Comments on: Is this the future of social media PR? PR Week thinks so… http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/11/07/is-this-the-future-of-social-media-pr-pr-week-thinks-so/ Providing social media solutions - from Scotland for across the world Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott Douglas http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/11/07/is-this-the-future-of-social-media-pr-pr-week-thinks-so/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Scott Douglas Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:38 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/2009/11/07/is-this-the-future-of-social-media-pr-pr-week-thinks-so/#comment-254 As an enthusiastic follower of Paul's Firehose blog, I'd love to agree with his prognosis for Wave. However, I can't cos because despite applying months ago I still haven't got an invite. However, from everything I've read it sounds like it is horrendously difficult to get to grips with - but absolutely staggering in its possibilites. On another point, I've also read a lot about Google Social Search. Some commentators point out the new dimension it brings. For instance,this is cribbed from a listener comment on a recent FIR podcast: Company A spends a fortune on highly successful and creative PR and marketing to get the message about its new phone to the target demographic - say women aged 18-25. However, when the target young woman Google's "Smart phone" her social search network brings up her friend's glowing review of a rival phone. Not hard to work out which is she going to buy? Does this work in practice? Yes. Today I got my PR Week Thought Leader booklet on Digital PR. Since I am already a follower of Paul's blog - I immediately turned to his article first. Talking of which, thanks Paul - for introducing me (via your blog) to Prezi. Craig - usual hat tip to you and Contently Managed. As an enthusiastic follower of Paul’s Firehose blog, I’d love to agree with his prognosis for Wave. However, I can’t cos because despite applying months ago I still haven’t got an invite.
However, from everything I’ve read it sounds like it is horrendously difficult to get to grips with – but absolutely staggering in its possibilites.
On another point, I’ve also read a lot about Google Social Search. Some commentators point out the new dimension it brings.
For instance,this is cribbed from a listener comment on a recent FIR podcast:
Company A spends a fortune on highly successful and creative PR and marketing to get the message about its new phone to the target demographic – say women aged 18-25.
However, when the target young woman Google’s “Smart phone” her social search network brings up her friend’s glowing review of a rival phone.
Not hard to work out which is she going to buy?
Does this work in practice? Yes.
Today I got my PR Week Thought Leader booklet on Digital PR.
Since I am already a follower of Paul’s blog – I immediately turned to his article first.
Talking of which, thanks Paul – for introducing me (via your blog) to Prezi.
Craig – usual hat tip to you and Contently Managed.

]]> By: Paul Armstrong http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/11/07/is-this-the-future-of-social-media-pr-pr-week-thinks-so/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Paul Armstrong Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:03:24 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/2009/11/07/is-this-the-future-of-social-media-pr-pr-week-thinks-so/#comment-249 Thanks for the nod Craig. My hopes for Google Wave is for it to become another platform that can be anything and everything. More and more choice for the consumer with simple ways to contain and control information is truly the way forward. Shoot me over your address if you want an invite (or 'nomination') to Wave - would love to get your feedback too. http://community.prweek.com/blogs/firehose/default.aspx Thanks for the nod Craig. My hopes for Google Wave is for it to become another platform that can be anything and everything. More and more choice for the consumer with simple ways to contain and control information is truly the way forward. Shoot me over your address if you want an invite (or ‘nomination’) to Wave – would love to get your feedback too.

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