About DougH

Doug Haslam is a past contributor to Tech PR Gems.

More information: http://www.doughaslam.com

Posts by DougH:

Block & Tackle PR: Tackling the Blocking Bloggers, 09 May 2008 in Blogging & Media Relations & PR & Web
PRobecast 62: Controlling spokespeople, PodCamp NYC & mor, 02 May 2008 in PRobecast
PRobecast 60: Potter, Pope and Pitching by RSS, 18 Apr 2008 in PRobecast
PRobecast 59: The Two-Word Pitch, 11 Apr 2008 in PRobecast
PRobecast #58: Analyst Talks and Hawks, 04 Apr 2008 in PRobecast
The PR Rolodex Myth, 31 Mar 2008 in Media Relations & PR & Tips & Tricks
PRobecast #57: Giving It Away, 28 Mar 2008 in PRobecast
PRobecast #56: Something’s Fishy, 21 Mar 2008 in PRobecast
PRobecast #55: Watch your mouth, 14 Mar 2008 in PRobecast
PRobecast #54: Twitter press conferences, Authentic PR, Oprah’s World, 07 Mar 2008 in PRobecast
Twitter in Plain English (Maybe a Little Too Plain), 06 Mar 2008 in Social Media & Social Networks & Web
Embargoes gone in a blog-happy world? Phooey!, 04 Mar 2008 in Journalism & Media Relations & PR
What do you do when a social media client has big news?, 03 Mar 2008 in Media Relations & Messaging & Positioning & PR & Social Media & Social Networks & Web
PRobecast #53: Goin’ Coastal; Recession and Red Sox?; Victoria’s Secret has a catalog?, 29 Feb 2008 in PRobecast
PRobecast #52:, 22 Feb 2008 in PRobecast
PRobecast #51: The "I’m Suffering From an Evil Tidal Wave of Hillary Videos" edition, 15 Feb 2008 in PRobecast
Social Media Breakfast presentations: How Twitter Changed My Life, 14 Feb 2008 in Social Media
Social Media Breakfast 5 (Boston): Why we use Twitter, 13 Feb 2008 in Events & PR & Social Media
Topaz joins Friends at Social Media Breakfast Tomorrow: "How Twitter Changed My Life", 12 Feb 2008 in Events & Social Media
PRobecast #50: The Big 5-0!, 08 Feb 2008 in PRobecast
Influencer Influenza?, 06 Feb 2008 in Blogging & News & Commentary
PRobecast #49: Taking some credit, 01 Feb 2008 in PRobecast
Topaz featured on Marketing Profs podcast with Shel Holtz, 28 Jan 2008 in Media Relations & PR & Podcasting
PRobecast #48:, 25 Jan 2008 in PRobecast
"Join the Conversation" - not for you, Mr./Ms. Social Media Champion, but maybe for someone you know, 23 Jan 2008 in News & Commentary & Social Media
PRobecast #47: Missed opportunities and blog truthiness, 18 Jan 2008 in PRobecast
Steve Job’s MacWorld keynote: comparing the live-bloggers, 15 Jan 2008 in Blogging & Events
PRobecast #46, 14 Jan 2008 in PRobecast
Social media "We can’t do thats" - reasons or excuses? You need to figure that out, 10 Jan 2008 in Blogging & Media Relations & Social Media & Tips & Tricks
Forrester’s "POST" method: for social media, choose the technology last, 07 Jan 2008 in Social Media & Social Networks & Web
PRobecast #45: Free Edition, 07 Jan 2008 in PRobecast
PRobecast #44: Look ahead to 2008 and review of 2007, 21 Dec 2007 in PRobecast
The Social Media Experiment roundtable– Part 5; Finale, 21 Dec 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & Social Media & Web
The Social Media Experiment roundtable– Part 4, 19 Dec 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & Social Media & Social Networks
The Social Media Experiment roundtable– Part 3, 18 Dec 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & Social Media & Social Networks & Web
The Social Media Experiment roundtable– Part 2, 15 Dec 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & Social Media & Social Networks
