June 2009 – Page 4

The PR / advertising disconnect

Published on June 3, 2009

I know I tend to spend all my rant power on broken media models, but I’ve had reason lately to ponder the relationship between PR and advertising.
PR people wonder why there’s sometimes resentment towards them from media folk — I don’t think it is actually because of anything PR professionals do per se, but rather because of the utter disconnect between most businesses public relations and advertising. And I don’t think it is generally front-of-mind for most media companies because of the church-state separation. But as someone who lives in both worlds, I’ve found myself seething lately over repeated scenarios like this: Keep Reading

Stream o' consciousness for June 3rd

Published on June 3, 2009

	Shared The question of the week… — 2:55am via Google Reader
	Published Stream o’ consciousness for June 2nd — 3:02am via orrenmedia.com
	Just saw Brill’s PPT for newspapers. Overoptimistic and if not, it’s still not enough $ to make difference: http://is.gd/MpIQ [#] — 11:59am via Twitter
	After 1 1/2 days, #Bing is driving @pegasusnews > 2x refers compared to #Google. Is that usage or their algorithm likes us? [#] — 12:08pm via Twitter
	@gsterling Dunno how long it will last, but Bing is bringing @pegasusnews 2x refers of Goog this week. [#] — 12:50pm via Twitter
	Shared Analyst: Time Warner Might Shed Magazine Division Next — 1:16pm via Google Reader
	Shared Analyst: Time Warner Might Shed Magazine Division Next — 1:33pm via Google Reader
	@AnnelieNaes Run your domain over Google Apps. Makes it Gmail but still reads yourdomain.com. And Gmail catches 95% of my spam. [#] — 3:23pm via Twitter
	Listened to 52 songs. — 5:03pm via Last.fm Allen Brothers – I’m Always Whistling The Blues Allen Brothers – Jake Walk Blues Black On White Affair – Funky Manuel Booker T. Jones – Potato Hole Cheap Trick – I Want You To Want Me (live, 1 Cheap Trick – That 70’s Song (In the Street) Dave Matthews Band – Alligator Pie Dave Matthews Band – Baby Blue Dave Matthews Band – Dive In Dave Matthews Band – Funny The Way It Is Dave Matthews Band – Lying in the Hands of God Dave Matthews Band – seven Dave Matthews Band – Shake Me Like A Monkey Dave Matthews Band – Spaceman Dave Matthews Band – Squirm Dave Matthews Band – Time Bomb Dave Matthews Band – Why I AM Dave Matthews Band – You & Me David Allan Coe – Please Come to Boston Dwight Yoakam – I Wanna Love Again Electric Light Orchestra – Above the Clouds Electric Light Orchestra – Telephone Line James Brown – Lost Someone (Medley) James Brown – Sumpin’ Else James Brown – Tighten Up (live) Jim Reeves – Am I Losing You Joe Ely – Got My Mojo Workin’ Joe Ely – Suckin’ a Big Bottle of Gin Led Zeppelin – Hey Hey What Can I Do Lonesome Drifter – Honey Do You Think Of Me Marty Robbins – Sing Me Something Sentimental Marty Robbins – To Each His Own Marty Robbins – You’re Not the Only One Marty Robbins – You Belong To Me Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved B Moon Mullican – Triflin’ Woman Blues Old 97’s – Melt Show [Crocodile Cafe 5-29-99] Old 97’s – My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin’ [Crocodile Cafe 5-29-99] Pearl Jam – Leash Pink Floyd – Signs of Life Primal Scream – Country Girl Ray Charles – This Love Of Mine Southern Culture on the Skids – Ditch Diggin’ The Apples in Stereo – Energy The Hold Steady – Chips Ahoy The Killers – Read My Mind The Mavericks – Air That I Breathe The Seldom Scene – 01 – Last Train From Poor Valley The Wellingtons – Don’t Move Willie Nelson – These Lonely Nights Wolfmother – Woman World Party – Ship Of Fools
	Only dog owners will grasp the import: Old Navy stocking THE frisbees again. We got 20. Shoulda got more. [#] — 5:24pm via Twitter

