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Where news releases go to die

People have been talking for some time now about how the news release is dead, or how it should be. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t– One thing is for sure: Lots of news releases are dead. They’re sitting on harddrives of PR pros who are too busy to worry about them. They’ll continue to [...]

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Biggest Twitter background mistakes

You don’t have to look too far on Twitter to find a background that just isn’t working. Here are a few things to look out for when designing yours. Huge file size 800k is the limit, not the goal. Twitter’s servers are getting better, but their growth is also skyrocketing. Don’t add to your load [...]

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IvyLees gets major overhaul, thanks Hacker News

We recently posted on Hacker News asking for feedback on IvyLees. And they helped us out. Big time. Thanks, guys. You’ll notice some changes on the site as a result of their feedback. We’re not done yet, but the bulk of the suggestions are implemented. I’ll try to highlight some of the changes: You can [...]

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Welcome to Fedorable, a blog for technology and PR. It's updated by Rex Riepe and Greg Allard, the guys behind IvyLees.