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Northwest Indiana Comic Con 2014 Recap: A Strong Opening – ChicagoNow (blog)
Northwest Indiana Comic Con 2014 Recap: A Strong OpeningChicagoNow (blog)I hardly ever get to take a Sunday off from my day job. When I do, it’s for something really, really important. This past Sunday, I…
Rising From The East – Explosiveness at The First Comic Con India In New … – Bleeding Cool News
Rising From The East – Explosiveness at The First Comic Con India In New …Bleeding Cool NewsThere were many of you that read my earlier article on the Mumbai Comic Con in December (thank you!),…
Back to Basics: Why the Academy Awards Should Return to the Music Center – LA Magazine (blog)
LA Magazine (blog)Oscar night used to be cinema’s coolest cocktail party—not a glitzy PR campaign. For those golden years the Academy should thank the Los Angeles Music Center, the opulent performance space that’s celebrating its…
PR: Tomska, Weebl, TimH and more: London Comic Con’s VidfestUK adds … – Toon Zone
PR: Tomska, Weebl, TimH and more: London Comic Con’s VidfestUK adds …Toon ZoneMCM Expo is delighted to announce seven great web series set to make a splash at VidfestUK this May, when our celebration of…
Dalai Lama Visits Southland On Non-Violence Speaking Tour – CBS Local
CBS LocalINGLEWOOD (CBSLA.com) — His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso, visited Los Angeles Tuesday as he continues a speaking tour on Non-Violence and the Effects of Compassion in the 21st Century….
Smartphone’s Future Development Trends Observed at CES 2014 New Study … – PR Web (press release)
Smartphone’s Future Development Trends Observed at CES 2014 New Study …PR Web (press release)MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) observed that most of smartphones exhibited at CES 2014 are either from PC or Chinese branded…
Photos: Victor Drai reveals details of dayclub, nightclub opening at Cromwell … – Las Vegas Sun
Photos: Victor Drai reveals details of dayclub, nightclub opening at Cromwell …Las Vegas Sun“I have been in the Las Vegas nightlife business for 15 years, and I’m not only building the best nightclub in Las…
W.net Expands into Washington, DC Metro Area – PR Web (press release)
W.net Expands into Washington, DC Metro AreaPR Web (press release)The Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions (W.net), the premier payments organization dedicated to women in payments, has announced its expansion into the Washington, DC metro area….
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers® (SMPTE®) 2014 NAB … – PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)The 2014 NAB Show’s Technology Summit on Cinema: The Future of Motion Imaging and Sound, produced in partnership with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
Post-Super Bowl craziness for MVP Malcolm Smith finally ends – Bellingham Herald
Bellingham HeraldWhen Malcolm Smith walks into his Seattle digs, two footballs sit on a table near the door: the one he intercepted to seal the NFC title game and the one he returned 69 yards…
.London Domains Open on April 29 – The Next Web
The Next WebLondon 520×338 Londoners can register a new .London Web address from April 29 It has been a long time coming, but details around the new .London domain have surfaced today – yes, April…
Cinedigm and Wizard World Partner to Launch a Digital Comic Con Channel – PR.com (press release)
Cinedigm and Wizard World Partner to Launch a Digital Comic Con ChannelPR.com (press release)Cinedigm and Wizard World have partnered to create a digital Comic Con network that will feature highly curated feature films, television episodes,…
Frontier Airlines adding nonstops from Cleveland to Seattle, Orlando – The Plain Dealer
The Plain DealerDaniel Shurz, senior vice president of Frontier Airlines, announces new nonstops out of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Trenton, N.J., and an offer, good until midnight Monday, of $69 flights to Orlando and…
Oh, Doctor! Matt Smith To Attend Wizard World Louisville Comic Con, Saturday … – PR Urgent (press release)
Oh, Doctor! Matt Smith To Attend Wizard World Louisville Comic Con, Saturday …PR Urgent (press release)Matt Smith, the ‘Eleventh Doctor’ in the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, will appear at the inaugural Wizard World Louisville Comic…
