{"id":4114,"date":"2015-09-24T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2015-10-08T18:29:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T22:29:34","slug":"inside-pr-423-has-big-tech-become-too-powerful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/2015\/09\/24\/inside-pr-423-has-big-tech-become-too-powerful\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside PR 423: Has Big Tech Become Too Powerful?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2080\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4114-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR423.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR423.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR423.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/inside-pr\/id137886027?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidepr.ca%2F%3Fp%3D4114\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>[display_podcast]<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re back after a brief end of summer hiatus and start off with this week&#8217;s #IPRMustKnow segment.<\/p>\n<p>Martin: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.fb.com\/2015\/09\/17\/introducing-signal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Signal, Facebook&#8217;s new app for FB and Instagram, gives journalists a set of tools to discover breaking news<\/a>, curate visuals and stories and share them on various\u00a0platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Gini: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prdaily.com\/Main\/Articles\/59e5137d-4729-4885-9f64-ce914b0b3076.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Google and Twitter have teamed up to provide an open-source competitor to Facebook&#8217;s Instant Articles<\/a>, a place for publishers to display breaking news on mobile.<\/p>\n<p>Joe \u2013 How do you spell Google Reader? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple News<\/a>. Joe gives an overview of the much-touted app. He likes the visual interface but doesn&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a replacement for an RSS reader yet. And he offers a quick hack on how to get the app if you\u2019re not in the U.S. \u2013 but you\u2019ll have to listen to the show to get it :).<\/p>\n<p>And our talk of the big three &#8211; Apple, Google and Facebook &#8211; brings us to our main topic: a New York Times op-ed by\u00a0Berkeley prof <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RBReich\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Reich<\/a>\u00a0called, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/09\/20\/opinion\/is-big-tech-too-powerful-ask-google.html\" target=\"_blank\">Big Tech Has Become Way Too Powerful<\/a>. Reich contends Facebook, Google and Apple have too much influence over the government and regulators and the way we discover news and content.<\/p>\n<p>Listen for our discussion. And please send your thoughts. We&#8217;re interested to hear what you think.<\/p>\n<p>We end by answering a question <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbaraNixon\" target=\"_blank\">Barbara Nixon<\/a>\u00a0posed\u00a0on Facebook and Twitter: &#8216;What should new PR pros expect and prepare for when interviewing for an entry-level PR position?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Gini wants to hear where people see themselves in five years and where their\u00a0career path is\u00a0heading.<\/p>\n<p>Joe tries to have a conversation with potential hires to\u00a0see if the person can exchange ideas with him, and if they fit into a culture of creativity and curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>Martin suggests searching the company to find out about the principals, how they think, and what their culture is. And then search yourself to see if there are any red flags.<\/p>\n<p>Any other suggestions? We\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p>Send us an email or an audio comment to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:insideprcomments@gmail.com\">insideprcomments@gmail.com<\/a>, join the\u00a0<a title=\"FIR Podcast Community\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/112349929544876511942\" target=\"_blank\">FIR Google+ Community<\/a>, join the\u00a0<a title=\"Inside PR Community on Google+\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/107220947721041165633\" target=\"_blank\">Inside PR Google+ Community<\/a>, join the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=101489863251163\" target=\"_blank\">Inside PR Facebook<\/a>\u00a0group, leave us a comment here, message us\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/inside_pr\">@inside_pr<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter, or connect with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ginidietrich\" target=\"_blank\">Gini Dietrich<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thornley\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Thornley<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/martinwaxman\">Martin Waxman<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And we have a favor to ask: If you like this podcast, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/inside-pr\/id137886027?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\">rate us on iTunes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">******************************************************************<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you to the people behind Inside PR.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our theme music was created by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortheloveofrecords.com\/\">Damon de Szegheo<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerdey.com\/\">Roger Dey<\/a>\u00a0is our announcer.<\/p>\n<p>Inside PR is produced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/propr.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Thornley<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[display_podcast] We\u2019re back after a brief end of summer hiatus and start off with this week&#8217;s #IPRMustKnow segment. 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