Wikipedia

August 6 2010

Update on #PRStudChat Anniversary Chat

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Our plans are progressing nicely for the #PRStudChat discussion on August 25, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. In honor of our anniversary celebration, and our special guest, Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales), founder of Wikipedia, our session will focus on great social media collaboration and wiki best practices. Jimmy will also enlighten us on some of his experiences as an entrepreneur and social innovator.

Here are a few of the questions that we will be posing that night:

1. How do professionals who represent a brand participate on Wikipedia?

2. As a source, where does Wikipedia fall on the trust barometer?

3. What do you do if you see negative and/or incorrect information on Wikipedia?

4. Do you think social media blurs the lines for students in the Digital Age? See NYT article: bit.ly/asLtCN

5. What advice do you have for today’s students on how to make the most of social media?

6. As an entrepreneur and social innovator, what is the biggest obstacle in turning vision into reality?

Of course, you may have questions that you would like to ask. We welcome your suggestions and ask that you post these questions in the #PRStudChat LinkedIn group. Valerie and I are very excited about our one year anniversary and want to thank everyone for helping to build and grow the #PRStudChat community. We could not have done it without you!

We look forward to chatting with you on the 25^th.

July 27 2010

#PRStudChat One Year Anniversary Announcement

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It feels like yesterday when Angela Hernandez (@angelahernandez) asked me to contribute to her blog interview series, “Is PR Right for Me.” What blossomed out of a blog post is our dynamic PR community, #PRStudChat. Valerie Simon (@valeriesimon) and I are both happy that our community, which is dedicated to collaboration and educating students and PR professionals, has grown from a few to over 1,100 people (according to the @PRstudchat profile and number of followers). Hundreds of PR enthusiasts routinely participate in the monthly conversations creating more than 1,000 tweets in each hour-long session. Within this active community countless professional and personal relationships have evolved.

The very first #PRstudChat took place on August 19^th 2009. With our one-year anniversary quickly approaching, we wanted to do something really special by inviting a guest that everyone would know; someone who has made an incredible contribution to learning and collaboration. We’re honored to have this extremely busy social media professional and Internet entrepreneur join us on August 25^th at 8:30 p.m. Our special guest is Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales), founder of Wikipedia!!

I met Jimmy a couple of years ago when he interviewed with me for my book, PR 2.0 New Media, New Tools, New Audiences. I was so impressed with his contribution to communications and the story of Wikipedia. Jimmy joins us to answer questions about social media, collaboration and how PR professionals can participate in Wikipedia (the right way).

We’ll have more information shortly on the details of the session and more about the questions we will be asking. For now, please help us spread the word that Jimmy Wales will be our #PRStudChat special guest for a super special one-year anniversary celebration!