Since When Did Lobbying and PR Become Extortion? – Scoop.co.nz
Since When Did Lobbying and PR Become Extortion?Scoop.co.nz… lawsuit against a group of Ecuadorian indigenous peoples, farmers and their attorneys (Chevron Corp. vs. Donziger), it’s time to tune into this 20-year battle over who should…
CES 2014 Day 2 Recap – New Technology Featured on KillerApps.TV – PR Web (press release)
CES 2014 Day 2 Recap – New Technology Featured on KillerApps.TVPR Web (press release)News Media Group brought in Tech Expert Brett Larson to speak with TV & Radio stations around the country during their Satellite…
Leaked Godzilla (2014) Images From Video Game; Update On New Trailer … – Cosmic Book News – Video Games
Leaked Godzilla (2014) Images From Video Game; Update On New Trailer …Cosmic Book News – Video GamesA pair of images reportedly from the new Godzilla movie have leaked online giving us another look at what…
Footage.net Set to Exhibit Stock Footage Resources at NAB 2014 – PR Web (press release)
Footage.net Set to Exhibit Stock Footage Resources at NAB 2014PR Web (press release)Footage.net, the stock footage search engine, will have an expanded presence at this year’s NAB Show, set to take place from April 7-10…
CES 2014 Day 1 Recap – New Technology Featured on KillerApps.TV – PR Web (press release)
CES 2014 Day 1 Recap – New Technology Featured on KillerApps.TVPR Web (press release)News Media Group brought in Tech Expert Brett Larson to speak with TV & Radio stations around the country during their Satellite…
Since when did lobbying and PR become extortion – Politico
PoliticoIf you are one of them and you know nothing about Chevron’s racketeering lawsuit against a group of Ecuadorian indigenous peoples, farmers and their attorneys (Chevron Corp. vs. Donziger), it’s time to tune into this…
Just add items to create a watchlist now: – MarketWatch
MarketWatchDavos is mostly about business contacts, meeting other powerful capitalists, great PR and i-photo ops walking among world leaders, in seminars, at meals, over drinks, just mingling with the 2,500 participants — all the captains…
Iron Dolls Review | Learn How to Build Muscle Easily With the “Iron Dolls … – PR Web (press release)
Iron Dolls Review | Learn How to Build Muscle Easily With the “Iron Dolls …PR Web (press release)Iron Dolls is the latest program that covers female bodybuilding exercises, and diet plans to build sexy muscle…
Bieber’s image: From boy-next-door to bad boy – Washington Post
Washington PostMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Justin Bieber’s mug shot hints at the boy-next-door image he’s carefully crafted over the past several years, with a glistening smile and professionally upswept hair. But the red jail jumpsuit…
Justin Bieber arrest on DUI, drag racing charges causes major PR crisis: experts – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsEven by Justin Bieber’s increasingly sinking standards of behavior, the pop star has hit a new low. The 19-year-old pop star’s arrest Thursday morning on charges of drag racing his rented yellow…
Study: Over 50% say ‘someone in marketing’ handles social media – Technorati
Study: Over 50% say ‘someone in marketing’ handles social mediaTechnoratiTo deliver unified and efficient responses across social media networks corporations must ensure their internal structures support this goal. Take a look at which global leaders…
Nightengale: MLB’s PR offensive faces backlash – USA TODAY
USA TODAYMajor League Baseball, carrying paper bags full of cold, hard cash and hanging out with the low-lifes in Miami, finally get their man. Alex Rodriguez is banned for the 2014 season. He is hung…
The Basis smart fitness watch will tell you exactly how much good-quality sleep … – VentureBeat
VentureBeatBasis Science is making a few announcements for its fitness tracking watch today, including a new Carbon Steel Edition, a coming retail debut at Best Buy stores, and a preview of its advanced sleep analytics…
Why Retailers May Cash in on Duck Dynasty Flap – Businessweek
BusinessweekA handful of the biggest U.S. retailers have decided that the PR risk of staying plugged into the Duck Dynasy product pipeline is worth the reward: steady sales of an already popular brand riding a…
Amazon testing delivery drone service – Newsday
