Copywriting and Writing Job Boards

1. American Writers & Artists Inc.: AWAI helps people develop skills to acquire financial security, independence and freedom. As the world’s leading publisher of direct-response copywriting, travel writing, photography and graphic design home-study programs, they use tools such as this job board to do just that.
2. Blogging Pro Job Board: This board is for writers of all stripes, but copy editors and copywriters can shine here. Check the menu to the right as well, where you can find other writing jobs, including online content development, blogger jobs and publishing jobs.
3. Copywriter Jobs Central: Sign up to get unlimited job access and a daily jobs newsletter. Jobs include full time, freelance, part time and internships. Majority of jobs are located in larger cities, Washington DC topping the list.
4. Copywriting Jobs: Copywriters all around the world now have their very own job search portals. This site plans to facilitate both ends of the industry – the ones who are seeking superior copywriting services, and the ones who have those skills and can offer those services.
5. Copywriting Jobs for Copywriters in the USA: SEO copywriter Jason Pedley’s Job-a-matic copywriter job board is a comprehensive listing of copywriting, writing, editing and copyediting jobs in the US. Find a copywriter job in your state now. Jobs for website copywriters, aspiring copywriters, senior copywriters, freelancers, contractors and mid-level copywriters.
6. Flexible & Telecommuting Copywriter Jobs: The opportunities at this job board can vary from full-time, part-time, freelance, and contract work; and often include job titles such as Senior Copywriter, Copywriter, and Copywriter-Online Promotions. Editors have researched and screened each job on this page.
7. Get Copywriting Jobs: Join 3,563 other copywriting professionals receiving free weekly job listings to their inbox every week. Recently posted jobs include copy chief and copywriter.
8. Mediabistro Copywriter Jobs: Be the first to know about new postings for copywriter positions from Mediabistro. This site is dedicated to anyone who creates or works with content, or who is a non-creative professional working in a content/creative industry.
9. Sunoasis Jobs: Sunoasis Jobs uses the full power of the Web to bring job postings, leads, and links to connect you with a universe of opportunities.
10. Susanna’s Online Magazine Copywriting Jobs: Award-winning journalist and freelance copywriter, Susanna K. Hutcheson, presents a job board updated frequently with new copywriting jobs.

Freelance Sites

11. Elance: Memberships at this site range from free and up. Businesses searching for your skills get an immediate sense of your talent and can hire you directly from your profile, or you can apply to jobs posted by prospective clients.
12. Freelance Writing: “Helping freelance writers to succeed since 1997.” Site includes a blog, contests, jobs and tutorials as well as articles on how to succeed as a freelance writers.
13. Freelanced Copywriting Jobs: Copywriting job requests on this site range from Web content to magazines and from proofreaders to song writers. Some jobs are freelance, others may request on-site copywriting services.
14. Guru: Designed to service all types of freelancers, Guru offers free as well as paid memberships. Guru also takes a commission upon payment.
15. WOW! Women On Writing: Freelance Job Board: This freelance job board is updated daily with the latest telecommute and freelance jobs for writers, bloggers, editors, journalists, copywriters, ghostwriters, journalists, and even fiction writers.
16. Writerlance: There is no sign-up fee and no monthly fee, but you are required to pay a commission on each project you win a bid on. The commission is three percent of your bid or $3.00, whichever is greater. You get a $1 sign-up bonus when you register on the site.

Larger, Yet Viable Copywriting Job Boards

17. Careerbuilder Copywriter Jobs: CareerBuilder offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers the career sites for more than 9,000 Web sites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such as MSN and AOL.
18. Glassdoor Copywriter Jobs: Glassdoor is the only job search with a view from the inside. Currently, 2,781 copywriter jobs are posted, including company salaries, reviews, and more posted by employees.
19. Indeed Copywriter Jobs: One of the most visited sites for job searches, this site also allows browsing by mobile device. This link leads directly to all copywriting positions available.
20. Local Copywriting Job Postings: Locate Copywriting Jobs is a niche job board dedicated exclusively to copywriting jobs. The site is a member of the Locate Jobs Network, a network of highly-targeted, niche job sites covering a broad array of industries and employment fields.
21. Monster Copywriter Jobs: Monster Jobs has been around a long time, and their jobs are easy to search. This link leads directly to all the copywriting jobs listed at this job search engine.
22. Onward Search Copywriting Jobs: This search engine focuses on Internet marketing staffing, to help connect the most talented Internet marketing, interactive design and mobile application development professionals in the country with the nation’s best companies.
23. Oodle Copywriter Jobs and Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Jobs: This community job site carries copywriting jobs listed in various venues across the country. A wide variety of jobs are listed, including Web copywriter, SEO body copy, advertising copy with USA Today and more.
24. Simply Hired Copywriter Jobs: Search thousands of job boards and company career sites all in one place through Simply Hired. This link leads directly to copywriting jobs.
25. WritingCrossing Copy Writer Jobs: Through collaborative research and working harmoniously with many people, WritingCrossing is able put these jobs in one place and give you the ability to see a variety of jobs you would not see elsewhere.

Advertising and Marketing

1. Advertising Sales: Build your own business by offering various programs, placemats and other items for sale around town. Sell spaces in those items to businesses and pocket the profit.
2. Desktop Publishing: Use your advertising skills to format a newsletter for businesses, or for your own profit on a topic you know well (like communications!) and sell ads to keep the publication profitable.
3. Lobbyist: This job is a form of marketing, as lobbyists must be adept at the art of persuasion.
4. Market Researcher: help companies understand what types of products people wanH, determine who will buy them and at what price by gathering statistical data on competitors and examining prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution.
5. Personal Branding: You can pull a Dan Schawbel and build a reputation as a personal branding expert. This job consists of being interviewed, interviewing, building a social media following and handing out advice (you become the brand).
6. Speech Writer: Speechwriters often have a broad understanding of basic economics, political roles and policy issues and the ability to “translate” complex economic and policy issues into a clear message for the general public.

Public Relations

7. Campaign Manager: Although many people associate campaign management with politics, nonprofit and for-profit businesses also require campaign managers to promote various fundraising, membership or volunteer drives.
8. Community Relations Manager: This manager creates and maintains a favorable public image for a community project or development.
9. Freelance PR Consultant: The biggest job responsibility of a public relations consultant is to make his or her clients as well known and positively viewed in the community as possible. If you have the media and people contacts, you can go solo in this career.
10. National Information Officer: Otherwise known as public information officers, spokespersons, government spokespersons and government communicators in media relations, public affairs, community affairs and public relations.
11. Nonprofit Communications: Depoending upon the size and scope of the organization, you might snag a job in this field. Beware that you may wear three hats, including fundraising, recruitment and marketing.
12. Risk Management: If you have a gift for mitigating disaster through communications, you might go for a job that entails building trust and credibility.
13. Tour Guide: Tour guides often provide information at religious and historical sites, museums and other venues of significant interest. However, you might take this career to another level by planning, marketing and advertising tours for tourists.

