PRWeek’s “40 Under 40″ in 2009

Mary Ritti, our friend and colleague here at Burson-Marsteller, has been honored by PRWeek in its 2009 “40 Under 40″ list. The writeup is included below. Congratulations on the achievement, Mary! Very well deserved.
Mary Ritti
MD, Burson-Marsteller, 37
Mary Ritti joined Burson-Marsteller’s technology practice in 2002 after nearly a decade of agency and in-house experience with high-profile [...]

B-M Twitter Shorts

And now for some B-M Twitter shorts:

We recently launched our own @haroldskids handle to support this here little ditty of a blog, and it’s been a blast thus far. You might’ve noticed our tweets streaming on the column to your right. We’re a collection of B-M authors and try our best to denote who’s doing [...]

Cision Presents: “Twitter 101″

Yesterday Cision put on a “Twitter 101″ Webinar, and compared to the plethora of virtual crash-courses that cover the same subject I have to say it was one of the best I’ve attended. The hosts (@storyassistant and @hksully) provided some great social-media statistics and didn’t waste time covering Twitter basics. They also focused on the [...]

Twitter Hits 32 Million

Well wasn’t that fast? After having less than 10 million unique global visitors in February and then reaching the 19 million mark in March, comScore reported yesterday that Twitter hit 32 million in the month of April. That’s more monthly unique visitors than Digg, LinkedIn and The New York Times. Just look at that there [...]

Twitter and Advertising

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone blogged today about Twitter’s current outlook on advertising. How exactly are they looking at it?: they’re still exploring different avenues, and they’re not ruling it out. Stone says that while they aren’t considering throwing up banner ads, they’re looking into things like management tools and discovery mechanisms – in general, offerings [...]

Poor Print

News this week that print publication circulation has dropped more 7 percent from last year and Condé Nast is shutting down Portfolio magazine after only 21 issues are more causes for concern for tangible news mediums.
All of this while, on a smaller scale, newspaper Web site audiences have increased 10.5 percent in the first quarter [...]

Cool Twitter Tools, in Short

Media On Twitter: this database recently got a makeover, but still provides the same great resources for PR people. Be sure to check this one out.
Twibs: want to know a company’s presence on Twitter? Browse this database.
Twitter Search: most of you probably use this, but for those who don’t, it’s a must.
Twellow: find and follow [...]

Tweet Congress

So Tweet Congress is beyond cool. Pretty simple concept: find and follow your Congress representatives who are on Twitter, establish communication, promote transparency… All good stuff! And if your representative isn’t on Twitter, well, you can even sign a petition inviting him/her to join the information superhighway. Take Sen. Harry Reid, for example, out there [...]

Twitter Status

Has Twitter’s spottiness got you down? Man alive, same here! The other day I tried uploading this Twitpic like 20 times to no avail. It was of this huge bowl of cereal I was enjoying – you know, great content my followers look for and expect. So what a letdown that was. Anyway, don’t forget [...]

More on Memes (Part Two of ?)

Cristina’s post on memes helped me recall a cool tool we discussed in the fall. Whether you’re looking to keep track of the latest and greatest memes or go back in time to see some of the most popular ones from years ago, this site offers a great time-line interface for it all. You’re able [...]