The Blog: Waxing UnLyrical

02 Dec 2009

Getting a Foot in the Door with GoodieRecruit

If you’re in the PR field, a Gen Y-er, a recruiter, based in the Washington, D.C., area, or “all of the above,” you’re well aware of Heather Huhman. Heather’s one of the most prolific tweeters and writers I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know, and she focuses on helping entry-level job seekers navigate the often- (and now, it seems, always) turbulent waters of getting their feet in the proverbial door.

In addition to her “day job,” keeping up her column and religiously sharing job leads, Heather recently launched […]

01 Dec 2009

Will Tungle Kill “Reply All” Scheduling?

I don’t know about you, but one of the things that drives me positively NUTS is trying to schedule a conference call or meeting via email.

You know what I’m talking about: the dreaded “reply all” emails. You’re given a list of five or six different day/time options and asked for your availability.

You go back and forth between your calendar depending on how quickly or often people reply. And there’s inevitably at least one person who replies so late that all your open slots are now closed.

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25 Nov 2009

Thank You, Muppets… And You

I had grand plans of writing a Thanksgiving-related post. But then stuff happened, and the post won’t.

So when I saw this floating around on Twitter yesterday (h/t Jennifer McLellan), I knew it was the perfect way for me to say “thank you” to everyone who’s a part of my life; online and offline.. you know who you are. I hope this lifts your hearts as much as it did mine.

Thank you for sharing my […]

19 Nov 2009

Google on PR

Lee Odden gets complete credit for this post, title and all. I was catching up on my reading when I saw his post on what Google thinks of social media, SEO and advertising. You’ve got to read it, it’s great.

I couldn’t resist experimenting with what Google “thinks” of PR.