In the 1960s, no one was thinking about the PR impact of overhead aerial images of buildings.
Today, you need to.
Google Earth is a Google download that “combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world’s geographic information [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Google image creates PR problem for Navy
Posted in Google, Navy on September 26, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Best. Post. Ever.
Posted in Blackwater USA, PR on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
‘Nuff said.
Top Ten PR Moves for Blackwater (By Sharon Weinberger — Danger Room)
Two-hundo!
Posted in D-Ring on September 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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Blog Tipping: SoSaidThe.Organization
Posted in Bloggers, Blogs, Canada, Links on September 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I can’t believe I haven’t found this one sooner.
<Steve kicks himself>
I encourage everyone interested in government communications and new media to check out SoSaidThe.org, a blog by Colin McKay (the Canuckflack).
While you’re there, be sure to read his thoughts on blogger outreach for government agencies.
Words vs. the brain
Posted in Language, Words on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When I worked at the Pentagon, I thought it was only in the military that documents received endless rounds of what was called the “happy/glad” treatment — where insignificant changes (such as an edit from “happy” to “glad”) bogged down the approval process of a written document.
When I got to the private sector, however, I [...]
Monday Funnies
Posted in Iraq on September 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Courtesy of the funniest man in the PR blogosphere.
Miss Teen South Carolina’s plan to divide up The Iraq:
Video of the Day: Leave Gen. Patraeus Alone!
Posted in Video, YouTube on September 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
And if you don’t get the parody…
POTUS meets milbloggers
Posted in Milblogs, Outreach, White House on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Check out Castle Argghhh! for details.
Apparently, this is the first time a sitting president has had a sit-down with a group of bloggers at the White House.
Glad the White House press office decided to reach out to the milblogging community first!
Homeland Security gets bloggy
Posted in Blogs, Homeland Security on September 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has stepped into the blogosphere.
He is now authoring “Leadership Journal,” a blog under the official banner of the department. So far, he has posted once, on Wednesday, asking whether 9/11 was fading.
The blog has a very detailed and clear comment policy, and it appears that, after only 6 comments on [...]