PRobecast - Episode #43; The Jackass episode; Google’s "Knoledge"; Breaking up is much easier to do, 14 Dec 2007 in PRobecast
The Social Media Experiment roundtable– Part 1, 12 Dec 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & Social Media & Web
Roundtable: Critiquing a social media experiment, 12 Dec 2007 in PR & Social Media
"Invitation" to Social Networking Rehab, 10 Dec 2007 in Social Media & Web
Goodbye Marc Orchant, 09 Dec 2007 in News & Commentary & PR
PRobecast #42: SNCR, Social Media Club, and live-Twittering events?, 07 Dec 2007 in PRobecast
Chip Griffin and CustomScoop launch Media Bullseye, 05 Dec 2007 in Media Relations & PR
Blognation’s Marc Orchant Suffers Massive Coronary, 03 Dec 2007 in News & Commentary
PRobecast #41: viral videos, social networks, and Long Tail criticism, 30 Nov 2007 in PRobecast
Social Media Face to Face is Ace., 28 Nov 2007 in Social Media & Web
Another log on the fire– Who owns/will own social media?, 26 Nov 2007 in Social Media & Web
Social Media PR Roundtable, Part 5: Industry Advice, 09 Nov 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & Social Media & Web
Social Media PR Roundtable, Part 4: Outing Bad PR, 08 Nov 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & Media Relations & PR & Social Media
Social Media PR Roundtable, Part 3: How can bloggers better engage public relations?, 08 Nov 2007 in Blogging & Interviews & Roundtables & PR
Social Media PR Roundtable, Part 2, 07 Nov 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & Marketing & PR & Social Media
Social Media PR Roundtable answers questions from PR and blogger perspectives, 05 Nov 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & PR & Social Media
PRobecast 38: OpenSocial, Sour Grape-flavor Kool-Aid, and Long Tail Ail, 02 Nov 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast #37: PodCamp Boston 2 Recap, 28 Oct 2007 in PRobecast
What can a PR flack get out of PodCamp Boston 2?, 25 Oct 2007 in Events & PR & Podcasting
PRobecast #36: Booyah! Trade Shows! Politics!, 21 Oct 2007 in PRobecast & Politics
Who markets to the marketers?, 18 Oct 2007 in Blogging & Marketing & Media Relations & PR
PRobecast #35: Groundswell, Target’s Sell, Strumpette? Well…, 12 Oct 2007 in PRobecast
Should a PR Agency rep leave blog comments on behalf of a client? Yes!!!, 08 Oct 2007 in Blogging & PR & Tips & Tricks
PRobecast #34: Skype, Record Industry & Clips of the Week, 05 Oct 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast #33- trade show wars, DEMO recap, press releases and relationship PR, 28 Sep 2007 in PRobecast
Need a Reminder of How social Media Infliuence Works? Talk to Your Kid, 27 Sep 2007 in Media Relations & Social Media & Social Networks & Web
Fake Steve Jobs Does the Social Media Club– Oh, Forrester, & Wal-Mart were there, too., 21 Sep 2007 in Events & PR
PRobecast #32–Fake Steve Jobs does Social Media Club, RIP Paper Press Kits? and Boston Rules Web 2.0, 21 Sep 2007 in PRobecast
DEMO or TechCrunch40? Which is the go-to show for launching a tech startup?, 13 Sep 2007 in Events & News & Commentary & PR
PRobecast #30: iPhone price reduction, Death of Business 2.0 , Pit ching WSJ, 08 Sep 2007 in PRobecast
Podcamp Boston 2 is Coming– It’s not just New Media, it’s All Media, 04 Sep 2007 in Events & Podcasting & Social Media