NewsdayAmazon’s plan to eventually enlist self-guided drones to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less, revealed Sunday night on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” opens a host of possibilities — and hazards. Amazon.com Inc. says…
Amazon’s drone delivery concept: PR stunt or real innovation? – ZDNet
ZDNetSummary: Cynics, optimists and realists will all have valid points about Amazon’s drone delivery plans. In the meantime, Amazon has managed to dominate the headlines on Cyber Monday. Larry Dignan. By Larry Dignan for Between…
Richie Incognito Voicemail To Jonathan Martin: Dolphins Joe Philbin To Blame
Richie Incognito’s voicemail to Jonathan Martin, his teammate, as both are offensive linemen for the Miami Dolphins, has blown this matter of alleged harassment to new, high levels of intensity. To recap, Richie Incognito is…
Ed Lauter, Edward Matthew Lauter II, Has Died
Ed Lauter is a face you’ve seen many times, and said ‘Who is that guy?’ Edward Matthew Lauter II has starred in over 70 film and television productions, and his face has carved for himself…
SNL Shannon Sharpe Speech Impediment Skit By Jay Pharoah Dissed By Sharpe
Shannon Sharpe may want to get help for his speech impediment after last weekend, which saw Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update with Seth Meyers and Jay Pharoah as “Shannon Sharpe” totally nail the NFL on…
Alexandre Desplat Is Godzilla 2014 Composer, Says His Agent At Kraft-Engel
Godzilla 2014 Release Date Moved To Summer 2014? Alexandre Desplat is the Godzilla 2014 composer, and that was directly from a call this blogger made to Kraft-Engel, where Laura Engel is Mr. Desplat’s agent. The…
Hannah Anderson TV Interview, But Was James Lee DiMaggio Her Real Dad?
Hannah Anderson, in an effort to continue to heel from what happened to her and to control the PR narrative at the same time, gave an interview to NBC News that is set to air…
Comic Con 2013 Party List – Friday, July 19th
The Comic Con party list for Friday, July 19th (and produced by Karen Thomas of Thomas PR), is quite long. So with out any further ado… 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Star Wars/Petco Yappy Hour…
Carolyn Moos Seeks Lost Wedding: Jason Collins Gay Talk Becomes Media Courting
Carolyn Moos has just installed the latest effort in her attempt to gain answers for how Jason Collins treated her. This time, in her quest to gain fame from eight years of being with Jason…
Angelina Jolie Has Double Mastectomy; Social Media Reaction
Angeline Jolie, the famed actress and wife to Brad Pitt, announced she had a double mastectomy to avoid the chance of breast cancer. How has all of this played out in social media? Well, let’s…
NAB Show: The Official Party List By Karen Thomas
NAB Show has an official party list, and as frequent tech event attendees would guess, it’s once again presented by Karen Thomas, perhaps the most prolific public relations person in the industry. So, without any…
Taylor Swift Beats Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, In YouTube Searches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKAv_b0hsP4 Taylor Swift beats Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry in a Google Trends analysis of YouTube data between 2008 and present day 2013. On March 20th, Google started to incorporate YouTube search data into its…
“Hannibal On NBC” Ups Mads Mikkelsen’s Google Ranking
Mads Mikkelsen’s name is rapidly becoming a house-hold one. Thanks to a number of juicy roles that all fit the bill of someone who’s morally challenged, the Danish actor’s Google Insight for Search ranking is…
YouTube Focus Of European Quick Buck Artists Making False Copyright Claims
YouTube has a problem that must be stopped. People who claim to be located in Europe are trying to make a fast buck off American YouTubers. This video-blogger has been in such episodes many times…
Lance Armstrong PR Team Helps Steven Donziger Craft Fraudulent Chevron Ecuador Case
Lance Armstrong and the Chevron Ecuador environmental lawsuit attorneys the same PR team in common. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hnnfJy7ri4 Yes, you can get off the floor, it’s true. The same attorneys, publicists and crisis managers who have helped…
CES 2013 Zennie62 Trip Starts Today; What’s CES?
