Visit Your Local PBS Station PBS Home PBS Home Programs A-Z TV Schedules Watch Video Support PBS Shop PBS Search PBS
Research & Resources

Learn More

Get RSS feed.
Print Story Email Story

Texting Tactics

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Presidential candidate Barack Obama isn't the only one embracing new media methods and channels, like text messaging and MySpace. As NBR Washington bureau chief Darren Gersh reports, major corporations are trying to jump on the social media bandwagon.

Image email messages on a mobile phone.
Discuss this story on XChange - The NBR Blog.


Related NBR Stories & Links
External Links/Articles*
  • David All Group
    The David All Group calls itself "the nation's first conservative web 2.0 agency." The firm's president, David All, is interviewed in Darren Gersh's report.
  • Obama '08
    Obama '08 is Senator Barack Obama's official presidential campaign website. This links to the "Be the First to Know" page of the site, where users can sign up to be text messaged the name of Obama's running mate.
  • Plesser Holland Associates
    Plesser Holland is public relations firm based in New York City. This links to a bio of Andrew Plesser, one of the firm's founders. Plesser is interviewed in Darren Gersh's report.
  • YouTube
    YouTube is an online video sharing website. This links to Marriott International's YouTube page, which is mentioned in Darren Gersh's report.
  • *Clicking these external links will take you off the NBR web site on PBS.org. NBR has no affiliation with these sites.

SEARCH FOR RELATED TOPICS

Click on a keyword below to browse related content.