Forward Podcast 35 :: A YPRP Online Community
Forward Podcast 35 hearkens back to Forward Podcast 26 :: A Tour of the PR Podosphere where Paull and Luke discussed other valuable podcasts for young PR pros. Forward Podcast 35 brings you Young PR Pros (YPRP), an online community of over 3600 young (and young at heart) PR professionals at all levels, in all industries, all across the world. Hmm, sounds a bit like Forward, doesn’t it?
Well it is similar, but different in technology and community. But it is another online place that PR students and professions should know about. YPRP started in 2001 as a Listserv (ask your parents) and is now a Yahoo! Group, a MySpace group, a Facebook group, and a MyRagan group. Not all are equally active, but all represent the same community of professionals sharing insights, advice and woes. Also, kickball, happy hours and successes, but you’ll have to listen for more.
Kevin Barry, moderator for all four groups, is a freelance writer, communications consultant and Facebook addict currently living in West Hollywood after numerous years working his way across the world. He is a testament to the YPRP community in action. He joins Luke to talk about what YPRP was, what it has become and how Forward helped.
Show Notes:
- 00:14 A warm welcome
- 01:25 Housekeeping:
- Paull phoned in from Atlanta from the Executing Social Media Conference for PR, Marketing and Communications at which he presented on Second Life.
- Luke spoke with the Bad Pitch Bloggers this week.
- 04:52 Interview with Kevin Barry
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Update: the original file had some audio overlap. This new one is clean. Sorry about that.
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