CES 2013 is this week, and this blogger’s trip to the giant convention starts today! (Zennie62 coverage sponsored by Tout.com) But what’s “CES” anyway? “CES” really stands for “Consumer Electronics Show” but the PR folks…
Fernando Reyes Turns Against Steve Donziger, Ecuador Plaintiffs, In Chevron Lawsuit
A huge development: Fernando Reyes, a petroleum engineer who was part of Steve Donziger’s team working on the fraudulent lawsuit against Chevron and stemming from the American Oil Company’s work in Ecuador up to 1992,…
Cyber Monday 2012 Will Beat 2011 Thanks To Facebook, Mobile
Today’s Cyber Monday and at 4:18 EDT, it’s well underway and, unlike Black Friday, held last Friday, doesn’t have the limit of a closing time. But the question is, will Cyber Monday 2012 be better…
James Wolcott Of Vanity Fair, Welcome To Twitter; Some Tips
James Wolcott, who’s blog work and Vanity Fair articles are a favorite of this blogger, announced he’s joined the Twitterverse (@JamesWolcott) in the latest edition of Vanity Fair, which you should have received in your…
Ann Hoevel: CNN Geek Out Vlog Interview
I met Ann Hoevel a year ago when I attended DragonCon for the first, and last time given what I perceive as its love and tolerance for a bit too alternative of lifestyle that goes…
Hope Solo Saves, Carli Lloyd Goals Power USA Over Japan For Olympics Soccer Gold Medal
USA 2, Japan 1, and this blogger said it was going to be an epic battle for the Gold Medal for Women’s Soccer in the 2012 London Olympics. Indeed, it was an amazing game that…
Is Hope Solo v Brandi Chastain Hope’s Try At Donald Trump PR?
Is USA Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper Hope Solo really upset with Women’s Soccer Legend and NBC Olympics Commentator Brandi Chastain, or is she just playing the Donald Trump PR playbook? At first this blogger thought Solo…
Chevron Ecuador: Steven Donziger’s 2005 PR Attack Plan Revealed
The Chevron Ecuador case contains thousands of pages of documents, many online for anyone who cares to research. One document contains the emails and papers of Chevron Ecuador lead plaintiff lawyer Steven Donziger. This blogger…
WIRED Cafe: My Anti ID-PR WIRED Cafe Rant At Comic Con 2012 #sdcc
Ok, real quick, I’m pissed off with ID-PR, the public relations firm WIRED hired to handle the promotions and booking for the WIRED Cafe at the Omni Hotel. Look, I don’t give a flying rats…
ComiXology Celebrates At Comic Con 2012!
ComiXology is celebrating its 5th anniversary and 3rd anniversary of its mobile app at Comic Con 2012. But if you’ve not seen ComiXology is action, check out this video review: And this press release gives…
Chevron Fires Ogilvy And Felipe Benitez For Consulting To Amazon Watch; Benitez Worked With Ecuador Too
The latest Chevron Ecuador news is that Chevron fired its $600,000 lobbyist Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, after it was revealed that Felipe Benitez, a relatively new Ogilvy Account Director, gave a presentation to Amazon Watch…
Terrell Owens Interview Just Days Before Release By Allen Wranglers Jon Frankel
Terrell Owens was interviewed by Houston Style Magazine’s Rebecca Briscoe in an interview that was uploaded on May 18th, just days before Allen Wranglers’s owner Jon Frankel elected to release T.O. because he failed to…
NFL Draft 2012: Just How Does Wilson Make A Football?
By Dr. Bill Chachkes & David Levy-Football Reporters Online Wilson sporting goods brought their “Factory” to the NFL Shop’s “pop up” store to NYC for NFL Draft week, and I have to say I was impressed at the…
Kentucky Derby 2012: Homicide At Churchill Downs
The 2012 Kentucky Derby, the 138th, reportedly had its first homicide. According to Boston.com, a man’s body was discovered in the stables area. But police strangely say there’s no connection to the Kentucky Derby or…
Scarlett Johansson Buzz Decreases After Nude Photo Scandal
Scarlett Johansson is getting a lot of publicity of the good kind, in the wake of the bad publicity caused by the email account hacking scandal that saw revealing private photos of the sexy star…
David Letterman: Lindsey Vonn Shows Legs, No Tim Tebow Or Divorce Talk
David Letterman was nice to Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn. In the great tradition of female guests on the show (most notably Jennifer Aniston, Eva Longoria, and Jessica Alba) Lindsey Vonn came on the The Late…