PRobecast 28: Print media dead? Twitterization of mainstream media?, 17 Aug 2007 in PRobecast
On "Forward" podcast regarding Twitter, microblogging and social networks, 16 Aug 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables & PR & Podcasting & Social Media & Web
PRobecast 27: Google News comments, blogger rights and marketing via social marketing, 10 Aug 2007 in PRobecast
Marketing– and PR– in social networks, 10 Aug 2007 in Marketing & PR & Social Networks
Google News allowing comments — should PR be posting?, 08 Aug 2007 in Blogging & News & Commentary & PR
PRobecast 26: YouTube Debate, Kryptonite Redux, Chocolate Rain and More…, 03 Aug 2007 in PRobecast
ComScore proves social networking sites growing rapidly: so what?, 31 Jul 2007 in News & Commentary & Social Media & Social Networks & Web
Thinking about Twitter and PR - Jim Horton’s white paper, 25 Jul 2007 in News & Commentary & PR & Social Media & Social Networks
PRobecast #25: PR on Wikipedia, Social Media Influence, Grammar Vandal and more, 20 Jul 2007 in PRobecast
LinkedIn vs. Facebook — It’s on!, 17 Jul 2007 in News & Commentary & Social Networks & Web
A Social Network is Like a Stairmaster…, 14 Jul 2007 in Social Networks & Tips & Tricks
PRobecast #24: Pitching via Facebook, Email fishing for comments, and Whole Foods astroturfing, 13 Jul 2007 in PRobecast
"New Media Cocktail:" Chip Griffin’s thought-provoking new white paper, 08 Jul 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast #23: Sicko, Second Life Lawsuit, and help us: Life is (Good?), 06 Jul 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast #21, Beach Blanket Bingo Special: PR Nightmares, Social Media Events, Google vs. eBay, 23 Jun 2007 in PRobecast
CMP folds magazines; should PR be worried?, 18 Jun 2007 in News & Commentary & PR & Predictions
PRobecast #20: Sports LiveBlogging, YouTube Debate, Measurement, 15 Jun 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast #18: NikonD80/blogola?, presidential candidates do social media,, 01 Jun 2007 in PRobecast
Are the candidates using MySpace and other social media well?, 31 May 2007 in News & Commentary & Politics & Social Media & Social Networks
Podcast: PRSA Yankee Chapter Social Media Workshop, 22 May 2007 in Podcasting & Social Media
PRobecast #16: Engadget/Apple, diversity, social media workshop, Getting a Second Life, and our Preakness pick, 18 May 2007 in PRobecast
Ed Cals for blogs? How about PR folks do their homework and provide value?, 16 May 2007 in Blogging & Media Relations & News & Commentary & PR & Web
Splashcast: A conversation with Marshall Kirkpatrick about PR approach and lessons learned, 08 May 2007 in PR & Podcasting & Social Media & Web
Probecast #14: Splashcast, PC World, Umbria, Digg and more, 04 May 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast #13, The Topaz Partners Podcast: Military PR, Blog Transparency, Extending the Conversation- oh, and more Twitter, 27 Apr 2007 in PRobecast
Speaking at PRSA Social Media Workshop May 15, 25 Apr 2007 in Events & Social Media
RSS Explained for Everyone, 24 Apr 2007 in Tips & Tricks & Web
PRobecast #12" Virginia Tech, China Needs Flacks, and More, 23 Apr 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast #11: The Topaz Partners Podcast: Imus, PodCampNYC, Blogger Code of Conduct, 13 Apr 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast #10: Search Engine Marketing, PodCamp NYC, So Long InfoWorld (print), and more…, 06 Apr 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast–The Topaz Partners Podcast, Episode #8, 23 Mar 2007 in PRobecast