Personnel Management

14. Booking Agent: If you enjoy meeting and working with other creative talents, you can find jobs for actors, authors, film directors, musicians, models, producers, professional athletes, writers and other people in various entertainment businesses and make a profit at this work.
15. Event Planner: Much like the project director (see below), an event planner spends time planning events, managing people, sticking to timelines and meeting deadlines.
16. Human Resources: Human resources is a function within an organization charged with the overall responsibility for implementing strategies and policies relating to the management of individuals.
17. Mediator: If you’re a creative communicator, then a job resolving conflicts might be in your future. This job demands a person with excellent reasoning, problem-solving, and peace-making abilities.
18. Personnel Recruiter: Seek out, interview, and screen applicants to fill existing and future job openings and promote career opportunities within an organization.
19. Personnel Specialist: If you think you might enjoy handling employee issues surrounding employment (compensation, benefits, records, performance reviews, grievances, health, retirement, recruitment and more), this job reports to human resources directors in criminal justice and in many other fields.
20. Project Director: Project managers can have the responsibility of the planning, execution, and closing of any project, typically relating to construction industry, architecture, computer networking, telecommunications, software development or in any field that requires management of people, timelines and deadlines.
21. Recruiter: No matter if you pick a college, military, corporate entity or retail for your choice of focus…use your persuasive skills and advertising know-how to recruit students, employees, trainees or volunteers for any organization.
22. Theater Manager: Movie or acting venues are in hard times right now, but with your communication skills and advertising and marketing capabilities, you may take a theater in a new direction and become successful.
23. Youth Worker: You have options of religion-based or secular groups that can transform a community if the youth are guided as business interns.

Other Careers

24. Business Development Officer: This person is expected to have a broad and comprehensive knowledge of all matters related to the business of the organization with an eye towards identifying new sales perspectives and driving business growth and requirements for product development.
25. Diplomat: Use your communications skills as a person who represents and protects the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and friendly relations.
26. Grant Writer: Work for an agency or go freelance as an entrepreneur to build a career as a grant writer. Organizations that often require the services of a grant writer include non-profits, community-based organizations and universities.
27. Media Critic: Also known as an art critic, you can develop a reputation for astute criticism of the arts, including movies, plays and television shows.
28. Media Literacy: Take on the role of an educator as you teach people how to ask questions about what they watch, hear, and read. This skill enables people to analyze, evaluate, and create messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres, and forms.
29. Mental Health Professional: Many communications specialists lean toward health care with their skills. One venue for a career includes professions such as psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, counselors and nurses.
30. Politician: Instead of working for corporations, you can work as a chief executive or legislator for the nation. The difficult part is becoming elected, so use your skills as a communications specialist to get this job done, and then to keep your job or to move up this career ladder.
31. Private Investigator: Private detectives and investigators offer many services, including executive, corporate, and celebrity protection; pre-employment verification; and individual background profiles. Use your skills to connect clues to uncover facts about legal, financial, or personal matters.
32. Talk Show Host: No matter the medium — television, radio or Web, you can host your own show or a show for an employer that can be interesting, persuasive or unbiased, and in character with the production. Good interviewing skills and the ability to carry a conversation are important.
33. Urban and Regional Planners: Help local officials develop long- and short-term plans for the use of land and the growth and revitalization of urban, suburban, and rural communities and the region in which they are located.

It can help to have access to solid resources as you work in communications. Some of the best resources can be found at institutions of higher learning. No matter how long you have been a communications professional, you might find what you are looking for with dot-edu sites. Here are 50 great dot-edu resources for communications professionals:

Interpersonal Communication

Learn more about communication theory as it relates to individuals. Plenty of interesting information on how we communicate.

1. Four Principles of Interpersonal Communication: Learn some of the basic principles of interpersonal communication, including the way context is used.
2. Guidelines for Interpersonal Communication: Includes basic information on effective interactions from Harvard University.
3. The Interpersonal Web: A great resource from Northern Virginia Community College offering you the chance to learn more about context, verbal and nonverbal messages, the communication process, and more.
4. Interpersonal and Small Group Communication: This is a great resource from the University of Iowa. Read about different theories of communication and more.
5. Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Communication: Looks at the differences between intrapersonal and interpersonal communication. An entire unit dealing with communication.
6. Interpersonal Communication: Looks at basic principles of interpersonal communication, and their importance.
7. Communication Theory: Great resources on communication.

Intercultural Communication

Find out more about communication between cultures. Sometimes, communication standards are different between cultures. Learn more about how to facilitate understanding between cultures.

8. Intercultural Communication: Looks at different aspects of intercultural communication, and provides some resources.
9. Intercultural Context: This workbook takes you through different articles and critiques of different ideas of intercultural communication.
10. Intercultural Communication Theories: Use this Powerpoint from Illinois State University is a great resource on intercultural communication.
11. Face: A brief resource that looks at the face and it’s place in intercultural communication.
12. Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication: Read information about research done by the center, and find helpful resources.
13. Intercultural communication: Helpful overview of intercultural communication from Lanqua, an educational program from the EU. Not exactly .edu, but educational nonetheless.

Business and Organizational Communication

The way that communication is conducted in businesses and other organizations makes for interesting study. These resources help you learn more about group communication in business and organizational settings.

14. Why Good Communication is Good Business: A great editorial on the importance of communication in business.
15. Organizational Communication: A basic overview of org comm, and what it encompasses.
16. Rhetorical theory in business communication curricula from 1900 to 1980: An historical critique: Look at the development of business communication.
17. Organizational Communication Theory: This is a syllabus for a course with links. So you can read resources and learn more about org comm.
18. Business Documents: Helpful resources related to improving business writing skills.

Broadcast Communication

Find out more about the theory of broadcast communication. Techniques for successful communication with TV and radio are also covered.

19. Department of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Blog: Learn more about broadcasting from San Francisco State University.
20. Journalism, Print and Broadcast Resources: Plenty of broadcast resources, and print as well.
21. Library of American Broadcasting: The University of Maryland provides this great resource.
22. Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication: Learn more about the broadcast legend, get tips and see research.
23. 10 Rules of Broadcast Journalism: A quick refresher on what makes good broadcast journalism.
24. UCLA Film & Television Archive: Learn from the best. Great media opportunities for study.

