About Tim

Tim Allik is director of social media programs at Topaz. Tim also works on several PR accounts as senior counsel, counting among his clients Computerworld, Language Weaver and the Scuderi Group. Before coming to Topaz in 2006, Tim worked as a news producer, news editor and project manager for Boston.com, the website of The Boston Globe. Before that he was senior producer for WBUR's Morning Edition program in Boston. Follow Tim on Twitter at @timallik or call him at 781-404-2410.

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Posts by Tim:

60 Second Real-Time Review of the Apple iPad at SMC Boston and Enzee, 22 Jun 2010 in PR
‘The Numerati’ Author Stephen Baker on Social Media and the Demise of BusinessWeek at SMC Boston, 22 Jun 2010 in PR
Podcast: Sam Whitmore on Media and Innovation with Tony Sapienza, 18 Jun 2010 in PR
Bring Back Your Passion at the MassTLC Social Media Summit 2010 on June 3, Cambridge Mass., 28 May 2010 in PR
Facebook, Caroline Kennedy, and the Threat to Privacy, 10 May 2010 in PR
BostonTweetUp – An example of creativity through the combination of existing concepts, 25 Feb 2010 in PR
Topaz Partners’ Tony Sapienza Interviewed by PRWeek, 01 Feb 2010 in Interviews & Roundtables &Marketing &Mobile &PR &Social Media
Topaz Partners at China Pearl: The Movie, 01 Feb 2010 in PR &Social Media &video
Informal Survey on iPad Name: Men Like It, Women Think Feminine Hygiene, 27 Jan 2010 in Messaging & Positioning &Tech
The Latest PR “Reply to All” Fiasco, 20 Aug 2009 in Blogging &News & Commentary &Social Media &Tips & Tricks
RedEye: A Personal Remote Control with an iPhone Wow Factor, 14 Aug 2009 in Blogging &Client news &Tech
Topaz Partners Client’s Social Media Strategy Featured in PRWeek, 30 Jun 2009 in Client news &News & Commentary
Where Are All the Jet Cars? A Funny Video about ‘The Future’, 01 Jun 2009 in PR &Predictions
Computerworld: Hiring Today Demands Employee Referrals & Social Networking, 01 Jun 2009 in PR
The Most Important Rule to Follow on Twitter, 22 May 2009 in PR
Social Media Club Boston Event May 14, 11 May 2009 in Events &Marketing
Classic Video: Chicago’s Mike Royko on How Softball Season Really Works, 04 May 2009 in PR
Topaz Partners Featured in DM News Article about Social Media Marketing, 28 Apr 2009 in News & Commentary &PR &Shameless Promotions &Social Media
Mass TLC Social Media Summit: What’s the ROI of Social Media?, 28 Apr 2009 in Events &PR &Social Media
Topaz Partners Client Scuderi Group Featured in Wall Street Journal, 20 Apr 2009 in Events &News & Commentary &PR
Scuderi Group: Engine Prototype Is Go!, 20 Apr 2009 in PR
Legal Webinar Series: Best Practices in Managing Open Source, 15 Apr 2009 in Events
Twitter Smackdown! Kara Swisher Vs. Erick Schonfeld, 03 Apr 2009 in PR
You Heard it Here First: After Twitter Peaks … it Will Resume Rapid Growth, 18 Mar 2009 in Predictions &Social Media &Social Networks
Charlene Li Interview at South by Southwest (SXSW) on PBS, 18 Mar 2009 in Social Media
Five PR Tips From Topaz Partners to Win Greater Visibility in a Down Economy, 15 Mar 2009 in Marketing &Media Relations &Tips & Tricks
Ah, Progress! The New Facebook Allows You to Filter Out Those Annoying, Redundant Tweets, 12 Mar 2009 in Social Media &Social Networks &Web
Getting Too Used to the Obvious with PR Visibility (& Car Problems), 08 Feb 2009 in PR &Social Media
Video: A Social Media Primer Worth Watching, 29 Jan 2009 in Journalism &Social Media &Social Networks
Upcoming Mass TLC Event: Lessons from the Frontlines of Social Media, 16 Jan 2009 in Events &Social Media
Old-Timers Invade Facebook in 2009, 15 Jan 2009 in Marketing &Social Networks &online communities
PRobecast #77: Jaw Branding Author Steven Melanson Says Ditch the ‘Elevator Pitch’, 12 Jan 2009 in Interviews & Roundtables &Marketing &Messaging & Positioning &PR &PRobecast &Tips & Tricks
