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Social Times:  YouTube Next Cause Launches To Help Nonprofits Use Online Video Better

FastCompany Expert blog:  Skunkworks, Reorganization, And Other Tactics To Excel In The Digital Age

NPR all tech considered:  So Pinterest Is A Woman’s World. Does That Matter?

PRWeek UK:  PR industry gears up for legislative battle

Boston.com:  Twitter adds another wave to the small business marketing ocean

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Politico:  Mitt Romney spending outpaces fundraising

NYTimes Economix:  Top 10 Jobs That Make the World a Worse Place

PRDaily:  7 ways Pinterest can boost your SEO

New York Times:  In the Tastes of Young Men, Humor Is Most Prized, a Survey Finds

TheWrap:  Oscar’s in Desperate Need of Surprises — Here’s Where They Could Come From

Pinterest is Simple, But Strategy is Still Required

Media Says Mistakes Were Made in the Coverage of Whitney Houston’s Death

The DeGeneres/JC Penney Controversy Doesn’t Play to Script

Jeremy Lin: The Brand

Whitney Houston’s Death Confirmed By Publicist

Fortune:  Apple public relations’ new media pecking order

AdAge:  How Do You Become a ‘Super CMO?’

FoxNews.com:  Media Matters reaps millions from liberal groups

All Facebook:  The Daily Show Is Among 12 Media Brands That Upgraded Apps For Facebook Timeline

FastCo Design:  How Do You Wean People Off Cars? By Rebranding Bikes And Buses

PressGazette Journalism Today:  Parliament turns regulation spotlight on PR industry

TechCrunch:  Facebook Launches Verified Accounts and Pseudonyms

Nieman Journalism Lab:  Is the AP suing an aggregator or a search engine in the Meltwater case?

Social Times:  Geosocial Networking – What’s In It for the User?

AdAge:  HuffPost Streaming Network Taps Al Jazeera English Host

Media alert:  Media Alert: Meltwater response to AP suit

AdWeek:  Ford Sneaks a Fake Swimsuit Model Into ‘Sports Illustrated’

Poynter:  Infographic marriage proposal is a Valentine’s Day story for journalists

Unbeige:  When Crowd Sourced Design Competitions Go Wrong

BusinessInsider:  SPOOKY: The 1976 Movie ‘Network’ Predicted YouTube And ‘Two And A Half Men’

 

Forbes.com:  Should you contact the Media in Social Media?

AllTwitter:  Recruiters Use LinkedIn And Twitter (But Not Facebook) To Source Job Candidates [INFOGRAPHIC]

Hollywood Reporter:  Variety Settles Long-Running Lawsuit Against L.A. Punk Band (Exclusive)

GalleyCat:  How Writers Can Stay Optimistic (Morning Media Menu podcast with author Amy Spencer)

The campaign to update the definition of public relations has reached the public voting phase. With the suggestions narrowed to three, the PRSA and its 12 partners have put the contenders to the people. They are:

Public relations is the management function of researching, communicating and collaborating with publics to build mutually beneficial relationships.

Public relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.

Public relations is the strategic process of engagement between organizations and publics to achieve mutual understanding and realize goals.

Click here to cast your vote. The Public Relations Defined campaign is accepting votes through February 26 with the results expected the following week.

New York Times:  The Age of Big Data

Reuters:  “Linsanity” a marketing dream in Asia

New York Times:  Twitter Is All in Good Fun, Until It Isn’t (Media Equation)

TVSpy:  VIDEO: Jerry Sandusky’s Wife Nearly Runs Over WPXI Reporter

Washington Post:  Romney confuses media, again

A Little Goes a Long Way for Big Pharma

DKC Internal Memo Demands Better Media Hits… Or Else

Komen for the Cure VP Karen Handel Resigns

Spain’s Olympic Logo Getting the Thumbs Down

Target Makes Changes with Jason Wu Collection, But We Still Couldn’t Get Anything