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So President Obama doesn’t Twitter? Does that come as a big surprise? He made the announcement to a group of Chinese students this week in Shanghai that he never used Twitter. This sent the Twitter Trends on a rampage and people were upset, shocked and in disbelief:

@meredithwrogers “Obama probably shouldn’t have let it be [...]

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I can count on both hands the number of relationships I have that are truly rewarding. I know between 7 and 10 people that I communicate with daily and I respect their opinion. The rest of my relationships are a mix of acquaintances, schoolmates, co-workers, colleagues and friends of [...]

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Never forget: Social Media isn’t as well known or accepted yet outside “our walls.” Our job is to teach, not to look down. – Peter Shankman, Twitter Post, 11/2/2009.
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune raised a few eyebrows in the social media community and among public relations professionals because it seemed [...]

I spoke the other day about Twitter and other social media tools at the National Association of Bar Executives Communication Section’s meeting in Las Vegas. I made everyone put down the phones and pay attention. That led to a small revolt, but I made my point: Social Media fills a human need to communicate. Either [...]

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I just returned from a day trip to northern Nevada to teach media relations to judges at the National Judicial College.  The participants are judges from various states taking college-level courses on ethics, courtroom procedures, and in my case, transparency and accountability. I joined up with Judge Steve Smith of Bryan, Texas, [...]