Ah the power of social media.  It can cure sickness, make you smarter and even get you to pack on the pounds!  This Weekly Download shows how, even when we’re unaware, digital communications is changing our lives. From Heinz, With Love As grandma always says, nothing cures the common cold like a little love and [...]

We are currently looking for two rock star interns to assist the Lifestyle and Travel Digital Communications Teams at the Denver office. Duties include: research, writing, staying up to date on industry trends, creating and updating influencer lists, measurement assistance, social and emerging media outreach.

Go on, crank your David Bowie soundtrack full volume because this Weekly Download is all about Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes. From redesigns of the almighty Facebook, trading in paperbacks for e-readers, musical website re-dos and company restructuring, in the world of social media, change is inevitable.  You jump on, or you get left behind.  Happy Friday from the [...]

All of the changes announced Thursday by Facebook, means PR types need to re-evaluate how we use it.  If you haven’t upgraded to Timeline yet (and you should) you can do it here. With these changes, there’s more pressure to come up with new ways to reach the huge 800 million FB audience. Forget about [...]

Our client, K-SWISS, hit the big 200K mark for Facebook fans and they’re celebrating by giving everyone $20 off Tubes for the next 24 hours. We are thrilled by this milestone and there’s no doubt that the 300K mark will be here before we know it! What are you waiting for? You only have 24 [...]

One of the brilliant – and dangerous –aspects of social media is the ability to reach an unlimited number of people almost instantly, with little filter or cost.  Lucky for us, we’ve got plenty of high-profile people displaying the do’s and don’ts of digital media usage.  Without further ado, here are the 7 things celebrities [...]

Today, Mark Zuckerberg and crew launched Facebook’s newest feature – video calling. Rumored for a few weeks now, Facebook confirmed today that they have indeed partnered with Skype to introduce one-on-one video chat. Although on the surface this seems like a very logical progression in Facebook’s social domination, Facebook is putting a lot of importance [...]

We in Turner PR’s Emerging Media division keep track of the trends, big and small, emerging in the online media space, and will be sharing highlights with you each week. Please enjoy this weekly round-up of the news in social, interactive media and what it means for your business. Social media edging out Christmas cards [...]

For a social networking site with over 500 million members and a staple in everyday business at Turner PR, hardly any of the users know how it began. The film “The Social Network” delves into the creation of a worldwide phenomenon known as Facebook but more importantly cements the website in society. For those of [...]

Much to the anticipation of tweeters everywhere, Twitter’s design has finally been updated. We can now say goodbye to the old, difficult-to-navigate site, as well as the much-hated ‘More’ button. In efforts to woo additional users, Twitter opted for a more user-friendly layout, similar to that of social media powerhouse Facebook. The new Facebook-like features [...]