Now available in paperback and electronically:
The Good, The Bad, The Spin
“No matter who you are, or how you interact with the on-line world, this book is a good reminder that the ultimate goal of communication is the dissemination of truth.”
–Ron Andersen, This Is Reno
“Includes important tips and lessons learned from a variety of fascinating [...]

My recent post on journalism schools getting rid of public relations receive an Editor’s Pick from journalism.co.uk – “The Essential Site For Journalists.” Thanks, Laura Oliver.

Information Week was kind enough to pick up our analysis of the Twitter Vote Report. K.C. Jones writes:
The Twitter Vote Report was subject to human judgment and technological error, according to two bloggers from Reno, Nev., who analyzed the network.
Bob Conrad, a doctoral student at the University of Nevada, and blogger Ryan Jerz found that [...]

Twitter Vote Report: An analysis
My colleague Ryan Jerz and I conducted a study after the 2008, which looked at the Twitter Vote Report.
Read it here: http://twurl.nl/7edve8

This month’s subscriber edition of Alternative Press Magazine is a photograph taken by Bob. Here’s the telling of the story by the fine folks at Photoshelter.com.

New publication blends science and policy

As you may know, the Great Basin, which is most of Nevada and parts of other western states, is made up of huge, fire-prone rangelands.
My former employer, and my current employer, came together with various state and federal agencies (at the urging of Resource Concepts, Inc. in Carson City), and [...]

The sheep are back grazing cheatgrass in the hills of Carson City, Nevada. Ann Bollinger from Carson City Parks and Open Space discusses the grazing project and how targeted grazing can be used to help manage invasive weeds and protect homes from wildfires.
This is an example of government communications that takes advantage of social media [...]

I took a trip to Anaheim his last weekend to blog live from the Winter 2008 NAMM Show. Namm is essentially the world’s largest music-manufacturers showcase. I spent most of the time in the drum hall (I’m a drummer), interviewed some of the independent drum manufacturers, got to meet one of my drumming idols, Steve [...]

Our long-time friend and client, Sam Edwards (Eureka Productions), was recenly featured on Capital Public Radio discussing his new book, Watching the Sixties Go By on Greenwhich Village Time. Listen here.

This site has been receiving some nice attention lately.
The culprit is the brainiac over at Freakonomics blog on the New York Times Web site, who linked to an article we wrote more than a year ago about a researcher who studied beauty as a motivator for donating. The story received some nice media attention locally, when Bob was [...]