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		<title>Edelman Dust Up Explains Why Strategy Trumps Cool Kid Toys</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/11/02/edelman-dust-up-explains-why-strategy-trumps-cool-kid-toys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tools are only an end to a means; the thought and consideration of the objective must come from experience about audiences, influence and reach. ]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media&#8217;s Threat to the Legal System</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/10/22/social-medias-threat-to-the-legal-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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I spoke the other day about Twitter and other social media tools at the National Association of Bar Executives Communication Section&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Proper Use of Social Media By Governments</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/08/20/the-proper-use-of-social-media-by-governments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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On the heals of the Court PIO Conference in St. Paul, I was asked to help a number of courts explore the proper strategy for government use of social media channels. Of course, the use of Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools depends on the strategy. An organization wishing to develop a relationship and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Growth of Social Media: What it Means for Courts</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/08/08/the-growth-of-social-media-what-it-means-for-courts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m working at the Conference of Court Public Information Officers annual meeting in St. Paul, Minn. The theme this year is the use of Social Media by Supreme, Trial and Misdemeanor Courts to reach out to legal, community and media audiences. I&#8217;m leading a couple of the sessions focusing on the growth of social communication [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick, Make Your Vacation Plans!</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/07/07/quick-make-your-vacation-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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Little &#8216;ol me has been tapped as a social media expert to sing the praises of using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and my other tools as a way for courts to reach out to audiences. I&#8217;ll be in St. Paul, Minn the first week of August at the Conference of Court Public Information Officers meeting. I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Think I Learned More Than They Did: Media Issues for Ukrainian Press Secretaries</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/06/26/i-think-i-learned-more-than-they-did-media-issues-for-ukrainian-press-secretaries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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I just returned from two days of intensive training at the National Judicial College in Reno where I served as the facilitator and instructor for a course on media relations, education and outreach for a group of court administrators, judges and press secretaries from Ukraine. I was actually working in the capacity as a faculty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kill the Incredible Hulk! Oh, Never Mind.</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/04/09/kill-the-incredible-hulk-oh-never-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop blind blasting out crap to writers, journalists, bloggers and your Mom. You have a lot of crap being sent to Robert Scoble.]]></description>
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		<title>If an A-Lister Twitters Alone in the Wilderness, Will Anyone Hear?</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/04/07/if-an-a-lister-twitters-alone-in-the-wilderness-will-anyone-hear/</link>
		<comments>http://wordymouth.com/2009/04/07/if-an-a-lister-twitters-alone-in-the-wilderness-will-anyone-hear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just because an A-lister Twitters disdain for a product, service, another A-lister, or the meal they just ate, doesn't mean anybody actually hears their scream.]]></description>
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		<title>Self Promotion: Is This Really a PR Skill?</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/03/19/self-promotion-is-this-really-a-pr-skill/</link>
		<comments>http://wordymouth.com/2009/03/19/self-promotion-is-this-really-a-pr-skill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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Sarah Evans recently posted her list of 4 Must Have PR Skills and #4 was essentially, Create a Strong Online Following.
Quoting Ms. Evans: &#8220;PR professionals become more valuable to employers when packaged with the backing of a strong online following. Have you thought about the power of a strong network as a perk to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CourtCamp: Social Media Tools</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/03/19/courtcamp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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This presentation introduced social media tools to court public information officers this morning. I highlighted the use of certain tools, discussed the communication advantages some of the tools offer, encouraged the audience to think about strategy before implementing a tool and talked about specific tactics.

The discussion eventually explored the use of Twitter and Facebook by [...]]]></description>
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