Social Networking and my Infinity G20, 23 Dec 2008 in PR &Social Media &Social Networks &Web &online communities
Language Weaver CEO on Fox Business, 05 Dec 2008 in Interviews & Roundtables &News & Commentary
Mass TLC Social Media Seminar: Dec. 11, 2008 – Setting Priorities, Using Tools, 04 Dec 2008 in Events &Interviews & Roundtables &Journalism &Marketing &PR &Podcasting &online communities
Original Mashup: Dark Side of the Moon & The Wizard Of Oz Come Together, 26 Nov 2008 in PR
Customer Service as a Truly Positive Global Experience, 21 Nov 2008 in News & Commentary &PR
The Future of the Press Release. Again., 17 Nov 2008 in Blogging &Events &Marketing &Media Relations &PR
SNCR Symposium – Online Communities and the Natural Human Urge to ‘Help Out’, 15 Nov 2008 in Events &PR
Tweets from the SNCR Symposium in Cambridge Friday, 14 Nov 2008 in Events &PR
Live Blogging from SNCR Symposium in Cambridge on Friday, 13 Nov 2008 in Blogging &Events &News & Commentary &Podcasting &Social Media
The Ability to ‘Work a Room’ Should Never Be Overlooked in PR, 11 Nov 2008 in Marketing &PR
Language Weaver Language Translation Software Wins Praise, 07 Nov 2008 in PR &Tech &Web
Let the Backstabbing Begin: McCain v. Palin Story Indicates Brutal Infighting, 06 Nov 2008 in Journalism &News & Commentary &PR &Politics
President 2.0 – Without the Web, Obama wouldn’t be President, 05 Nov 2008 in Marketing &News & Commentary &PR
PRobecast #76: The No Politics Show, 03 Nov 2008 in Events &Journalism &PR &PRobecast &Social Media &Tech
The Personal & Professional Sides of Social Media (and Just Slacking Off), 27 Oct 2008 in Social Media &Social Networks
Message to The Boston Globe: Your Elderly Readers Wake Up Early, 22 Oct 2008 in Journalism
ZDNet Takes a Dig at Social Media Consultants – and I Couldn’t Agree More!, 20 Oct 2008 in PR
Social Media’s Endangered Species: Focus, 17 Oct 2008 in Events &Marketing &PR &Social Media
Podcast from the floor of the Mass TLC 2008 unConference, 02 Oct 2008 in Blogging &Interviews & Roundtables &PR &Podcasting
PRobecast Podcast # 71 – Top Ten PR Myths, 08 Aug 2008 in Blogging &Journalism &Marketing &Media Relations &PR &PRobecast &Podcasting &Predictions &Social Media &Tips & Tricks
PRobecast Episode #70, 29 Jul 2008 in Blogging &Journalism &Media Relations &PR &PRobecast &Tips & Tricks &Web
Seeing the light with Web Innovators, 16 Jul 2008 in Events &Web
Wired Magazine’s Top Business Trends for 2008, 25 Mar 2008 in PR
Make Sure Not to Send Bruce Sterling Any News, 11 Feb 2008 in Blogging &Journalism &Media Relations
Special PRobecast Feature: The Reporter Behind The New Hampshire Baby Phemonenon, 18 Jan 2008 in PRobecast &Politics
Navigating The Content Jungle with Brijit, 11 Jan 2008 in Social Media &Web
Judith Hurwitz’s 2008 High-Tech Predictions: Innovation, ROI and more, 26 Dec 2007 in Interviews & Roundtables &PR &Predictions &Tech
Topaz Partners Holiday Party 2007, 21 Dec 2007 in Shameless Promotions
Message to Hillary: I told you so that I told you so, 05 Dec 2007 in Politics &Social Media &Tips & Tricks
Coming up in Boston Dec. 5 – 6: The Society for New Communications Research Symposium & Awards Gala, 20 Nov 2007 in Events &PR
New York Times, Welcome to Web 2.0, 04 Nov 2007 in News & Commentary &Social Media &Web
Halloween at Topaz Partners – 2007, 31 Oct 2007 in Shameless Promotions
The PR Spam Wall of Shame, 30 Oct 2007 in Blogging &Media Relations &PR &Web
Brijit: A Digg with Brains, 29 Oct 2007 in Social Media &Web
I told you so, 20 Jun 2007 in PR &Politics
Morning meeting + no yawns = success, 30 Mar 2007 in Marketing &Web
Mass. Governor Deval Patrick @ Mass Tech Leadership Council, 26 Jan 2007 in Blogging &Podcasting &Politics
Social shopping, the Next Big Thing?, 12 Dec 2006 in Social Networks &Web
Allowing reader comments: Boon or bane?, 26 Jun 2006 in Blogging &News & Commentary &Web
Heath Row on pitching blogs, 31 May 2005 in PR