Remember our post last month on the pros and cons of paid Tweets and blog entries? The FTC just added a huge tally mark to the ‘cons’ section.

As the worlds of blogging and advertising continue to intertwine, many are revisiting the ongoing debate of sponsored posts and comments on blogs and social media sites. While some say that companies paying people to share a corporate idea in settings usually reserved for public opinion is a matter of ethics, others note it’s just another way to pay the bills.

Today’s Wicked Quick explores ways to help optimize your Public Relations practices and highlights articles about everything from ways to build committed relationships with consumers to conducting regular brainstorm meetings to improving creative writing skills.

Chicago’s NBC 5 News anchor Allison Rosati tells PR professionals how to execute the perfect pitch.

Although print newsrooms seem to be adapting fairly quickly to gain an online presence, it definitely appears that TV newsrooms are falling behind.

Some Wicked Quick links on PR from around the web: Fineman PR shares seven tips in the form of a letter to young PR job seekers. [PR Buzz] Fast Company’s expert blogger Francine Hardaway reviews Brian Solis and Deirdre Breakenridges’ new book Putting the Public Back in Public Relations: How Social Media Is Reinventing The [...]

Editor-in-chief of PR Week, Keith O’Brien, announced that he’s leaving his position at the magazine to join New York-based Attention! PR.

Some Wicked Quick links on PR from around the web.

Today’s Wicked Quick In PR includes a look at why there’s more to hits than numbers, how to put the public back into public relations and video tutorials on how to use PitchEngine and Social Media Releases in general.