End of Month Recap...

--It's been a busy month for the PR industry as well as me personally. Stanton Communications, my employer, launched a new Web site.

--The Council of Public Relations Firms launched its new publication The Firm Voice, along with a great new tutorial for young PR pros called PR Quick Start.


--Brendan Hodgson of H&K gave a great perspective on Web 2.0 tools and their role within a broader communications strategy. As I've said before on this blog, sometimes it's easy to get wrapped up in the novetly of the tool without really identifying how this tactic may fit within the overall communications plan and how that plan aligns with the objectives of the organization.


--National Small Business Week is coming up on April 21-25 here in D.C. Check out the event web site for details on event in DC and NY.


--I interviewed the Director of Sales at iDirect - a fascinating satellite company that's working to bring the Internet to remote corners of the world.


--The 10 millionth article was written on Wikipedia.


--Steve Rubel called for (once again) the death of the term social media. He may be making progress this time.


--And finally, Hulu launched. If you haven't checked it out, do so immediately; it's quickly becoming my favorite site.


Not exactly the lamb-like ending I was hoping for, but exciting nonetheless...

Hiatus...

Readers of Young DC PR Pros certainly have noticed that I've been AWOL of late. I will admit, it's been hard keeping this up-to-date.

Executive Biz, the weekly digital magazine for business executives in the Washington D.C. has just launched a blog. I've been helping get that off the ground and I encourage everyone to keep an eye on it. We've got a great line of up speakers for an upcoming Web 2.0 conference in November. My blogging duties at the Executive Biz Blog will likely take up the majority of my web 2.0 focus.

You can catch me there posting with much greater frequency than I ever achieved here.

Though, don't unsubscribe from Young DC PR Pros. I've got a few pieces in the works. I recently spoke with Matt Shaw, Vice President of the Council of PR Firms regarding the recent Google Event and as well as upcoming events. I plan to post on that in the near future.

On a lighter note, I'll leave everyone with a video of one of my favorite things to watch on youtube: news bloopers. I can't get enough of them. There's just something so enjoyable about watching Al Roker lifted off the ground by a hurricane.

(warning: there are a few accidental expletives sprinkled throughout these clips...)