PR Start by Nick Lucido

These are my links for June 12th through June 23rd:

• Get into a healthy, work-minded routine – College life is not a healthy lifestyle. Heather points out some very important things, and it’s worth checking out
• A Powerful Guide To Active Listening – While this article may not be about listening in the social media realm, I think it perfectly qualifies as great advice.
• Should You Fear the FTC’s Sponsored Blogging Crackdown? – The short answer to the question in the title: No. It all comes down to ethical disclosure. It’s a good read, nonetheless.
• Search Ads Should Be Bought By PR Firms Too – Great case study and example on how PR really should be taking over SEO and SEM.
• Five tips for finding a PR job in Washington, DC – Here’s a great list of places to find a PR job in DC.
• Podcamp Boston 4 – Thinking about heading out to Boston. I’ve heard of this event before and am interested in checking it out.
• What’s the Best Way to Pitch Bloggers? – What’s the best way to pitch bloggers? It is a common question and this list is pretty solid, but you do need to remember to disclose your relationship with the client for whom you are pitching.
• Why My Blog Gets No Comments? – Is a lack of comments a bad thing? Not necessarily. But having comments certainly increases the overall engagement of your blog.
• 10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog – How to get more comments on your blog — great suggestions and advice for all bloggers.
• A Collection of Social Network Stats for 2009 – This is a great piece to keep checking during the year as the content will be updated as more information becomes available.
• The New PR: How to Write Effective Press Releases in the Age of Twitter – This is such great advice to improve your press release right away. If you’re not doing this now, what are you waiting for?
• PR interns shouldn’t pitch the media on your behalf – As an intern who has had experience in pitching the media, I’m on the fence with this. I’ll be honest — I’ve pitched things I haven’t completey understood before, and as much as I hope it didn’t show, I’m sure it did. Then again, how will the interns get experience?
• So you think you can intern? PerkettPR launches contest for first-ever internships at digital PR agency – Check this out if you’re looking for an internship! Sounds like a really cool opportunity.

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