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July 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Any publicity is good publicity. Just ask Lindsay Lohan. Well, maybe yes and maybe no. Today's public relations professional is faced with a myriad of choices pertaining to "getting the word out." A blog, social networking, social media, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and the list goes on seemingly ad nauseam. What's worse, no one seems to agree on what actually works.
Contrary to popular belief, editors are not prone to don their space garb, venture into cyberspace and start poking around for "news" that might be found on Twitter, Chitter, Chatter, a blog or the like. My guess is no editor or journalist is busy monitoring BP's tweets or other internet presence.
The truth is, good old fashioned press releases delivered to the appropriate media outlets are still the way to go. Few people today know how to write much of anything that is longer then 140 characters, let alone be considered proper English.
However, many would disagree, suggesting that today's average news hound has an attention span slightly longer than that of a four-year old and short yet memorable "news bytes" are the best way to capture their interest. At least for a fleeting moment until the next Tweet, Chirp, Chime or Blog comes along.
So everyone is invited to http://gebbiepress.blogspot.com  to share their success stories, tales of woe, accolades, complaints and whatever else happens to be blowing on the windmills of their minds.

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