McCorkindale, Tina M.; DiStaso, Marcia W.; & Fussell Sisco, Hilary (2013). How Millennials are engaging and building relationships with organizations on Facebook. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 2(1), 67-87. Summary More than half of Facebook’s 900 million active users in the U.S. consist of the Millennial generation (ages 13 to 29). With more … Continue reading How Millennials are engaging and building relationships with organizations on Facebook
DiStaso, Marcia W., & McCorkindale, Tina M. (2013). A benchmark analysis of the strategic use of social media for Fortune’s Most Admired U.S. Companies on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Public Relations Journal, 7(1), 1-33. Summary By exploring the strategic use of social media for 250 of Fortune’s Most Admired U.S. Companies on Facebook, Twitter, and … Continue reading A benchmark analysis of the strategic use of social media for Fortune’s Most Admired U.S. Companies on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
McCorkindale, Tina. (2012). Follow me or be my friend: How organizations are using Twitter and Facebook to build relationships and to communicate transparently and authentically. In S. Duhé (Ed.), New media and public relations (2nd ed. pp. 67-74). New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. Summary With the increasing popularity of social media, organizations need to … Continue reading Follow me or be my friend: How organizations are using Twitter and Facebook to build relationships and to communicate transparently and authentically
Austin, Lucinda L. (2012). Government’s use of social media to frame health information: A review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social media practices. In S.C. Duhe (Ed.), New Media and Public Relations (2nd ed., pp. 209-217). New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. Summary Exploring the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading Government’s use of social media to frame health information: A review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social media practices
Austin, Lucinda L. (2012). Government’s use of social media to frame health information: A review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social media practices. In S.C. Duhe (Ed.), New Media and Public Relations (2nd ed., pp. 209-217). New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. Summary Exploring the U.S. Centers for Disease Control … Continue reading Government’s use of social media to frame health information: A review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social media practices
Argenti, Paul A. and Courtney M. Barnes (2009). Digital Strategies for Powerful Corporate Communications. New York: McGraw Hill. Even three years after it was published, this volume maintains its place as one of the best books dealing with new media and public relations. Billed as “a corporate survival guide for the Web 2.0 world,” Argenti … Continue reading Digital Strategies for Powerful Corporate Communications
Wright, Donald K. & Hinson, Michelle, Drifka. (2011, Summer). A three-year longitudinal analysis of social and emerging media use in public relations practice. Public Relations Journal, 5(2), 1-32. Although others have examined the impact new communications media are having on public relations, the annual Wright & Hinson surveys represent one of the few attempts to … Continue reading A Three-Year Longitudinal Analysis of Social and Emerging Media Use in Public Relations Practice
Duhé, Sandra (Ed). (2012). New media and public relations. Second Edition. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. This is one of the more recent books that that takes a thorough look at new and emerging media and public relations. Following the editor’s extremely well-written thematic analysis of the new media’s impact on public relations during the … Continue reading New media and public relations
Wright, Donald K. & Hinson, Michelle Drifka. (2012, Summer). Examining how social and emerging media have been used in public relations between 2006 and 2012: A longitudinal analysis. Public Relations Journal, 6(4), 1-40. Although others have examined the impact new communication media are having on public relations, the annual Wright & Hinson surveys represent one … Continue reading Examining how social and emerging media have been used in public relations between 2006 and 2012: A longitudinal analysis
Waters, Richard D.; Burnett, Emily; Lamm, Anna; & Lucas, Jessica. (2009). Engaging stakeholders through social networking: How nonprofits are using Facebook. Public Relations Review, 35(2), 102-106. Since social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, began allowing organizations to create profiles and become active members, organizations have started incorporating these strategies into their public relations … Continue reading Engaging stakeholders through social networking: How nonprofits are using Facebook
Muralidharan, S., Rasmussen, L., Patterson, D. & Shin, J. (2011). Hope for Haiti: An analysis of Facebook and Twitter usage during the earthquake relief efforts. Public Relations Review, 37, 175-177. The 2010 Haitian earthquake devastated the small island of Hispaniola, leaving thousands dead and billions of dollars in property damage. The earthquake also ignited a … Continue reading Hope for Haiti: An analysis of Facebook and Twitter usage during the earthquake relief efforts
McCorkindale, Tina. (2010, Summer). Can you see the writing on my wall? A content analysis of the Fortune 50’s Facebook social networking sites. Public Relations Journal, 4(3), 1-13. While public relations research has investigated how organizations are using blogs and websites, few have analyzed social networking sites such as Facebook. A content analysis of 55 … Continue reading Can you see the writing on my wall? A content analysis of the Fortune 50’s Facebook social networking sites