What if your digital world became public? Ashley Madison has a simple lesson for all of us, even non-adulterers: The digital world isn’t secure. Don’t entrust it with your secrets. It seems…
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I’ll Never Forget, Jack.
“To be, or not to be?” ~ Hamlet If you can’t Google it, does it exist? Did it even happen? We’ve joked before about how the Internet is like an elephant. It…
Farewell to the Wild West?
To post or not to post? Reddit & Gawker may decide for you. “A bad story can have a terrible impact on our reputation, and that affects everything we do and every…
“You Lose.”
There’s an old adage in Crisis PR: “Lose focus, and you lose control. Lose control, and you lose.” A prominent litigator smiled when he heard it. “My version is quite similar: ‘Never…
Filling the Void
Not a lot of facts? No facts at all? Speculate. The media does it every day. In life, timeliness is important. Miss the window and you’re SOL. In dating: Meeting the right…
KA-PAO!!!!!
How did headline writers miss that one as Ellen Pao lost a second highly visible battle this year? The latest came this month as Pao was forced out as CEO of Reddit…
When News Is the News
Violate the public trust, and the public feels violated. Rolling Stone and Brian Williams are only the latest. Sadly, there’s a long and inglorious history of media stumbles. Sometimes journalists don’t verify…
Mama Always Says …
Believe media frenzy will blow over? When pigs fly. You’ve heard them all your life. Nostrums. Doesn’t matter that they’re often untrue. They’re easy-to-remember rules that make large chunks of life seem…
Fringe & Mainstream
In a crisis, change is fast. Be prepared for the worst. “I aimed at the public’s heart, and … hit it in the stomach.” ~ Upton Sinclair, American socialist and novelist Sinclair…
Politicizing Ebola
Fear is a powerful emotion. Use it well, and you win. A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Ebola is the just latest. Watch the politicians. Both parties are guilty…