Stream o' consciousness for June 2nd

Published on June 2, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for June 1st — 3:08am via orrenmedia.com
	About to start cramming the week into four days. [#] — 7:17am via Twitter
	Belated congrats to PhillyInq on really cool multimedia treatment of 180th: http://is.gd/LyLO (And I gen. hate anniversary iss.) [#] — 10:04am via Twitter
	"50 Great Examples of Data Visualization" http://is.gd/Lzeb Lots of wow factor; little chance I’d use (m)any more than once. [#] — 10:15am via Twitter
	Champagne toast in office this morning to celebrate May sales record. Needs more brunch. [#] — 10:17am via Twitter
	Just realized @pegasusnews is older than the company that bought us. #blessedtoliveininterestingtimes [#] — 10:20am via Twitter
	RT @ckrewson So funny it hurts. Via @buzzfeed, Total Eclipse Of The Heart (The Literal Version) http://is.gd/LzzB [#] — 10:25am via Twitter
	@godsdog Great remark I heard from one of MST3K guys: Nothing better than cult fame. Occasional strokes but can go to store w/o bother. [#] — 10:33am via Twitter
	Shared Seth’s Blog: Deeper or wider — 10:35am via Google Reader
	@godsdog Well said, sir. [#] — 11:04am via Twitter
	Posted Favoriting contest: Blue Shoe Blues Fest II: Square Pegs — 1:39pm via Generic
	Posted Square Pegs: Favoriting contest: Blue Shoe Blues Fest II \| pegasusnews.com \| Dallas / Fort Worth — 1:44pm via Generic
	RT @pegasusnews Favoriting contest: Blue Shoe Blues Fest II VIP tix http://tinyurl.com/lmunnl Please repost… [#] — 1:49pm via Twitter
	Shared Greenspun Pares Back ‘Online First’ Agenda; Jennewein Departs — 1:54pm via Google Reader
	Posted Government-supported orgs facing cutbacks and worse — 2:12pm via Generic
	@johnrobinson Quite the council race you must be having 😉 http://is.gd/LKIS [#] — 3:12pm via Twitter
	R2-D2 lives! For real: http://is.gd/LM9v [#] — 3:55pm via Twitter
	@timmytyper Still not the worst botch in D history: http://is.gd/LNbZ [#] — 4:33pm via Twitter
	Going to NYC for wkend. TIme about 70% spoken for. Looking for off-the-beaten-path recommendations. [#] — 4:44pm via Twitter
	Listened to 49 songs. — 5:49pm via Last.fm AC/DC – Flick of the Switch Ben Harper – Both Sides Of The Gun Ben Harper – Everything Ben Harper – Get It Like You Like It Betty Wright – Want Ads Billy Bragg & Wilco – California Stars Elmore James – Standing At The Crossroads Elvis Costello & The Imposters – American Gangster Time Guns N’ Roses – Mama Kin Guy Clark – Doctor Good Doctor Jesse Winchester – 9s Skip Rope Song Jesse Winchester Jesse Winchester – Blow On, Chilly Wind Jesse Winchester – Defying Gravity Jesse Winchester – Gilding the Lilly Jesse Winchester – I Wave Bye Bye Jesse Winchester – Jesse Winchester-A Touch On the Rainy Side Jesse Winchester – Rhumba Man Jesse Winchester – Sweet Loving Daddy Jesse Winchester – Talk Memphis Jesse Winchester – Wander My Way Home Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jimmy Buffett – When Salome Plays the Drum Levon Helm – Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) Marty Robbins – Rich Man, Rich Man Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Love and Only Love Old 97’s – Curtain Calls Old 97’s – Victoria [Crocodile Cafe 5-29-99] Pearl Jam – All Those Yesterdays Pink Floyd – Bike Ray’s Music Exchange – Debo Rides Again Riviera Playboys, The – Right Where You Belong Spy-Fi – 04 Shot in the Dark Star Room Boys – Why Do Lonely Men and Women Want to Break Each Other’s Hearts? Stevie Wonder – I Wish Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Swampwater – Return Of The Lonesome Fugitive The Beatles – 17 17 17 17 17 17 – Penny Lane The Dedringers – Josephine The Dedringers – Sweet Heart Of The Neighborhood The Hellacopters – All New Low The Hives – Antidote The Lyres – Swing Shift The Mavericks – Down on the Corner The Polyphonic Spree – Section 26 [We Crawl] The Waco Brothers – The Death of Country Music Tom Waits – Goodnight Irene Tom Waits – Jockey Full of Bourbon Wilco – Break Winchester, Jesse – Just Cause I’m In Love With Yo
	Watched Hellzapoppin (1941). Wiser. Sadder. Sillier. No longer believe WB cartoons or Mel Brooks are half as clever as I used to. [#] — 11:43pm via Twitter
	@jfritsche Swing is how my wife discovered. But the rest of the movie is even more amazing. Every good WB or Mel Brooks bit ever is in there [#] — 12:06am via Twitter
	@jfritsche Pepe le Pew is there verbatim. 4 years before Pepe debuted. [#] — 12:08am via Twitter

Stream o' consciousness for June 1st

Published on June 1, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for May 31st — 3:17am via orrenmedia.com
	Have, for the first time in my adult life, reached the equilibrium where I look forward to weekend as much as weekly fray. [#] — 12:39pm via Twitter

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