Terrorists logos: All the buzz

Apparently, the blogosphere is buzzing about the logos of terrorist organizations.
Ironic Sans has an interesting breakdown of the various types of imagery associated with terrorist organizations and examines common themes that unite them, such as the use of stars, weapons and the state of Israel.
But if there is a must read on this topic, it [...]

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Fallen Soldiers

Remember those seven Soldiers I wrote about earlier who spoke out against the war in Iraq in a New York Times op-ed?
Two of them won’t be coming home.
The Pentagon has announced that Yance Gray and Omar Mora from the 82d Airborne Division died in a vehicle accident on Monday.
These men were true patriots — fighting [...]

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A new general in the battle for ideas

A while back, Matt at Mountain Runner wrote an amazing post about the failures of Karen Hughes as America’s ambassador to the world as the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the State Department.
He said that we had no general in the war for the hearts and minds of the world.
After reading this [...]

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Commemorating 9/11 online

Most of the blogs that I follow had something to say about 9/11. Below, I’ve called out three.
Each is different. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.

Public relations superstar Kami Huyse (who blogs at Communication Overtones) sent out a message on Twitter asking where people were on 9/11. She posted all of the responses on [...]

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The mystery that is search

For those who don’t know, I am working on my Master’s at Johns Hopkins University, and for one of my digital public relations courses, I had to write about our weekly readings in a blog.
One week, I wrote that search is the new advertising. The ten-cent summary is that, until recently, companies would to build [...]

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Commemorating 9/11

Scott at Media Orchard has republished his ideas to commemorate 9/11:
1. Fly an American flag. Outside your door, on your lawn, or on your car. It’s the one symbol that binds us, and we’re all in this together.
2. Take time to reflect on the loved ones you have lost during your lifetime. Think about [...]

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House to House Update

Update: I am about halfway through House to House, which was sent to me for review by publisher Simon & Schuster.
All I can say is: Wow.
Great book. Very intense though. Not for the weak of stomach.
More later.

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