Many people have asked me to explain public relations (affectionately known as “PR”) and what it entails. Having been away from the PR field for a little over two years because of a shift to the account management side (*gasp*—according to many account managers, PR is the industry’s ugly step child), I am glad to discuss what PR is and is not.

Being apublic relations practitioner, and having lived in various Southeastern and Northeastern states, as well as our neighbor to the North, I seem to be an anomaly when it comes to regional dialect. I’m not sure how it happened or how I do it, but I must say that my dialect is geographically neutral. Just last week, during a client dinner, a gentleman said that he had been trying to place me based on my dialect. He knew that I wasn’t originally from the South due to my lack of a Southern accent, that he could detect some “East Coast” in me, but still couldn’t figure it out. It’s fun to keep people guessing!

I was watching The Colbert Report and there it was: The McRib. Rejoice McRib lovers because the McDonald’s McRib sandwich is back. Never heard of the elusive McRib sandwich? Read on. It’s a boneless pork patty that is molded into the shape of ribs (sounds appealing, no?) and topped with barbeque sauce, pickles and onions.

Last month, I had the good fortune of spending an evening with Clemson University's Public Relations Student Society of America. We covered topics from the importance of internships and resume building to having a professional Facebook account.

Get your Sharpies ready: June 30, 2011, is worldwide social media day. Are you planning to participate?

Not knowing the real meaning and use for the term “Infographics,” and being a public relations practitioner actively involved with social media, I decided that it was time to do some digging.

Well, that didn't last long. Bank of America attempted to make another buck off of the 99 percent by charging a $5 per month fee for debit card users beginning in the New Year.