Print Communication

Newspapers and magazines often have specific communication standards and practices. Learn more about these publications communicate with readers and others.

25. Journalism Library Blog: Great resources from Columbia University.
26. The Meek School of Journalism and New Media: News, tips and more related to print, online and broadcast journalism.
27. Frank Lee Martin Journalism Library: Information and resources related to journalism.
28. Mag Crit Blog: An interesting look at magazines, and the industry, from Syracuse University.
29. Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas: Resources, news and more from the University of Texas at Austin.
30. Tips for Laid Off Journalists: Great resources for print professionals worried about where their next paycheck is coming from.

Online Communication

One of the most interesting and rapidly growing areas of communication takes place over the Internet. Learn more about how people interact online and learn how they use social media, virtual worlds and other tools to make connections.

31. Online Communication Studies: Plenty of resources related to online communication.
32. Institute for New Media Studies: Great place to start if you are interested in online communication.
33. Knight Digital Media Center: Learn more about digital communications.
34. Is social media killing our theories?: An interesting paper on what’s next in communication.
35. Social Media Handbook: Vanderbilt offers a great resource for anyone who wants to communicate online.
36. Online Communication Tips: Helpful resource that can help you better communicate via the Internet.

Public Relations Communication

You have to know how to communicate with the public in a lot of settings. Whether you need help with a political campaign or are trying to drum up a positive image for a company, PR resources can be valuable — especially if they include information on contacting others.

37. When a reporter calls: A handy resource that can help you prepare to speak with a reporter.
38. An Overview of Public Relations Theory: This is a paper that offers great insight into the history of PR.
39. Public Relations Resources: Syracuse University offers a number of links to helpful resources.
40. Public Relations Links: This is a great resource, full of links to professional organizations, associations and agencies.

Advertising and Marketing Communication

These resources can help you figure out the best methods of communicating a brand message, and marketing products and services. Includes techniques, as well as information on the psychology of persuading others to buy what you’re selling.

41. Toward A Critical Theory of Advertising: A paper on advertising theory.
42. The Journal of Advertising: Information from this great journal devoted to advertising.
43. Marketing Theory Course Readings: Even though these are for a class, they provide plenty of interesting information. Includes PDFs you can link to.
44. Marketing Resources: Great list, in one place, of where you can go for more on advertising and marketing.

Media and Communications Law

Plenty of great resources related to law, ethics and what happens in various communications fields.

45. Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law: Plenty of interesting resources and discussion.
46. Journalism Ethics Cases Online: Great resources on journalism ethics from Indiana University.
47. The Center for Internet and Society: A great resource for law related to the Internet.
48. Center for the Study of the Public Domain: Learn about what constitutes public domain, and get help on intellectual property issues.
49. Ellen K. Solender Institute in Free Speech and Mass Media Law: Learn about media, communication and free speech law.
50. Center for Journalism Ethics: Learn more about ethics in journalism.

Technology has made it possible to carry information with us wherever we go. You can stay connected and up to date, no matter where you are. Your Android smart phone is a great communications tool that allows you to reach out to others, as well as keep up with all of the latest developments. If you always want to know what’s happening, here are 40 top Android apps for newshounds:

General News Media Outlets

You can get what you need from news media outlets. From online news sources to major broadcast networks, these Android apps provide you with headlines, video and other valuable bits of information from general sources of news.

1. NPR News App: Get this app for Android, and always know what is happening, as well as get access to great in-depth shows.
2. BBC News Widget: International news source offers its feed. Control frequency of updates, and type.
3. NBC News: Latest headlines and more from NBC.
4. FOX News: Get headlines, updates and keep up with current events from around the world.
5. Internet International News: Offers news from a variety of media outlets and news sources from around the world.
6. The New York Times: Use this Android app to keep up with headlines. Get a subscription so you can read the latest news from anywhere.
7. CNN News Widget: Helpful app allowing you to tap into the latest headlines.
8. Huffington Post: Plenty of news, commentary and more with this Android app.
9. Time Mobile: Enjoy news and information. It’s a great app that can help you learn more about what’s going on around you.

Politics & Business

Some Android apps are aimed specifically at providing news in the areas of politics and business. If you want to find out what is happening business and politics, you can use these applications to keep up to date.

10. Talk Media News: You can get the latest political news. Straight from the U.N. and Washington, D.C.
11. Political News: A great app from Politico, providing you with latest news and commentary.
12. Political News RSS: Get plenty of political news and information, as well as opinion.
13. Congress: Keep up with what’s happening in Congress. Be informed.
14. Tradememe: Get the latest business news and analysis from top sources.
15. Business News: You can get the latest business headlines from the top newspapers.
16. Bloomberg Businessweek: Learn about business, and get the latest headlines and analysis.
17. Forbes Free: Financial and business news and tips from a respected source.

Science & Technology

You expect science sources and technology companies to provide you with the latest news — and to do it with the help of Android apps. Learn more about the latest gadgets and breakthroughs. Get the latest news from the worlds of medicine, physics, space and more.

18. Engadget: Learn more about technology and gadgets.
19. CNET News: Enjoy great technology headlines from a trusted source.
20. Mashable: Headlines from the world of technology, social media and more.
21. Wired: Great gadget news, information and headlines.
22. Medscape: This app from WebMD offers you the chance to access the latest medical headlines.
23. PhysOrg.com: Latest science news, including headlines in technology, physics, biology, nanotech, space science, and more.
24. EARTH Magazine: A great source of information and news from the American Geological Institute.
25. PopSci.com: An Android app that allows you to access science news and read the latest headlines.
26. Skeptical Science: Latest news, peer-reviewed information, and more. Hard facts and news about science, designed to help you keep up.

Sports

Do you love sports? If so, you can keep up with all the latest news about players, teams, strikes and negotiations. Find sports scores and get highlights. These apps can ensure that you always know what is happening in the world of sports.

27. ESPN: Get all the latest news and information on sports. Watch video and other media.
28. Sports News: Headlines, scores, and the latest happenings from around the world.
29. Sky Sports Android Widget: Learn more about what’s happening in the world of sports. Scores and news from all over the world.
30. CBS Sports Browser: Latest headlines, sports news, commentary and media.
31. SportsTap: Stats, news, scores, images and more related to sports around the world. All the latest information.
32. ScoreMobile: Keep up with the latest sports scores. All sports from all around the world.
33. Live Scores: Access to the latest scores from the hottest sports and games. Also great news.

Arts & Entertainment News

Keep up with the latest arts news, as well as the latest headlines from the world of entertainment. Latest events and showings, as well as fresh celebrity gossip.

