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Debbie Weil. Alliconnect, astroturfing and the ethics of PR people… observations

by Allan Jenkins on July 16, 2007

The Debbie Weil – alliconnect – astroturfing flare-up grew a little too personal for my taste, so I am mostly happy to see the thing fade away. And it never should have flared up at all…. Debbie Weil just didn’t…

PRSA lames out?

by Allan Jenkins on November 10, 2005

Jack O’Dwyer, who’s been an enormous thorn in the sides of IABC and PRSA leadership for years (and for good reason, 99% of the time) laments PRSA’s ham-handed excuses: “PRSA Assembly delegates on a Nov. 4 teleconference, after complaining about…

Lesson for Communicators: Grassroots Tsunami Team Remobilizes For Katrina

by Allan Jenkins on September 9, 2005

What can ordinary people do in the face of catastrophe? Jeremy Pepper and Richard Edelman believe natural disasters are events that leave bloggers and wiki-builders powerless. Warren Bickford believes there’s little that IABC can do. (Addendum: Jeff Jarvis is hard…

PRblogs.org: Free Blogs for Practitioners, Educators, and Students

by Allan Jenkins on August 24, 2005

Robert French, who teaches PR at Auburn University in Alabama, USA, has enough ideas for two people. His latest is PRblogs.org, a free .. I love that word .. free .. blog hosting setup for PR students, educators and practitioners….

PRSA Shuts Out Non-Members on Message Board

by Allan Jenkins on May 2, 2005

What is it with associations and their skewed ideas about “member benefits”? PRSA recently shut down (for non-members) its active PRConline mailing list, choosing to move the forum to a members-only area. That’s their right, of course. I’m surprised, though,…