Eternal Scream Originally uploaded by Pisco Bandito. And the reasons why I still think that it is still worth it for many Dee Rambeau, author of the Adventures in Business Communications blog, announced last week that he no longer intends to blog because he is, “old enough to know that to waste time is a true crime.” He also laid out his case in read more...

I usually I post this closer to the beginning of the month, but better late than never. Here are the most popular posts in January on Communication Overtones.

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Blogs
• 5 Social Media Trends that Will Impact PR
• How to read more...

CIMG7517 Originally uploaded by RonaldWong. Thanks to YouTube, embeddable video is the rage, and it seems the Wall Street Journal, in conjunction with Brightcove, is offering a truly viral option. The WSJ/Brightcove offering is even more compelling in that you can get the code from the embedded interface. For example, if you want to offer the video I am showing read more...

Television journalists and photojournalists are uploading their customary resume tapes to YouTube and sending out a short pitch and a link to get the attention of hiring managers. And it seems the managers like this much better than getting a physical tape. It turns out that it is much easier to share the work of the prospective hire with others around the station. The same goes for B-Roll and VNRs for the public relations set. Let’s get with it folks, the DVD and tape are so 1990s! Mike Daniels Resume Tape By using technology in this way, you can then easily embed the video into your own website or blog without all the trouble read more...