The Public Relations Society of America pushed back the deadlines for its ‘Public Relations Defined’ campaign, citing the ‘unprecedented response and interest.’
Hope you choke on those Wheaties, says the ad titan. Plus, the funniest GIF trends of 2011, Santa gets help from Siri, the year in news—in Legos, Occupy Amazon, mustache aficionado Aaron Perlut, and more.
An official with Hockey Canada said that men in their 50s and 60s are hardly qualified to create a policy for 18 and 19 year olds.
It’s the Week in Writing, in which we share five stories about the practice that you should read (or at least bookmark).
A random act of paying it forward inspires other nameless patrons to do the same. Plus, Haikus for Humbugs, the 10 least interesting people of 2011, why Christmas might be bad for business, NY Times CEO’s abrupt leave, and more.
Not a part of a balanced breakfast. Plus, tragic news from the ad world; Santa doesn’t do poor countries; top editor out at The Los Angeles Times; the FCC enlist viewers help to keep the volume down; and more.
Fetch my coffee, boss. Meanwhile, Cision grants mobile access to its media database, Southwest and Microsoft team with Santa, American Airlines mulls ’30 Rock’ blackout, and more.
A state senator from California has said the home improvement chain is engaging in ‘religious discrimination.’
A writer recast the popular holiday song, cutting the turtle doves and lords o’ leaping for non-split infinitives and Oxford commas.
And it costs one online scribe in Oregon big bucks. Plus, holiday gifts for writers, language and grammar peeves, and more.
We hope they had plenty of support. Plus, will Ryan Seacrest replace Matt Lauer on the ‘Today’ show? Meanwhile, Ron Paul wins on Twitter, ‘self-gifting’ is all the rage this holiday season, top PR disasters of 2011, and more.
The retailer used computer-generated models on its website, prompting the question: Are virtual models different from mannequins? Plus, empowering the ‘Walk of Shame,’ the best iPhone apps for freelancers, a tech firm bans email, and more.
What you should pay attention to next year—starting now.
We liked our Santa packs better, anyway. Plus, Walmart continues to take over the world while Google Chrome continues to takes down the competition. Sorry, Firefox—drown your sorrows in some Hanson beer. That, and more.
The organization’s number of Facebook ‘likes’ has doubled every year since it launched a page in 2007. Here’s how it happened.
