Octopus PR News January 2010

28 January 2010
PR debates Twitter slowdown
The PR industry is debating the significance of new figures that suggest Twitter has finally reached saturation point, with the number of unique users dipping in the last three months of 2009.

26 January 2010
Journalists rely on PR and social media
A new survey has confirmed what PR professionals have long suspected – that nearly all journalists turn to social media and PR when it comes to researching stories.

22 January 2010
Man Utd warns against fake player profiles
PR practitioners are poring over the significance of an official announcement from Manchester United warning fans to treat any web pages purporting to be written by United players with extreme scepticism.

20 January 2010
Divorce list goes down a PR storm
The launch by a leading department store chain of a celebrity-inspired gift service for people getting divorced, which sparked public outrage and a media frenzy, has gone down a storm in the PR community.

14 January 2010
Councils use Twitter snow-how
A number of public sector authorities across the country have been putting their PR noddle to good use during the recent extreme weather by communicating snow updates to the general public using social media.

12 January 2010
Parties should review digital campaigns
The PR industry is calling on the main political parties to do more to protect their reputations online after new research has revealed potentially damaging oversights in their social media campaigns.

5 January 2010
Festive fatty ban a PR beauty
A shamelessly shallow social network, which boasts only beautiful people within its ranks, has been inundated with membership applications following extensive media coverage over its decision to ban members for putting on weight over the festive period.