Kayne West-controversial again

By now nearly everyone has seen and heard something about what Kayne West did at the Video Music Awards a few weeks ago. After jumping on stage and taking away Taylor Swifts' award to blurt out his own thoughts on who should have best video Kayne was on nearly every news/talk show, even radio across the US.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/20090913/west_kanye.jhtml

What I don't understand is why Kayne West keeps upsetting different people by expressing his beliefs very publicly and not, in my opinion, very efficiently. His last big "scene" was when he spoke about racial issues he had problems with. Yet what confuses me most is that I know Kayne, along with several other celebrities, pay people lots of money to overall make them have a good persona to the media and public. So either Kayne's PR person is slacking or has lots of catching up to do.

9/09/09

September 9th, 2009 was not just a once in a life time date. It was an excuse for bands, companies, and so on to promote new products. The Beatles had their music coming out in a new form... switched from analog to digital, and lots more companies had minor advertising for their products. However, the company that made themselves most prominent with ads about their new "surprise" products was Apple.

http://www.ipads.com/could-apple-ipad-computer-launch-be-9909/

There were tons of rumors floating around the internet about what Apple was going to surprise everyone with. Apple did a good job of keeping the secret until 9/09/09 when they came out with a new itouch with a camera. Through much hype and excitement Apple managed to get a huge buzz going about their product(s) coming out on this substantial date.

E Cigarettes popularity on the rise

E cigarettes are something I have heard very little about. However, by going to their website I was able to find out exactly what E Cigarettes are and why they are getting to be so popular. E Cigarettes are supposed to be a "healthier" alternative that normal cigarettes, however they still have tobacco, just contain less of the toxins. Since the E Cigarettes have begun in July, their demand is growing over 300% a month. To me, this shows that this is a very big and successful new product.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/E-Cigarettes-National-Expands-prnews-3170941249.html?x=0&.v=1

Although I do not smoke, I think this is a good invention. I do not like smoking, however I understand that some people are so addicted they cannot stop, even when they want to. That is why I think this new product is good. It is at least a little better for your health than normal cigarettes; and also maybe it can be a step to help many to quit. Last, my impression was that these were rechargable? If that is the case then it has the chance to help slow down trash and littering of cigarettes.

A new route for Disney cruise

For the first time ever the Disney Cruise line will go through Alaska. Due to guests requests there will now be an opportunity (during four months) that people can explore the natural wonders of Alaska. Another new thing with the Disney Cruise is that it will for the first time call the West Coast home for an entire year.

http://www.prnewswire.com/

I think this change is a good idea for the cruise line. They listened to their guests requests, and therefore now have a new and exciting route ahead. I think it is good for them to mix up the places they visit because now they will not only reach out to a new group of guests but also give the same, frequent guests a new option and place to visit. Now in my opinion, the Disney Cruise line has all types of places covered to visit as well as a large variety that should make many happy and content.

First Time!

This will be my first time ever posting, or even looking at a blog. The closest I've come to a blog is by watching the movie Julie and Julia.. which if you've seen it, thats basically what the movies based on. Anyway I am glad to cross over to this new way of communicating with others. Also, I am very excited for my PR Princliples class that "makes" us have either a blog or twitter.

I think my new PR Principles class has a lot to offer. We have already covered several different definitions for public relations, and know there are many more to come. The technical definition our book gives us is that public relations is the management of relationships between an organization and the publics that can affect its success. To me, this is exactly how I have always thought of public relations... sort of the link between everyone.