3D Tracking with WII Remote

Via this post on truemors, this guy has an instructional video that explains 3D head tracking with a WII remote.

Fraser Seitel on Becoming a Successful PR Professional

From SandraSays’s blog via twitter – Fraser Seitel on Becoming a Successful PR Professional.  Fraser Seitel is the author of The Practice of Public Relations. Excerpts from the video but skipping around a bit.

"Public Relations is the easiest profession in the world to get shuffled off to second class citizen status."

"What you want, what you must have, is a seat at the management table."

"You want to be appreciated for your contributions. How do you do that? I say it takes three things:"

1. A knowledge base "you’ve got to be the best communicator around" "that means study"
2. Experience "part of the job of a pr professional is learning about the organization"
3. Judgement "you have to have judgement"

View the video of Fraser Seitel on Sandra’s site here.

 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone! And to all a good night!

The Frozen Pea Fund

This is a repost of many many blog posts on the subject of the Frozen Pea Fund. But it is simply too important not to talk about it.

Why Frozen Peas?

Here is Susan’s explanation, from Boobs on Ice, the blog she’s using to chronicle her cancer experience:

aWhen I discovered a very thick area in my breast I called the
doctor. The next day I was in her office. A half hour after that I was
in the diagnostic radiologist’s.

A full afternoon and multiple stab wounds later we had a variety
of samples of malignant tentacles of tissue that were on their way to
the lab.

I was in a little pain – it would increase as the local
anesthetic wore off – but left his office with a soft cold pack in my
bra.

To keep bleeding down & relieve pain I’d need to keep things
cool. Traditional ice packs are hard and heavy. As much as I try to be
a good sport I’m not into having a brick sitting on my chest.

Enter a bag of frozen peas.

(continue reading and get involved here)

Enabling Conversation through Blog Bars

An Interesting post over at TrendCentral on "Blog Bars". Banks of computers set up conveniently so if someone wants to talk about your brand, they can easily do so immediately. From the site:

Blogging on location

As a way to create a more engaging, interactive and creative way for consumers to experience brands, stores and events, expect to see more “blog bars” (computer terminals which give the public the ability to post in real time and on location) to pop up in such settings. Consumers will have the opportunity to post fresh thoughts and reactions, pose questions, and receive immediate response.

This isn’t so different from the online concept of "badging" – having handy HTML that a blogger can copy to make it easier for them to talk about you. And it is a great idea.