PR Resources

Blogs

PR Newser blog – http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/

The Bad Pitch Blog – Woe to those who write the pithy pitch. http://badpitch.blogspot.com/

Communities and Learning

Hub Spot – Online “university” for training in social media. It’s free. www.hubspot.com

Media Bistro – Articles, job posting, classes and community links for media professionals. Indispensible for staying to connected to media comings and goings. www.mediabistro.com

Poynter Online – Keep tabs on the state of journalism and newspapers (before they’re extinct). http://www.poynter.org/

Copyblogger – Free articles that focus on writing compelling content including how-to’s for marketing it on the Web. www.copyblogger.com

 Free (or close to it) Publicity Resources

Help a Reporter (HARO) – Reporters, producers and authors post queries looking for sources for television shows, books and stories in progress. No charge to subscribe. www.helpareporter.com.

PitchRate.com – Learn about publicity opportunities from reporters working on stories. No charge to subscribe. www.PitchRate.com

Publicity Hound – Dozens of free tip sheets and paid teleseminars for true DIYers. www.publicityhound.com

StomperNet – More of a general e-marketing resource, free video tutorials can guide users in tricks for building buzz , web traffic and conversions. www.StomperNet.com

Free or Low Cost New Media Apps

AddThis - You’ll need access toa web page’s code to use AddThis, but once installed AddThis – www.addthis.com – allows users to easily bookmark and share content through social media networks. AddThis can also be used to directly share video and flash content as an embedded object without an external link.

Twitter Feed Widget – http://twitter.com/goodies/widgets - Attract more followers by installing the Twitter Feed Widget. Waldo Yourself! TWW allows your visitors to see your updates everywhere, including your Facebook, MySpace or Web site.

Widgetbox - A DIY tool to spread your content. Use Widgetbox to spread your original content including your Twitter, YouTube, Flickr social media profiles and images. Create event sign-up forms, polls, videos, or slideshows of your dog. Widgetbox offers two versions: Basic (free) and Pro (paid).  www.widgetbox.com

TinyURL - Shorten any URL so web links don’t break in email. www.tinyurl.com

Circulate - In Beta as this is posted. Circulate promises personalized news delivery from your chosen trusted sources. – www.circlabs.com/

Google Alerts – Still the least expensive way to track news clips. www.google.com/alerts

Radian Six – A platform to listen, measure and engage with your customers across the web. Free online presentations at: http://tinyurl.com/yadno38