The other "best" interview I did while doing news and public affairs for WQFM was with Steven King. He was a hoot and a half and even improvised some Maine Humor with me - Bert & I style. He did autograph a copy of his novel "Fire Starter" for me.
Showing posts with label Newsweek Magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Newsweek Magazine. Show all posts
Friday, April 15, 2011
Memory Lane
I interviewed Arnaud de Borchgrave while I worked for WQFM, when he was Newsweek's Chief Foreign Correspondent, after his novel "The Spike" was published. He was very surprised that I had actually read the book, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was a dashing spy novel. This simple thank you impressed me enough to keep it all these years. Currently deBorchgrave is Editor-at-Large of The Washington Times and United Press International, as well as Project Director for Transnational Threats (TNT) and Senior Advisor for The Center for Strategic and International Studies.[4][5]
The other "best" interview I did while doing news and public affairs for WQFM was with Steven King. He was a hoot and a half and even improvised some Maine Humor with me - Bert & I style. He did autograph a copy of his novel "Fire Starter" for me.
The other "best" interview I did while doing news and public affairs for WQFM was with Steven King. He was a hoot and a half and even improvised some Maine Humor with me - Bert & I style. He did autograph a copy of his novel "Fire Starter" for me.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
To Twit or not to Twitter
Social media is the hot new PR topic right now. This includes sites like FaceBook, My Space and Twitter. But not everyone is thinking that they all make sense:
"Twitter has become a playground for imbeciles, skeevy marketers, D-list celebrity half-wits, and pathetic attention seekers: Shaquille O'Neal, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Seacrest. Sure, some serious people, like George Stephanopoulos and Al Gore, use Twitter. And a lot of publishing companies and bloggers (myself included) use Twitter to send links to articles we've published. But most of what streams across Twitter is junk. One recent study concluded that 40 percent of the messages are "pointless babble."
The quote above is from Daniel Lyons who writes for Newsweek Magazine and is included in the September 28th edition. And I think he's right!
I set up a Twitter account last year, but have rarely used it. I might just try to use it for a client, but I would put a caveat in the short post so it could be tracked. For an artist it might be, come to the reception and get a free 4 x 6 print if you tell me that you saw this on Twitter. At least that way you would know if it worked.
However, looking at the way most people are celebrity-focused, why would anyone want to listen to my twits, except perhaps by a twit.
"Twitter has become a playground for imbeciles, skeevy marketers, D-list celebrity half-wits, and pathetic attention seekers: Shaquille O'Neal, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Seacrest. Sure, some serious people, like George Stephanopoulos and Al Gore, use Twitter. And a lot of publishing companies and bloggers (myself included) use Twitter to send links to articles we've published. But most of what streams across Twitter is junk. One recent study concluded that 40 percent of the messages are "pointless babble."
The quote above is from Daniel Lyons who writes for Newsweek Magazine and is included in the September 28th edition. And I think he's right!
I set up a Twitter account last year, but have rarely used it. I might just try to use it for a client, but I would put a caveat in the short post so it could be tracked. For an artist it might be, come to the reception and get a free 4 x 6 print if you tell me that you saw this on Twitter. At least that way you would know if it worked.
However, looking at the way most people are celebrity-focused, why would anyone want to listen to my twits, except perhaps by a twit.
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