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By: Blawgrealtor

Blawgrealtor — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:24:02 +0000

You're a blog, the cheapest form of self promotion. You think you're magically immune from bozo's contacting you for free promo's because you are perceived as prostituting yourself for any available publicity? You're not. And to prove the point you've even made a blog post out of it!!!

Get real. You want respect, ask people to pay for your rantings. Then you'll see how truly popular you are.

By: Blawgrealtor

Blawgrealtor — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:24:02 +0000

Get real. You want respect, ask people to pay for your rantings. Then you'll see how truly popular you are.

By: BlawgRealtor

BlawgRealtor — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:20:43 +0000

You're a blog. The cheapest form of self promotion. You think you're therefore magically immune from bozos thinking you'll do anything to prostitute yourself for some online publicity? Get real. The answer is “No”.

By: Fellow Communicators: I Am Not Your Tool « Silicon Hutong

Fellow Communicators: I Am Not Your Tool « Silicon Hutong — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:43:30 +0000

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By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:08:07 +0000

Interesting read. I imagine this will be a frequent PR faux pas for the forseeable future though. Social media is still new and there are no fixed rules yet. Refreshing to get read your thoughts though. Thanks.

By: John Yarbrough

John Yarbrough — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:22:36 +0000

Thanks for this insightful post. I think you fairly laid out the pressures, motivation and thought (or lack there of in this case) behind the event, which was very refreshing.

PR professionals and journalists CAN help one another. All too often, however, we forget to remind ourselves that the person at the other end of the e-mail or phone is a human being with unique interests and priorities. While e-mail provides unparalleled convenience, it does not mean mass mailing journalists and bloggers is ok. In fact, it’s not far from saying that you feel that they are all the same.