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   by rriepe 17y ago

   I think calling all non-hobos (or all conservatives? I'm not really sure who he's so angry at here) Social Darwinists is a little extreme. Social Darwinism is an ideology, not a process. We can make observations from a sociocultural evoluti
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   by rriepe 17y ago

   Real-time search is an interesting subject for me, and if nothing else, this article is interesting because it puts these start-ups side-by-side. I have to wonder, though, about the results of real-time search techniques becoming popular. F
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   by rriepe 17y ago

   Reminds me of Mike Rowe's tech talk: "Maybe we have it wrong when we say 'Safety first.' Maybe it's more like... 'Safety third.' I wonder how the Internet has affected safety culture in schools. I can do a simple search and get all kinds of
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   by rriepe 17y ago

   Some solid tips here. Community Manager used to be such an offbeat title, but more and more it's come to describe online public relations, customer service and lots more.
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   by rriepe 17y ago

   You're right, the timing will seem perfect in a lot of situations, such as Xe's recent rebrand. I felt like those decisions deserved their own post, though. Also, I wasn't entirely clear in my post; we rebranded some of our features, not ou
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   by rriepe 17y ago

   We wanted to emphasize the "press kit" part of the name. Press kits make information and media easily available to the press, just like our product. I don't think "Presskitten" would have necessarily taken away from that, but in our minds "
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   by rriepe 17y ago

   Full disclosure: I'm the Rex in "By Rex" But this is one of our better blog posts and I thought HN would like the info. You guys were hugely helpful a few months ago when we did an Ask HN. I thought I'd share some of what we've learned sinc
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   It's never a good time to rebrand.(blog.ivylees.com)

   20 points by rriepe 17y ago|6 comments
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   by rriepe 18y ago

   Thanks, Zach. These are all areas we're concerned about right now, so your feedback is definitely appreciated (and focused on the right spots). When you say up the pitch character limit, are you thinking around 300? Or even more?
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    by rriepe 18y ago

    Thanks, tyohn. I suppose it depends who ask if we're filling a real need. PR agencies pay hundreds of dollars a year to have access to media databases. Companies pay anywhere from 5-350 dollars to put out news releases to the big newswires.
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    by rriepe 18y ago

    Thank you. You have a very good eye for detail-- I'll add these to the to-do list.
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    by rriepe 18y ago

    We're offering traditional public relations tools, including an online newsroom, a press release builder, and media list building.
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    Ask HN: Rate my startup: IvyLees(ivylees.com)

    28 points by rriepe 18y ago|35 comments