I am not known for being a "gadget" person. But last month my trusty Handspring PDA finally died (it is almost five years old) and I started thinking - why should I carry a PDA and a phone. It was time to consolidate. A sale flier from the Sprint store here in town sealed the deal, if you buy this weekend you can save an extra $100. read more...

A Wise old owl sat in an oak, The more he heard the less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard, Why aren’t we like that wise old bird? -Old Mother Goose I often wonder, what is on your mind? What would you "Communication Overtones" to cover or explore? And for my American readers, Happy Thanksgiving! Photo by Modern Moonlight Tags: Owl|Listen|Public Relations|read more...

In an announcement today, seven news corporations will form a partnership with Yahoo that will include sharing advertising content. The companies involved with the deal include the Hearst Corp.; MediaNews Group; Belo Corp.; E.W. Scripps Co.; Journal Register Co.; Lee read more...

IABC has released an e-mail survey of communicators that found a majority of us feel we get too much e-mail and are spending two hours or more daily dealing with e-mail. It is a great follow-up to my lament last week, Get Control of Your Inbox.

I included a chart showing the sources of e-mail and the respondents feeling about each category. Not surprisingly, we feel we are getting too much external news and professional subscriptions read more...