34. Performance Art News: Find out more about performance arts. Find events, and learn more about artists.
35. MoMA: The Museum of Modern Art in New York City offers an Android app that provides you with information about exhibitions and more.
36. Portable Art: Get news and information on the underground art scene. Also includes pop culture and other arts. Great information and the latest headlines.
37. Entertainment News: Latest entertainment news and information. Latest updates on movies, celebrities and more.
38. TVGuide.com: All the latest TV news information. Keep up with your shows, characters and information related to what’s happening in the world of TV entertainment.
39. Entertainment Tonight: A great Android application that can offer the latest news and gossip. Includes plenty of images and more to enhance your experience. Plenty of interactive features.
40. E! Online: Get all the headlines related to entertainment. Latest celebrity news and gossip. All the news on movies and TV.

If you want a communications career, you should know how to use Twitter, and understand the uses of the various applications. If you are interested in learning about what different Twitter applications are available, and their quality, you can consult these 25 Twitter app ranking and review sites:

1. oneforty: This is one of the premier sites for ranking and reviewing Twitter apps. The site allows you to search Twitter apps by platform or category, and offers a variety of helpful tools. Users offer their reviews of different apps, and you can see how they are rated with a star styem. A great way to see the feedback associated with different Twitter apps.
2. 101 Best Twitter Apps: If you are interested in keeping up with Twitter apps, and reading reviews, this is a great site. Find useful apps for tracking your account, as well as for tweeting. A great way to find the Twitter apps that will keep you properly organized, and help you accomplish a number of tasks. Also helpful for finding new applications for your use, and learning the latest news.
3. twi5.com: Learn about available Twitter apps, and read information and reviews about them. You can get a good idea of what different apps can do, as well as read reviews about them. Solid information on different apps, including mobile Twitter apps. A great site with useful information on Twitter apps, and news on the latest developments with Twitter applications.
4. Twitdom: If you are looking for information on Twitter apps, you can use Twitdom. This web site offers news and information on apps, as well as reviews. You can see user ratings and reviews on the latest apps, as well as search older apps. A great deal of helpful information about what’s available in the land of Twitter. One of the best sites for Twitter app information.
5. TwtBase: If you are interested in learning more about Twitter applications, you can use this web site. Read reviews about applications, and find rankings. You can also get some recommendations about which Twitter apps to use. A great help to someone looking for different apps. Searchable, so it makes it possible to look for something specific if you would like.
6. Which Twitter App?: This Twitter application review and ranking site is designed to help you make decisions about which Twitter app is best for you. Look at reviews, rankings and find recommendations. You can look for apps by features you want, categories or by other characterizations. A simple way to find what you are looking for, and read evaluations about it.
7. Tw1tter: This Twitter application directory contains reviews so that you can decide which apps will work best for you. A great deal of good information about available Twitter apps. You can also get news on the latest applications and find out about developments and other information from the Twitter app world. Find what you are looking for, and get the best help in choosing your apps.
8. TwitTown: You can find reviews and information on various Twitter applications. Find information on mobile Twitter apps, as well as information about the applications by category. Read up on the latest news, and read what other users have to say about different applications. Also see random picks and recommendations for applications, allowing you to discover something new.
9. Twitter Tools and Apps Reviews: If you are interested in learning more about different twitter apps, as well as other tools related to Twitter, this can be a very helpful web site. It provides ranking and reviews of high profile, and up and coming, Twitter applications. A good way to learn more about what’s available, and even how you can use it to improve your strategy.
10. All Twitter Apps: You can read reviews about the latest Twitter apps on this site. Includes tips on better Twitter habits, as well as information on how you can use apps. Learn more about what is available for your use, as well as find information on which apps are most effective. Reviews sorted by category and function. A good way to find what you are looking for.
11. Twitter Fan Wiki: If you enjoy using Twitter, you can use this wiki to connect with others. You can also read information and reviews about different Twitter apps. You can also contribute your own information if you would like. A great way to keep up with the ever changing Twitter landscape, and even add your insights and information on what is available.
12. Tweeterland: You can find a list of applications and reviews about them with help from Tweeterland. Reviews different Twitter apps, and provides information about what you can do with them. This is a great site to learn more about Twitter apps, as well as learn about other aspects of Twitter. A truly great resource for all things Twitter.
13. Twtapps: Are you looking for reviews about business Twitter applications? It is true that Twitter can be a great resource for businesses. If you want reviews of business Twitter apps, you can get some help from this site, which focuses on how Twitter can help your business, and provides helpful and practical information about different apps.
14. Twitter Tools: Contains reviews about Twitter applications and tools that can be used with Twitter. A great way to find what you need to know about different tools that are available for your use with Twitter. Helpful in a number of ways, this site is full of reviews and practical information that will put you ahead when it comes to using Twitter for business or personal functions.
15. Complete Twitter: This site offers information on different Twitter apps. It compares them to each other as well. It is a great way to get a good idea of what is available, as well as how it can be used to your benefit, and how it comes to other apps that are similar. It’s a great resource that lays it out there so you can make a better decision about which Twitter apps are best for you.
16. #Twitter Apps: Offers you a look at the most popular Twitter applications. Ranks Twitter apps according to popularity by scouring Twitter for subjects of conversations. Lists Twitter apps, and includes information for a variety of platforms and functions. This site will find them out, and then tell you about the best Twitter apps out there.
17. Twitter Chat Room: Interesting information from other Twitter users. But it’s more than just chat. It also includes reviews and comparisons of different Twitter applications and products. A great way to find out what is available, and what other people are saying about it. Quite useful when you want the latest buzz about all things Twitter, and when you are looking for interesting insights on apps.
18. Twitter Apps Guide: Useful information about different apps. Your guide to Twitter applications, complete with reviews and overviews. You can find Twitter applications you are looking for, and get solid advice and recommendations about different app possibilities. A great place to go if you want to get started using Twitter applications.
19. Social Times: This site is all about social media. However, it also includes great information on Twitter, and ranks some Twitter applications. A great place to go to learn more about Twitter apps and rankings, and do it in the context of the wider social media world. Learn more about Twitter, Twitter apps, and how they can be useful. Also, get the inside scoop on other web related news.
20. Noupe: This is another kind of general site for what is interesting in the world of web 2.0. It includes, however, different Twitter rankings. You can find information about top Twitter tools, as well as information about Twitter applications. A good way to keep up with Twitter and apps in the context of the wider world wide web, and what is happening in social media and other web media.
21. TwiTip: This site is mainly about providing you with great tips on using Twitter more effectively. However, this site also includes reviews of different applications. It’s one of the best places to go when you are looking to succeed at Twitter. You can find out more about how different applications can help you accomplish your Twitter goals, and learn the latest Twitter news.
22. Just Tweet It: Find information on different Twitter tools and even profiles. You can find directory information and reviews on different applications and helpful tools. A great resource for those looking to find good uses for Twitter. You can also connect with other Twitter users who are similar to you, and find out more about them and their interests.
23. Review-Ninja: If you are looking for reviews on a number of applications, include Twitter applications, Review-Ninja is on great option. You can get an idea of how good different apps are. This site also reviews iPhone and Android app reviews. A good resource for reviews on all types of applications, mobile and web, for a variety of uses.
24. Twitter Product Reviewss: A list of helpful Twitter products and services. Includes informative reviews and more regarding different Twitter products. Learn which products are best for your business, or for your personal use. A great trove of interesting reviews and helpful information that can help you use Twitter more effectively — however you decide to use it.
25. Twitter Software Reviews: If you are interested in software designed to help you with your Twitter usage, this site is quite helpful. You can use this web site to find out which Twitter software is the best, and what you can do to improve your results.

