Comments on: Welcome Our Spring 2006 Student Bloggers

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:54:41 +0000

Do you have an rss feed I can subscribe to?

[Edit: Well, this was a malicious comment, but it did have one good question.

So, I took out the attmpt to get link love and added the answer to the question.

RSS 2.0 Feed: http://www.marcomblog.com/feed/ and http://www.marcomblog.com/wp-rss2.php
RSS 0.92 Feed: http://www.marcomblog.com/wp-rss.php

And, all are located in the sidebar under Meta.]

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:26:00 +0000

Hey Jennifer, not at all. Please join in all the conversations here. We will benefit from your involvement.

I think you are right. If nothing else, PR practitioners (and students) should be exploring blogs and considering their value as a tactic for PR. To not do so will leave you behind the pack.

Thanks for joining us and I hope the internship continues well. I know what you mean about the up and down times of activity. In event planning, for instance, my experience is that there is a lot of that “hurry up and wait” activity all the time.

Take care.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:08:58 +0000

Hi all,

I am not a student at Auburn, but I thought I would throw in my two cents (if you don’t mind, Robert)! I have been blogging on PRBlogs.org for several months now and it is quite an experience. I was actually introduced to the site by another blogging professional and I in turn try to recommend it to my friends and my classmates who are going to PR.

Whether you realize it or not, we already have a leg up on our peers. Many of my classmates unfortunately do not realize the benefit (or matter of fact, see no benefit) in blogging and may be at a loss if they shy away from it too much longer.

My advice to those of you who have never blogged before would be to thirst for knowledge, write your thoughts, and just have fun.

By: DeeRambeau

DeeRambeau — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:00:00 +0000

Hey gang,
thanks for the intros. I look forward to some engaging dialogue this Spring.
Just a little clarification to those of you that have actually stopped by my blog, Adventures in Business Communications. While I post regularly on PR best practices, technology for PR, entrepreneurship, I also post on fun stuff like sports and politics. You may or may not agree with some of my posts…but that’s the point, right? Healthy disagreement is the foundation of our great country. It certainly makes for a healthy and competitive business environment. Feel free to disagree at any time…it’s your birthright as an American.

Now I’ll step down off my rickety soapbox…let’s have some fun! PLease don’t underestimate the value of open, online dialogue to your future as communicators.
Dee

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 01:56:34 +0000

Hey Allan, thanks for coming by.

Yes, we are going to follow the same practices as last year.

Feel free to post away. They’ve already been visiting your blog and I expect to see comments starting soon.

Take care.

By: Allan Jenkins

Allan Jenkins — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:13:30 +0000

Hey Robert and Robert’s students! I am one of the professional contributors… and hope to contribute something meaningful. We’ll see!

Robert, are we on the same contribution procedure as last year?

All the best, Allan

By: Matt S.

Matt S. — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:47:52 +0000

Hey, everyone! My name is Matt Simpson and I’m from the sugar white beaches known as Destin, Fla. I am a senior in public relations, and will finish up classes this summer, and am currently searching for an internship with a full-service PR firm in Nashville this fall. I enjoy playing drums, staying active and hanging out with my best friend Diesel, my 3 yr. old chocolate lab. I would like to find a job with PR in event planning.
Blogyalater, Matt

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:33:12 +0000

I’m Emily from Auburn. I can’t wait until I can graduate and travel the world!

You may remember me from InternQuest (www.auburn.edu/~meltoea/blog). Yes, I know I abandoned it, and I am so sorry for that. Forgive me.

I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts and ambitions with everyone willing to read them.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:31:47 +0000

Hi, I’m Heather from Naples, Fla. I’m a public relations major at Auburn University and hope to work in event planning and promotions in the music entertainment field after I graduate. I love music and people.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:31:18 +0000

Hello, my name is Todd and, as you can imagine, I’m a senior in Public Relations. I also major in Journalism, though it isn’t nearly as fun. I am currently interning for Auburn University’s Office of Development in the Major Gifts division and look forward to graduating in May. I also look forward to interacting with all of you and learning about a growing aspect of PR. War Eagle!