Bum Rush the Charts TODAY, 22 Mar 2007 in News & Commentary & Social Media & Web
Robert Scoble tells you how to pitch him, 19 Mar 2007 in Blogging & Media Relations & PR
PRobecast– the Topaz Partners Podcast Episode #7, 16 Mar 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast– the Topaz Partners Podcast Episode #6, 09 Mar 2007 in PRobecast
Twitter pt II: Useful? Yes, and now I know when everyone goes to bed, 09 Mar 2007 in Social Media & Web
PRobecast - The Topaz Partners PR Podcast - Episode 5, 02 Mar 2007 in PRobecast
Twitter adoption to burnout: Approx. 23 minutes, 01 Mar 2007 in Social Media & Web
Are you really sharing your photos on Flickr? Check your license, 27 Feb 2007 in Social Media & Tips & Tricks & Web
Blackberry and the Social Media UGC Campaign, 23 Feb 2007 in Marketing & Messaging & Positioning & PR & Social Media
Podcast! Topaz Partners PRobecast #003, 16 Feb 2007 in PRobecast
Topaz Partners Podcast (PRobecast?!?) Episode 002, 09 Feb 2007 in PRobecast
PRobecast: Inaugural Pilot Beta Trial Episode of the new Topaz Partners Podcast, 06 Feb 2007 in PRobecast
Wikipedia: Jimmy Wales hates PR people: sentiments reciprocated?, 06 Feb 2007 in PR & Social Media & Web
PodCamp SL this Weekend, 26 Jan 2007 in Events & Podcasting & Social Media
Did Apple make a PR/marketing mistake with iPhone Launch?, 18 Jan 2007 in Marketing & PR & Predictions
We’re #89!, 15 Jan 2007 in Shameless Promotions
Second Life at the Movies– Not Ready for prime Time (Yet), 11 Jan 2007 in Social Media & Web
Second Thursday in Second Life: iVillage, 11 Jan 2007 in PR & Social Media & Social Networks & Web
CES PR by Remote Control, 09 Jan 2007 in Events & PR
Strumpette’s Captivating Caption Contest, 09 Jan 2007 in News & Commentary & Web
The real fun in Microsoft’s Vista blogger laptop giveaway, 28 Dec 2006 in News & Commentary & PR
RIP Frank Stanton: Media Measurement Pioneer, 27 Dec 2006 in News & Commentary & PR
Is a Web 2.0 bubble bubbling up?, 27 Dec 2006 in News & Commentary & Web
What do YOU have in common with Stalin, Hitler and the Ayatollah?, 18 Dec 2006 in News & Commentary & Web
Mary Meeker puts it all together at Web 2.0 Conference, 14 Nov 2006 in Predictions & Tech & Web
Second Thursday in Second Life meeting recap, 14 Nov 2006 in Interviews & Roundtables & PR & Social Networks & Web
PodCamp spreads across the nation, 10 Nov 2006 in Blogging & Podcasting & Social Media & Social Networks & Web
Pitching bloggers: Lessons still being learned, 06 Nov 2006 in Blogging & Media Relations & PR
Social Media Club raps on blog ethics, 01 Nov 2006 in Blogging & Media Relations & PR & Social Media
Cookie cutter PR? For whom?, 31 Oct 2006 in News & Commentary & PR
IE 7 dealbreaker– RSS feeds, 30 Oct 2006 in News & Commentary & Web
New company launches in Second Life, 27 Oct 2006 in Marketing & News & Commentary & PR & Social Networks
SEO, RSS, XBRL, XHTML — Not as technical as they seem, 18 Oct 2006 in Interviews & Roundtables & PR & Social Media
Meeting clients in Second Life, 16 Oct 2006 in PR & Social Networks
eMarketer: Blogs not trusted source–no wait, they are trusted– wait, I meant…, 12 Oct 2006 in Blogging & News & Commentary & Predictions
Podcast and Portable Media Expo puts the "social" in social media, 06 Oct 2006 in Podcasting & Social Media & Web
