Yes, this is a blog post about blogging, but I think that it is an important one. PRSA’s Strategist magazine this month features a bevy of articles about PR blogs and our little corner of the blogosphere. Moreover, it includes inteviews with well-known PR bloggers, such as Steve Rubel, Scott Baradell, John Wagner, Constantin read more...

I am a big fan of top 10 lists, thought these days it seems we have only time for about five. A new blog that I have been reading is Todd Andrlik’s Todd And the Power to Connect and this week he had the top 10 list of top 10 lists.

Really, I am not kidding.

My top 3 favorites from Todd’s list are:

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So, as everyone knows by now, the British authorities thankfully thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up planes with liquids and benign parts that can be easily smuggled onto an airplane.

The result.

We now can’t carry on liquids or gels of any kind onto an airplane in the U.S., and if you are traveling in the UK, there are more restrictions.
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Prudhoe Bay Sunset
Originally uploaded by kv3x. So, if this was your job, what would you do?

BP had a small leak on Sunday in it Prudhoe Bay pipeline, but by Tuesday, they enacted an all-out shutdown to repair a reported 16-miles of pipeline due to unexpected and severe corrosion.

It is early days in this crisis situation for BP, but it doesn’t look good.

Amid allegations of a read more...

Ike Pigott
Originally uploaded by kamichat. Ike Pigott is a senior communicator with the Red Cross and a blogger. I recently sat down with him in Washington, D.C., to discuss his involvement with the Red Cross and his new position as Communications and Government Relations Director for the Red Cross in the Southeast Region. He will be responsible for working with local chapters across five states, including Ala., Fla., Ga., read more...