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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses PR, Twitter & Politics on Tuesday, October 11th

Deirdre Breakenridge

With the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign being coined “The Twitter Election” there is no question that Twitter is topical. On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 8:30 p.m. There is a lot to learn (and will be learned) from this mainstream news channel.

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The Rise and Fall of the Pumpkin Spice Latte

Cision

2016’s #PSL (Pumpkin Spice Latte) lovers have crushed this total by 44%. Before starting your next viral social campaign, head down to your local coffee shop and enjoy the autumnal bounty of nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon — or don’t because you know it will be back next year.

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How the Associated Press Fights Fake News on Facebook…and Everywhere Else

Cision

Carvin is the point person in a partnership that began in December 2016 between the AP and Facebook that illustrates some of the efforts the AP is undertaking to scrub misinformation from readers’ views. Fake news is not strictly new,” Carvin said. “It In this case, Carvin uses “everyone” to mean both journalists and the public.

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Help support foodbanks and food poverty by starting in your local community

Stephen Waddington

The film shot in Newcastle in 2016 premiers on UK TV on Saturday evening on BBC2 at 9.45pm. Add a few extra groceries into your weekly shop and leave them at the collection point at your local supermarket. Alternatively use Google Maps or the Trussell Trust website to find your local foodbank and drop in food yourself.

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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Cision

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. Google search algorithm updates in 2016 , for example, included a number of integrated changes in order to unify mobile SEO and local SEO along with paid and organic results. Image Source: [link].

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7 mostly free professional development ideas that PR and comms pros can start today

Sword and the Script

Libby is a free app that connects to my local public library system (and probably yours too). I can check out audiobooks from my local library from the app on my phone. Years later in 2016, I decided to hang a shingle for a consultancy, I decided to make this blog my business site rather than create a website for two key reasons.

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Communicators Can Help Americans Vote in 2020

PRSay

3, Americans will cast their votes for President and for state and local candidates. Communicators have “a lot of great partners out there” who can help provide their employees with local voting information, said panelist Kelly Mason, director of corporate communications at Levi Strauss & Co.,