A bad news release is a bad news release in any format, 14 Sep 2006 in PR & Tips & Tricks
Another reason to check your emails before hitting send, 14 Sep 2006 in Tips & Tricks & Web
Good 9/11 PR, 12 Sep 2006 in Media Relations & Messaging & Positioning & News & Commentary
PodCamp post-factum*, 11 Sep 2006 in Events & News & Commentary & Podcasting & Social Media
PodCamp Boston Here I Come, 08 Sep 2006 in Events
What every company should monitor.. Pssst, pass it on…, 29 Aug 2006 in PR & Tips & Tricks
Topaz Termites put client relations before recreation, 09 Aug 2006 in Shameless Promotions
Apple developers will blog, Mr. Jobs, 08 Aug 2006 in Blogging & News & Commentary
The press release may not be dead, but it has been dissected, 02 Aug 2006 in News & Commentary
Building a blog audience from scratch, 12 Jul 2006 in Blogging & Web
Blog critics go straight to Dell!, 11 Jul 2006 in Blogging & News & Commentary
The (Rocket) Boom heard ’round the net, 05 Jul 2006 in News & Commentary & Web
The 300-word post limit, 21 Jun 2006 in Blogging & News & Commentary
Om Malik takes the money and… stays, 13 Jun 2006 in Blogging & Web
There’s always room for more Blogging 101 articles, 30 May 2006 in PR
Is SHIFT Building a Better Cookie Cutter?, 24 May 2006 in PR
DIRECT repsonse to customers never gets TIREd, 16 May 2006 in PR
Is PR a sales or media job?, 03 May 2006 in PR
Boring is the new exciting, 02 May 2006 in PR
The plagiarism era, 01 May 2006 in PR
Jason Calacanis rebuffs PR pitches, 17 Apr 2006 in PR
Do we really need to give companies excuses not to blog? (Part II), 06 Apr 2006 in PR
Take the corporate blogging best practices survey, 05 Apr 2006 in PR
Do we really need to give companies excuses not to blog?, 03 Apr 2006 in PR
Dana Blankenhorn’s blog has moved…, 03 Apr 2006 in PR
The Press Release– Still Not Quite Dead Yet,, 02 Mar 2006 in PR
Guinness is good for blogs?, 23 Feb 2006 in PR
Has PR figured out Podcasting yet?, 15 Feb 2006 in PR
Pitching by form, 06 Feb 2006 in PR
Email interviews (and will bloggers ever forgive Forbes?), 02 Feb 2006 in PR
Another reason to treat blog PR like MSM PR, 26 Jan 2006 in PR
We all love to see bad pitches mocked (unless they are ours), 24 Jan 2006 in PR
Have your Web comments served to you, 19 Jan 2006 in PR
Leaving your "calling card" on blog traffic reports, 16 Jan 2006 in PR
Message alignment, 05 Jan 2006 in PR
Who blogs at your company?, 20 Dec 2005 in PR
It’s not just blogs, 05 Dec 2005 in PR
Blogs and breaking embargos, 21 Nov 2005 in PR
The history of PR blogging, 18 Nov 2005 in PR
When the media come Trick-or-Treating, 03 Nov 2005 in PR
Blogger relations not PR?, 03 Nov 2005 in PR
Bloggers and the Federal Shield Law, 12 Oct 2005 in PR
When publicity stunts backfire, 22 Sep 2005 in PR
Politicians are starting to understand blogs, 14 Sep 2005 in PR
Army to take closer look at soldier Web sites, 30 Aug 2005 in PR
Is it enough to merely link in a blog?, 04 Aug 2005 in PR
If you know what a podcast is…, 26 Jul 2005 in PR
Pitching VCs via podcast, 08 Jul 2005 in PR
Corporate blogging survey results, 01 Jul 2005 in PR
Google searches can hurt, too, 22 Jun 2005 in PR
LA Times: Wikitorials?, 16 Jun 2005 in PR
Backbone Media’s Blog Survey, 10 Jun 2005 in PR
Former D.C. blogger inspires novel-gazing in nation’s capitol, 01 Jun 2005 in PR
Columbia closes Arts Journalism Program, 27 May 2005 in PR