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Does Wikipedia Present Risk to your Organization or Industry?

Melissa Agnes

Wikipedia , “the world’s most successful online encyclopedia.” There are rules to keep each Wikipedia page “by the people” and not prejudicially written by the person. This post is about the potential risks Wikipedia may present to your organization and/or industry.

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Guide for International Students: How to Use Media for Studying Abroad

Deirdre Breakenridge

Having the intention to move abroad is only the beginning for international students. I want to introduce five steps for an international student to go studying abroad from my perspective: Step 1: Get inspired to go abroad. Wikipedia is a good source of basic information. However, media helps to find solutions to this problem.

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Why monitoring external factors is key to corporate reputation

Onclusive

While this puts communications and PR front and center as the stewards of corporate reputation, PR pros also have a formidable challenge of monitoring and addressing multiple internal and external influencers that affect their brand perception.

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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.

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Seriality (Context Matters)

Doctor Spin

Credit: Wikipedia.) Benedict Andersons Imagined Communities shows how nations are imagined into existence via shared stories (e.g., Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism(Revised ed.). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism(Revised ed.). 1 Sartre, J.

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Parkinson’s Law & The Law of Triviality (Bike Shed Effect)

Doctor Spin

This bias might have serious implications for internal communications. As PR professionals, we must observe “Communication Discipline.” The committee, composed of esteemed community members, reviewed and approved the various aspects of the plant’s design. In Wikipedia. In Wikipedia. 1 Law of triviality.

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Preview of my PRSA Talk, "Hacking Public Relations"

Where the Fishermen Ain't

This Sunday, I will be delivering my talk " Hacking Public Relations " at the PRSA International Conference in Philadelphia. and “What can we learn from communities who have done so?” I believe that looking to open-source and hacker communities gives us the answer. and “What can we learn from communities who have done so?”