The following list is in alphabetical order. While some tools are free to use, others may offer a free trial period and then a fee for usage. The latter group is marked by a dollar sign ($) after the description.

1. Addict-o-matic: “Inhale the Web” by instantly creating a custom page with the latest buzz on any topic. Type in keywords and receive information as recorded by such entities as Bing News, Google Blog, Twitter Search, Friendfeed and many more. Good tool for an instant update for materials that date back several months.
2. Alterian: The Alterian platform combines campaign management , Web content management, email and social media monitoring tools. Their Social Media Engagement Solutions can enable you to measure the impact of online conversations and become active and essential members of these communities. $
3. Attensity: This company recently acquired Biz360, intensifying the social media monitoring with other tools that can help clients market brands across the Web. Automatically discover, listen, analyze, relate and act on Twitter, online communities, blogs or via more traditional support channels like email and call centers. $
4. Attentio: The standard edition of this monitoring tool allows you to start analyzing the buzz around your brands or products, giving you access to visualize buzz trends, multi-language sentiment and event detection. In addition, you can analyze the information by source, topic, country and language. $
5. Awareness Social Marketing Hub: This tool provides marketers with information to measure success and direct future marketing investment. One simple view provides activity across social marketing campaigns to show how a particular piece of content is consumed, shared, commented upon and ‘favorited.’ $
6. BlogPulse Conversation Tracker: This tool provides a missing element to the blog world: a tool for assembling snapshots of Weblog “conversations.” It creates a threaded view of the conversation by performing a depth-first traversal of the conversation graph, starting from the seed post and visiting each node only once.
7. BoardTracker: Sometimes the best resource for news is on boards. This Pidgin Technologies property is a forum search engine, message tracking and instant alerts system designed to provide relevant information quickly and efficiently while ensuring you never miss an important forum thread no matter where or when it is posted.
8. Brandwatch: This tool began as a Web crawler for the UK government, and now is one of the world’s leading tools for monitoring and capturing social media. Their complex system gathers data, cleans it, analyzes it and presents it in a user interface and database. $
9. Collective Intellect: This company supplies an automated, real-time text mining and analytics software that provides rapid insight and enables quick and focused action. You can enable open-ended analysis by identifying key themes and terms to capture the “true voice” of your customers. $
10. Copernic Tracker: This tool automatically looks for new content on Web pages, as often as you like. When a change is detected, their Web site tracking software can notify you by sending an email, including a copy of the Web page with the changes highlighted, or by displaying a desktop alert.
11. DNA 13: Dna13′s MediaVantage solution delivers immediate and cost-effective results with real-time insight into your reputation, market trends and competitive activities. You gain access to unlimited on-demand searching and customization, and you can monitor print and television as well as social media and the Web. $
12. Google Alerts: Monitor the Web, blogs, microblogs, images and video through a simple keyword or multiple keyword search. You can get results by email or through an RSS feed. You’ll be able to keep tabs on branding, competitors and news and receive comprehensive results (perhaps more than you need sometimes) for free.
13. HotGrinds: HotGrinds allows users to uncover consumers’ emotional connection to brands and products, providing actionable feedback for improving reputation, refining product or marketing strategies, retaining loyal customers and identifying new opportunities. So, you learn what people are saying and also how they feel. $
14. Lithium Social Media Monitoring: This system works in real-time and finds the best stuff from millions of social media sources. It also separates the signal from the noise, tells you what your social customers care about, gives you insight into their opinions, reveals where they congregate and tells you who’s the most passionate. $
15. Page2RSS: This handy service helps you monitor Web sites that do not publish feeds. After you add a button to your brower’s bookmarks toolbar, you can check any web page for updates and deliver them to your favorite RSS reader. Page2RSS also can post page updates directly to your Twitter account.
16. Pipes: This is a powerful composition tool that you can create to aggregate, manipulate and mashup content from around the Web. Simple commands allow users to geocode favorite feeds and browse items in an interactive map, as well as grab the output of any Pipes as RSS, JSON, KML and other formats.
17. PostRank: This tool delivers objective, real-time data and analysis on any topic, trend or interest relevant to you and/or your business. They offer data services, analytics and a variety of free tools for publishers and online information consumers to discover the best blogs, news and articles by topic. Tools are free and $
18. Radian6: Ridian6 scans 150M+ blogs, 90+ million Tweets, 25k+ online mainstream news sites, 420+ video and image sharing sites, hundreds of thousands of discussions boards, Facebook, Friendfeed, and LinkedIn Answer to get real-time, relevant results pushed right to your dashboard. $
19. SocialMention: Get real-time social media search and analysis and receive free daily email alerts of your brand, company, CEO or marketing campaign. Results let you break down search results according to where your keyword or keywords are mentioned: blog posts, images, videos, news items and more.
20. Spiral 16: Spiral16 monitors, measures and analyzes digital content, seeking the most relevant online information related to specific areas of interest for their clients. Use this tool to generate leads, close new business, monitor identity, increase customer loyalty, manage crises and customer service and more. $
21. Sysomos Heartbeat: This is a cost-effective, real-time social media monitoring and measurement tool that provides constantly updated snapshots of online conversations, including a variety of user-friendly and informative graphics. Gain insight about the buzz and sentiment (positive, negative or neutral), and engage with key influencers. $
22. Trackur: This tool now comes with a free version that allows one saved search, unlimited results. Trackur monitors mainstream media and social media such as blogs, social networks, images and video. New items are found in almost real-time. In fact, most new items are never more than 30 minutes old. Free and $
23. Trendrr: This is a top-rated B2B resource that was built to move past the current marketplace standard deploying best-in-class processing, visualization and business logic. Trendrr tracks all major data services: microblogs, blogs, news, search, commerce, video sites, social networks, location-based services and more. $
24. Tribe Monitor: Track over 14 different data sources, with more added every week, for free. Use tools such as a geomap of followers, clear weekly, monthly and yearly stats and generate PDF reports. You need to sign up to be accepted for the private beta testing, but it seems like a social monitoring tool worth trying.
25. Workstreamer: Workstreamer is for business professionals who realize that access to timely and relevant business information can create a competitive advantage. Collect data across the Web, analyze it for relevance and priority and receive updates as they happen or how you need them.

