From PR cynic to convert in four weeks

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Over the past four weeks we’ve had a student from the London Film School working in our offices.  John Craine is pursuing a MA  film making, but wanted to get an understanding of the PR profession.  We tried to give him a chance to experience a broad range of PR [...]

BCS event on Windows 7

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The British Computer Society Isle of Man section continues to offer up great events for Island residents who work in IT and anyone who just likes to use computers. Last week, the group held one of the most popular events so far this year: Microsoft’s Huw Turvey’s preview of Windows 7.
More than [...]

Webmail to the fore

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There was a time, not so long ago, that people would have refrained from using Hotmail or Gmail as their email domain for business. Now, according to Gartner, the research company, that’s all set to change as the software as a service (SaaS) model for email is leading the way to the large-scale [...]

ThirdThursday April

The Isle of Man Social Media Club met this week, as it always does on the Third Thursday of each month.  Our group is growing and we are seeing lots of ‘just curious’ folks coming out now. No doubt this week’s Twitter exploits by  Ms Winfrey and Mr Kutcher will help in spreading the social [...]

April 18: PR top 5

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Here’s what I’ve been reading this past week:
1. In Why PR is the prescription in BusinessWeek,  ad man Steve McKee explains how a PR pro can give you a needed dose of reality.
2. Clay Shirky’s post on the failure of #amazonfail explains why, even when so many people got it wrong in acusing [...]

RSS really is simple

Close your eyes and wave a magic wand over your computer.  Now open your eyes and see a bunch of excellent stories and information that you really need and are very interested in.
No need to Google. No spammy newsletters. No need to check your bookmarked websites. Just a lot of new information about stuff [...]

Windows 7 Are you ready?

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Windows Vista got mixed reviews and created a healthy debate, it’s true. The next iteration promises to build on user feedback to produce Microsoft’s best OS yet:
“Windows 7 was built around your feedback, so you’ll see a lot of things you’ve asked for. You asked us to make everyday tasks [...]

Strive PR’s spring fling!

Thanks to everyone who came out our Spring Fling last night.  Thanks especially  to Charlie whose hard work made the night a great success.

IoM Social Media Club ThirdThursday 16 April

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Time races by.  I can’t believe it’s almost time, once again, for the Isle of Man Social Media Club’s ThirdThursday get together.  We meet on the third Thursday of each month, and that means 16 April is the day!  The Social Media Club’s mission is to:
1. Expand media literacy
2. Share lessons learned among [...]

Meerkat humour. Simples!

Slightly off topic, I know.  But still a good example of effective communication.  And it tickled me so I thought I’d share.  Simples!
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Google looks for ‘next big thing’

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It was June 7, 1999, when a new tech start up ‘dedicated to providing the best search experience on the web’, Google, announced it had completed a $25 million round of equity funding led by two Silicon Valley venture capital firms.
Fastforward to 2009 (about 100 million years in Internet time) and the world’s [...]

Link love March 2009

All you March linkers and commenters, please feel the love from Strive Notes:

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Paul Wiggins
Nathan Pledger
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Laura Daly
Daren Ward
Richard Slee
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