http://hyku.com/blog/ Commentary by Josh Hallett on the utilization of weblogs (blogs) for public relations & marketing and from time-to-time the unsolicited opinion. en-us 2007-02-01T07:11:33-05:00 http://hyku.com/favicon.gif http://hyku.com/blog/ http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001440.html While chatting with a friend who works for a newspaper they said that the last paper they worked for wasn't that hip on that internet stuff. My friend suggested that they start to put breaking news online. The paper didn't... Media jrhallett 2007-02-01T07:11:33-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001439.html With BlogSavannah in the books, the next un-conference is SoCon07 in Atlanta on Feb 10th. In advance of the event I am going to write a series of posts about how to prepare for (and what to expect) at an... Conferences jrhallett 2007-01-31T22:28:57-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001438.html The other day I walked into Moe's Southwest Grill in Lakeland, FL to have dinner (I was by myself). The guys behind the counter did the standard 'Welcome to Moe's' thing and then kept talking. I walked up and ordered... Blego jrhallett 2007-01-31T22:11:54-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001437.html Yesterday, Tuesday the 30th of January is one of those days I'd like to forget. My day started at 5:30 a.m. in the northeastern Atlanta area. I needed to get up early and get on the road, for two reasons:... Blego jrhallett 2007-01-31T20:19:04-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001436.html Valleywag has a post casting the movie: Pirates of Silicon Valley II. I wonder where they got that idea :-) All kidding aside, it was nice to see somebody post a link in the comments to my Casting Blog the... Stuff jrhallett 2007-01-31T14:18:37-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001435.html Toby Bloomberg wonders if social media is tipping in Atlanta? There are a number of events coming up in the next few weeks that deal with all things social. Is it tipping/growing? Toby, the majority of my time outside of... Blogging jrhallett 2007-01-29T14:31:39-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001434.html A number of the people attending the BlogSavannah event this past Friday were exploring whether or not they should create a blog. The gang from Paragon were one those wondering...should we or shouldn't we? They didn't wonder long. I just... Blogging jrhallett 2007-01-29T14:07:36-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001433.html This is a tough call, because it depends on what you do for a living. The three best *paid* events I went to last year were: - New Communications Forum - Gnomedex - BlogHer I make the distinction of paid... Conferences jrhallett 2007-01-29T10:42:01-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001432.html I drove from BlogSavannah to Atlanta to attend the kick-off meeting of Social Media Club Atlanta this evening (event details here). Looking over the RSVP list there are plenty of old friends and a few new ones. Social Media Club... Blogging jrhallett 2007-01-29T10:25:24-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001431.html I think the first edition of BlogSavannah Un-Conference 07 was a great success. Congrats to Drew and the rest of the crew that put on the event. (Photos here) The big issue with any un-conference is always managing the expectations... Blogging jrhallett 2007-01-27T23:07:18-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001430.html I just led a quick impromptu session on blog basics for some of the BlogSavannah attendees. Drew, the event organizer quickly got feedback that some of the attendees were here to start their blog learning and wanted a basic overview,... Blogging jrhallett 2007-01-26T10:50:48-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001429.html I'll be blogging from the BlogSavannah Un-Conference 07 today. You can check out the entire schedule here. Photostream is here. I'll be leading one of the final sessions. Technorati Tags: blogsavannah, savannah, unconference, unconference07... Conferences jrhallett 2007-01-26T08:29:08-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001428.html A little later this morning I will be hitting the road to head to Savannah for the BlogSavannah Un-Conference 07. As Andrew says, it all starts today. See you there. Technorati Tags: blogsavannah, unconference, unconference07... Conferences jrhallett 2007-01-25T08:48:55-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001427.html Stowe Boyd sets forth his ideas for defining social media, social computing and all the related spheres. I may seem to be splitting hairs, but my purpose here is to simply clarify things. The most general category is social tools,... Social Media jrhallett 2007-01-23T13:16:56-05:00 http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001426.html Or so the Wall Street Journal says. I'm not a subscriber so I can't see the full article, but I have a pretty good idea what's in there. Perhaps a friend that has a WSJ subscription can send me the... Blego jrhallett 2007-01-23T11:32:08-05:00