Events, Networking and Location

Keep in touch with others, send event invitations (and receive timely RSVPs), as well as coordinate meetups and see where members of your networks are.

1. Eventful.com: See what’s happening in your area, and share events with others. You can promote events easily, and arrange to meet up at your favorite event with member of your community. Keep in contact with your friends and plan outings using the internet.
2. Meetup.com: If you are interested in finding new people to share your interests with, Meetup is a good place to start. You start your own group, or join an existing group of interest. Share your events, and see what is happening. Communicate with others about interests and group activities, and plan events with your new friends, and promote your latest fun event or outing.
3. Xanga.com: This is a blogging community that also acts as a place for photoblogs and a social networking home. It’s a place where you can express yourself, and it provides a sort of “home base” for your social world online. A good place for people to go if they want to keep up with your life, and if you want to keep up with the lives of your loved ones.
4. FMyLife: An interesting way to communicate the everyday minutiae of your life. You can see what others are saying, and keep in touch with others. It’s kind of a place where you can share the stories that can make life frustrating. It’s a place to go to blow off steam, and feel like maybe your life isn’t that bad.
5. Plurk: Share your daily life, with Plurk. You can let people know what you are doing, and share information. A good way to keep up with others, and to coordinate schedules. Features a way for you to keep track of relationships and share your own schedule.
6. Jaiku: This is a lifestreaming online application that allows you to enjoy conversations with others. The start-up was actually bought by Google in 2007, and is likely to enjoy the benefits. You can customize your design, add icons and see how others are doing. A fun and easy way to show your personality while carrying on an online conversation.
7. Brightkite.com: Many people like to share their locations, and find their friends. BrightKite allows you to connect with friends while you are on the go, changing the way we are always online. Others can see where you are, and you can see others’ locations. Also allows you to find new places and simplifies setting up meetings.
8. Yammer.com: Companies know that their employees are interested in social networking and communications. Yammer provides a place for your employees to engage in private corporate conversations, rather than public conversations. A great way to bring social networking to the corporate world.
9. Causes: This is an interesting startup aimed at helping people articulate support for causes. It helps people donate, as well as helps them get the word out about causes that are important to them. Social fundraising at its finest. Makes use of Facebook to do even more.
10. Waze: Real-time traffic advice. A great navigation tool that allows you to get updates from others about traffic conditions on the roads. Helps you get through difficult intersections and avoid traffic jams. All with communications from strangers.

Multimedia, Entertainment and Reviews

How we communicate now encompasses multimedia: Video, audio and more. These startups are changing how we interact with media, and how we enjoy entertainment, as well as our reviews about different products and services.

11. deviantART.com: If you are looking for user-made artwork, this is the place to go. You can exhibit your art, and discuss others’ art. It is a great way to connect with other artists — and maybe even make business connections. Express yourself through your art.
12. Stickam.com: A live community that offers live streaming. Changes the way we make movies and video, allowing you to do it from anywhere, including your phone. A great way to talk face to face, and to connect with others on a more “real” level.
13. sevenload.com: Allows you to share video and connect with others. You can create clips, and even make your own TV show. A good way to get yourself out there, and share your views (or your creativity) with the world.
14. ccMixter.com: Use this site to communicate with music. You can find Creative Commons music here, and mix it, cut it and more to put with presentations, your own videos and other projects. You can also get your own music out there. A good way to express yourself with music.
15. Kongregate.com: Social gaming site that allows you to communicate through your love of games. Rate different games and connect with others. Share your favorites, participate in challenges and learn about developing your own games.
16. ActiveWorlds.com: This global 3D chat allows you to build worlds and interact with others in a virtual environment. Create textured 3D homepages and even do business. Meet and communicate with people all over the world.
17. MouthShut.com: Share your views on a number of items from hotels to mobile phones to movies. A fun way to share your opinions, and learn from others. A great way to connect with others, and a way to get a global perspective on products and services of interest.
18. Askville.com: Get answers to questions. An interesting way to use the wisdom of the crowds to get reviews and opinions, as well as get answers to personal conundrums. Askville is now owned by Amazon.

Collaboration, Presentation and Brand Building

You can use online tools for better communication, as well as brand building — getting your name out there.

19. Wetpaint.com: A collaboration site meant for those who are a little unsure about being online. A wiki that allows multiple users to help create and edit projects. Wetpaint also includes social networking features that make it easier to communicate and share. A helpful way to communicate and work on projects and presentations, as well as manage content, across distances.
20. PBworks.com: Another great online collaboration site that helps with content management and project management. Provides for team collaboration across distances, and makes it easy for multiple people to contribute to a single project.
21. Scribd.com: Great presentation site that allows you to create and publish presentations. You can also share the information, get feedback and learn more about others. Get involved on the community, and learn how you can better express yourself using presentation and collaboration.
22. Wikia.com: Another wiki based collaboration company that allows you to put together different projects. You can join wikis for your favorite games and shows, participating in a community, or you can start your own. Great for adding to long-distance projects.
23. Statsit.com: This is a great tool for brand building, since it allows you to keep track of your stats online. Helpful for those looking to measure results and build a brand. Provides feedback so that you can change the way you communicate to your audiences.
24. Vocus.com: Revolutionize the way you handle public relations with this company. You have access to a media database, as well as help with distribution. Includes the ability to monitor social media. A great tool for those who want to better control their brand image.
25. Attensity.com: Helps companies manage customer communications. Makes it easier for you to communicate with your audiences. A way to more easily track customer satisfaction and get higher marks.

