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The Marketing Power of Wikipedia: 8 Tips for PR Pros

MaccaPR

As PR and marketing professionals – and consumers – we often forget about the sheer power and influence that Wikipedia has on our daily lives. Wikipedia is a permanent part of our public culture. All jokes aside, Wikipedia does have a distinct influence on the business community. Facebook relies on Wikipedia.

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Webinar Recap: The Do’s and Don’ts of Maintaining Business Wikipedia Pages

Solo PR Pro

Last month, Josh Greene , author of “Wikipedia for Business 2021: The Rules & Latest Developments that Businesses & Communicators Need to Know to Succeed,” shared his insights on the ins and outs of Wikipedia in a webinar moderated by Solo PR Pro President, Karen Swim. The purpose behind Wikipedia.

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Internet Defamation: How Executives Can Handle Disparaging Online Content

Melissa Agnes

Most “interactive” websites – such as the aforementioned sites, news websites, blogs, and forums – are generally immune from liability for content created by a third party, pursuant to §230 of the Communications Decency Act. To illustrate this, I wanted to use the example of two unique websites, Ripoff Report and Wikipedia.

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#CrisisRoundup of Awesome Links: Week of September 29, 2014

Melissa Agnes

The Power of Finding New Ways To Communicate The Same Important Message. Analyzing the CDC’s Crisis Communication In U.S. TCIP #017 – Exploring Garden Grove Fire Department’s Social Media and Electronic Communication in Crisis with Thanh Nguyen. How to Successfully Submit Your Article to Wikipedia. Ebola Outbreak.

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Steps for public relations, human resources, and communications professionals to ethically update its company's Wikipedia article

Axia PR

Wikipedia can be a blessing for many people as they seek information and conduct research. Many companies ask their PR firm to write Wikipedia articles on their behalf. Here are several steps PR and HR professionals can take to ethically ensure your company is updating your company’s Wikipedia page.

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3 Lessons From the A-Team in Crisis Communication Planning

Cision

They can be relied upon to carry out their duties, which leads to the first point about crisis communication planning: 1. Identify communication crisis responders. A crisis communication vulnerability audit does the same thing. Want to learn more about crisis communication planning and management? Maybe a dose of B.A.

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On Today’s Multi-Agency Wikipedia Statement

Where the Fishermen Ain't

PR Leaders Today Affirm a Commitment to Abide by and Evangelize Wikipedia Community Norms. Last February, William Beutler , principal of Beutler Ink and publisher of The Wikipedian , convened a meeting of digital leaders from multiple agencies, as well as notable Wikipedia volunteers. Here are four of them.