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What REALLY happened behind Kryptonite’s blogging fiasco and what it means for the rise of corporate

by Debbie Weil | Dec 20, 2005 | CEO Bloggers, Fortune 500 Blogs, In the News, Stuff, Uncategorized

Damn. I had the inside scoop two months ago about what REALLY happened last year when bike lockmaker Kryptonite had its fabled run-in with the blogosphere. I decided not to publish my “tell-all” interview with Kryptonite’s PR manager, Donna Tocci,...

Kevin Holland’s list of 10 must-read Trade Association blogs, plus 5 bonus blogs (including this one

by Debbie Weil | Dec 1, 2005 | Fortune 500 Blogs, In the News, Stuff, Uncategorized

Kevin Holland (who is behind the long-running and effective ACCABuzz blog) has come up with a list of ten cool blogs either by or for associations. He tacked on five more must-reads and very kindly included BlogWrite (ahead of Boing Boing!). Kevin, VP Communications...

More on whether GM’s Fastlane blog should talk about the company’s massive lay-offs, declining marke

by Debbie Weil | Nov 23, 2005 | Fortune 500 Blogs, In the News, Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing

More on this intriguing topic: should GM’s Fastlane blog, osensibly focused on products (i.e. cars), be talking about or making direct reference to the recent news that the #3 company on the Fortune 500 is planning another round of massive layoffs, etc. From...

Dave Taylor and I are at bloggerheads over GM’s Fastlane blog

by Debbie Weil | Nov 21, 2005 | Fortune 500 Blogs, In the News, Uncategorized

Ohhh… Dave Taylor and I are having fun over on BusinessBlogConsulting.com, the group blog we both contribute to. Check it out. Read the comments below Dave’s post (“GM FastLane Blog begins to reflect the troubles of the corporation?”) for our...

GM’s Smallblock Engine blog shuts down, but that’s OK

by Debbie Weil | Nov 3, 2005 | Fortune 500 Blogs, Uncategorized

GM’s Smallblock Engine blog shuts down tomorrow after exactly one year, perhaps the first highly-publicized Fortune 500 blog to bite the dust. This sounds like a natural death. It was an event-driven blog, created for the 50th anniversary of the Corvette’s...

GM’s Bob Lutz, blogger and global vice chairman, is writing the foreword to The Corporate Blogging B

by Debbie Weil | Oct 27, 2005 | CEO Bloggers, Fortune 500 Blogs, In the News, The Corporate Blogging Book, Uncategorized

Speaking of blog writing by CEOs (or top execs), this is cool… I’m thrilled to announce that Bob Lutz, GM’s vice chairman of global product development, is writing the Foreword to my book, The Corporate Blogging Book (Penguin Portfolio). Bob is...
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