Journalism

1. BBC Academy: From television to radio, new media and broadcast tech, this site covers the entire spectrum of journalism [BBC].
2. Center for the Study of the Public Domain: This entire site, offered by Duke Law, concentrates on intellectual property unprotected by intellectual property rights and free for all to use or build upon [Center for the Study of the Public Domain].
3. City Council: Learn how to cover a city council meeting through an actual example [City Council].
4. Columbia Interactive: This page offers several seminars and lectures on how to report war, the dilemmas involved in reporting terrorist activities and more [Columbia Interactive].
5. Information Law and Policy: This series of iPod lectures covers copyright and other forms of legal protection for new media [Webcast Berkeley].
6. Journalism: This link leads to a variety of videos about journalism, from genre to gender [Research Channel].
7. News University: This link leads to the list of courses offered at news University. Look for “self-directed courses” which are free [News University].
8. Newsroom 101: Practice exercises in grammar, usage and AP style [Newsroom 101].
9. Processes of Research and Engagement: In this course, students identify issues in educational or other professional settings on which to focus their critical and creative thinking skills [UMass Boston].
10. Text as Property/Property as Text: Learn the difference between collaboration and plagiarism as well as information about ownership, licenses and more [Rice Connexions].
11. The Withering Watchdog: This expose by PBS provides insight into today’s media environment [PBS].
12. Understanding media: the celebrity in the text: How has the media created celebrity status and how does this press influence opinion? [The Open University].

Information Technology

13. Berkman Center for Internet & Society: Explore and understand cyberspace through this site’s offerings [Berkman Center for Internet & Society].
14. Blogs, Wikis, New Media for Learning: This course is designed to help you understand and effectively use a variety of “web 2.0″ technologies [Utah State University].
15. Columbia Interactive: This page contains several topics including interactive tours, a lecture on “Digital Media and Its Implications for Academia and at least 15 more IT learning tools [Columbia Interactive].
16. Computer Applications: This course explores the use of multimedia in communicating information and solving problems [Notre Dame].
17. Computer Sciences: This group of three courses offers information about “Machine Learning,” “Kernel-Based Learning” and an introduction to artificial intelligence [University of California at Irvine].
18. Digital Communications: Learn how fibers link, examine the technology used and assess the future direction of this continually developing area of communication [The Open University].
19. Global Issues in Information Technology: Learn why technologies remain the same across national borders, but how usage and context changes according to cultures and laws [Weber State University].
20. Principles of Digital Communication I: This first course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice behind many of today’s communications systems [MIT].
21. TUlib: How to find and use scientific information: This site provides researchers with methods on finding, using and judging online resources [TUDelft].
22. Understanding Online Interaction: This course is designed to provide an introductory level of understanding of the manner in which individuals interact with one another via the network [Utah State University].
23. Using Internet Communications: This course enhances students’ theoretical understanding of electronic communication and their ability to communicate as professionals using the Internet [UMass Boston].

Visual Communications

24. Art and Technology: Learn about digital technologies and cutting-edge bio-technologies (cloning, genetic engineering) [Capilano University].
25. Blender 3D Design: This course updates and replaces Three-Dimensional Modeling, Animation and Rendering Using Blender 3D Software (2006), previously on Tufts OCW [Tufts].
26. Communication and media studies: Specialists across the UK provide resources for visual communications that range from advertising to publishing [Intute].
27. Data Visualization Theory & Practice: Explore visualization for quantitative data in this course, which uses a variety of software [Utah State University].
28. Designing the user interface: text, color, images, moving images and sound: Why is the way something looks important? [The Open University].
29. Documentary Photography and Photo Journalism: Still Images of A World In Motion: Learn about the photographic documentary tradition [MIT].
30. Creative Online Tutorials: The emphasis is on Photoshop, but other tools are discussed as well as the business end of graphics [The Graphic Reporter].
31. Interactive Multimedia Production: This course uses Flash CS3 (Flash 9)/Actionscript 3.0. You may also be interested in INST 5270, which uses Flash 8/Actionscript 2.0 [Utah State University].
32. Producing Films for Social Change: Learn the basic principles and techniques of video journalism [Tufts].
33. Storytelling for the Web: Storytelling for the Web requires the same journalistic standards as it does for print. Learn more about how to engage in this process [Gannett Online Training].
34. Studio Art: These four courses provide students with a thorough foundation in the fundamentals of visual analysis and creative problem-solving [Capilano University].
35. The Dynamic Word: Textuality and Technology: This course introduces the various ways technology has both influenced and been incorporated into modern literary works [Capilano University].
36. The Elements of Digital Storytelling: Explore this uncharted territory and interact with the site [University of Minnesota].

Languages

37. BBC Languages: This Web site offers beginning and refresher courses and tools for over eight different languages, including Chinese, Greek and Italian [BBC].
38. Creole Language and Culture: This course introduces students to the language of Haitian Kreyòl, or Creole, and to the culture of its speakers [Notre Dame].
39. Creoles, Pidgins and the Evolution of Languages: In this seminar, Salikoko S. Mufwene looks at some of the issues surrounding the evolution of English [Cambridge University Press].
40. eLanguage School: The courses in multiple languages are free, but you must put up with advertising [eLanguage School].
41. First Year Chinese: This course provides an understanding of basic principles of Chinese speaking and written language. When you’re through, move on to the second course [Utah State University].
42. Foreign Languages and Literatures: This list of courses provides a broad selection of language comprehension through literature [MIT].
43. Foreign Language Learning: Learn foreign languages and cultures and engage in interactive learning [Wikiversity].
44. Languages: If you learn best by video, this site offers a wide variety of foreign language lessons [eduFire].
45. Modern languages and area studies: Specialists from across the UK provide the best resources for modern languages at this site [Intute].
46. Skype in Foreign Language Classrooms: This module approaches how to use Skype in a foreign language situation [Rice Connexions].

Other Communications Courses

47. Communication Skills for Academics: This course, primarily, will acquaint you with guidelines that will help you create well-crafted academic communication [MIT].
48. Comparative Media Studies: This list of grad and undergrad open courseware classes provides a variety of material on digital, visual and journalistic genres [MIT].
49. Gender and Media Studies: Women and the Media: This course examines representations of race, class, gender, and sexual identity in the media [MIT].
50. Writing and Humanistic Studies: This list provides a wide variety of courses offered in the writing discipline [MIT].

Media and Journalism

We see images and read words all around us. If you are interested in garnering some insight about the media and about different forms of journalism, these blogs are great choices.

1. Romenesko: This media and journalism blog from the Poynter Institute includes commentary, news and more about media and journalism.
2. Media Matters: What’s happening in broadcast media? How are pundits and journalists behaving? Media Matters analyzes what’s going on with the Fourth Estate.
3. Internet Media Commentary: Learn about what’s happening with developing media and the Internet.
4. Media Bistro: Get news, headlines, information and commentary on media happenings from around the world.
5. The Innovations Journalism Blog: Delve into journalism concepts and innovations to journalism.
6. Columbia Journalism Review: Commentary on journalism, and the way the news is covered from the premier journalism school in the country.
7. The Editoroaliste: Citizen journalism, professional journalism, and how news is covered.
8. Tony’s Journalism Blog: A great offering from About.com, featuring commentary and information on media, journalism and communications.
9. JOUR MO2 Writing and Reporting for the Media: This handy class blog will provide you with insight into the media, and how reporters do their thing.

