than four conferences in two weeks (probably baby food for some, but for me, that’s a lot). If you’re going to be at any, I’d love to say hello in person.

June 3 is PRNews’ PR Measurement Conference at DC’s National Press Club, which I’m really looking forward to because it’s on… you guessed it, measurement. I’ve been to several […]

By Shonali Burke|May 29, 2009|Categories: Public Relations, Speaking & Presenting|Tags: blogpotomac, prnews, t3pr, Twitter, vocus|2 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 May 2009

Will Social Media Save Darby? The Saga Continues

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Since I first blogged about Darby the (female) German Shepherd, there’s been a lot of interest in her and her situation. There are so many people who have helped spread the word, and continue to do so, that I couldn’t begin to list them all here. But you know who you are, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

As an aside, almost all of you have connected with me through Twitter – what an incredibly effective communication platform (and guess what, Darby decided […]

By Shonali Burke|May 14, 2009|Categories: Personal, Social Media|Tags: animal rescue, animal welfare, darby, ellen degeneres, oprah, petrelocation.com, rick sanchez, Social Media, susan ragan, townhouse pet care center, Twitter|12 Comments