PR and Advertising

Public relations and advertising are two of the cornerstones of communications fields. Read these blogs for a little more insight.

10. POP! PR Jots: Jeremy Pepper takes you on a wild ride through the world of public relations, and provides insight into the field.
11. Strategic Public Relations: Great blog about how PR works, and insight into different way s media can be used for better public relations.
12. Public Relations and Publicity Blog: Learn more about PR and publicity, and how to protect your brand image.
13. Ad Age: THE place to go when you are looking for news, commentary and latest trends in advertising.
14. I Believe in Advertising: Great examples of ads from around the world. The best ads out there, from a variety of media.
15. Adrants: This blog offers “Marketing and advertising news with attitude.” Get an inside look at ads, marketing and campaigns.
16. The Marketing Blog: A look at different types of marketing and advertising, and insight into the industry.

Organizational and Business Communications

The way that you communicate in an organization is important. Businesses have their own ways of communication, and these blogs can help you learn more about organizational communication.

17. Business Communication Headline News: Find out what’s going on in the world of corporate and business communications.
18. Wendy Mack: This consultant and expert offers insight into business and organizational communications.
19. Communication Overtones: Learn about using communications to better communicate within your organization, and with others outside your organization.
20. Better Communication Results: This Aussie knows how to communicate more effectively in business settings.
21. Corporate Eye: This blog is meant for corporate communications professionals. Plenty of news and commentary, as well as insight.
22. Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog: A helpful and interesting blog about improving communication for nonprofit organizations.

Public Speaking and Speech Writing

There are a number of people who make their livings by public speaking, and even writing speeches for others. Here are some insightful and interesting blogs about these subjects.

23. Toastmasters International: This blog offers information on building public speaking skills, and insight into how to present yourself better.
24. Six Minutes: Great blog on public speaking and developing presentation skills.
25. Speech Writing and Professional Speaking: Get insight into how to write better speeches and speak better in public.
26. Speak Schmeak: Public speaking coach Lisa Braithwaite offers helpful hints on communicating better in public.
27. Speech Writing Pro: Learn essential speech writing and presentation skills for better communication.
28. Presentation Zen: Make better presentations, and learn tips for more effective public communications.
29. The Eloquent Woman: This blog is aimed at helping you develop better public communication skills.

Conflict Resolution

Sometimes you need a little help in your communication attempts with others. These are great conflict resolution blogs.

30. Program in Conflict Studies and Dispute Resolution: Learn more about conflict resolution and ways to solve disputes through communication.
31. The Definitive Guide to Workplace Mediation and Managing Conflict at Work: Helpful and insightful blog focusing on conflict resolution and mediation.
32. Creative Conflict Resolutions: Learn to communicate more effectively as you search for resolutions to disputes.
33. Conflict Zen: Insight into handling conflict, and how to use communication to get beyond disputes.
34. Association for Conflict Resolution’s Blog: Get a handle on mediation and conflict resolution, and learn how to communicate your concerns more effectively.

Technical Communication and Science Communication

Learning to communicate specifically with an audience is important. Technical communication and science communication are interesting ways to get the message out about specific subjects.

35. I’d Rather Be Writing: Learn about technical writing, and get good tips for improving your abilities.
36. Technically Speaking: Paul Pehrson provides insight and tips for technical communications.
37. A Technical Communication Community: Tips, news and insight into better technical writing.
38. Framing Science: An interesting blog that addresses how science is presented and communicated to the public.
39. Science Communication Review: A look at what is going on in the world of science communication, and tips for engaging with the public.
40. Science Communication: Read stories and information on science communication from EcoCheck.

Communication Theory

Learn more about different communication theories, general communication, and interesting insights into interpersonal and social communication.

41. The Communication Blog: Learn about how we communicate, and delve into issues in communication.
42. Communication Nation: This blog looks at the way that we engage each other and communicate as individuals and in societies.
43. Better Interpersonal Communication: Learn theories about communication and interacting with others.
44. Interpersonal Communication Blog: Information on connecting and communicating with others, especially in business settings.
45. Social Communication: A look at what makes communication in societies tick, as well as theories of innovative communication.

Communication Disorders

In some cases, it is difficult for people to communicate with others. Here are some blogs about communication disorders.

46. Aphasia Blog: Looks at aphasia, and other speech disorders and interesting occurrences.
47. Deaf News Today: Learn more about deafness and what is happening in the world of hearing related issues.
48. Dyslexia Blog: Learn how to help children with dyslexia, a disorder that makes it difficult for them to communicate through reading.
49. Autism Blog: Autism is marked by difficulties with emotional communication. This blog has interesting insights.
50. The Stuttering Brain: Stuttering can make communication difficult, and this blog offers insight and scientific evaluation.

Crisis Situation

In the situation of crisis in your company you should always inform top management while making any decision. And never reach to head of your company with a problem and without at least with three solutions to the problem. In crisis situation, first of all you should plan first what you should say to the public, what to your employees and what to the press. As with company statement is sure you are in league with other companies dealing into same type of business being like yours.  According to situation deploy a dedicated spokesperson.

Contacting With Media

There are many does and doesn’t when you are contacting with any media and most essentially be organized before picking up the phone or sending an e-mail id.   For product branding, know prior who your target audience, plan ahead is and be creative when pitching up your project.  So make best use of every phone call and opportunity when you are connecting and raising brand awareness.

For product pitching with respect to contacting with media first decide about appropriateness of the product for the pr campaign. Pitch the appropriate section and editor. If it isn’t clear, ask who might be the best person to pitch. Editors have no patience when you pitch something that is not relevant to their section. Also go to non endemic press too.  Now for the pitch it should be as long as to 45 seconds. Develop interesting and unique catchy pitches, use creativeness in subject lines to get attention of an editor. Write short, to the point emails. Always review a live phone conversation in the end.

When you are sending out voice mail messages, remember never leave them too long and leave slowly, clear and to the point messages. Leave away in voice mail message your name, company, phone number and website.

Developing a PR Campaign

While preparing a simple product PR program, there are three important points that a PR professional should always keep in his mind before pitching the product into media.

• Goal your audience:  Is it trade or consumer? For a single product, you are likely going to have a different message for retailers than you will for the end consumer.
• Develop your Message:  Is it appropriate for your defined audience? Is it clear and concise? Does it encompass the unique selling points that your product has?
• Create a set of Tactics:  What materials such as informational one-sheets, news releases or product photos will help you convey your product’s features? What deadlines must you meet to publicize your product in the proper time frame?