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John Byrne has a long history in business journalism, including a turn as editor-in-chief at Fast Company, and, previously, 18 years as a writer with BusinessWeek. He spoke recently with PRWeek about the pace of the office due to the Wall Street crisis, BusinessWeek.com's online initiatives, and how he measures the success of the site.

First National Bank of Omaha's online banking division, FNBO, created the "Pay Yourself First Challenge" to encourage Americans to save money and build its position in the social networking community.

WASHINGTON: The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) Consumer Education Foundation has teamed with Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and TD Ameritrade for a yearlong, coast-to-coast bus tour offering consumers free financial advice.

NEW YORK: Financial communications professionals say they are keeping busy as the Wall Street tumult continues.

NEW YORK: Author Alice Schroeder recently enlisted CJP Communications to launch an online, promotional documentary series to coincide with the release of the first authorized biography of Warren Buffett.

Years of stories that depict pirates as villainous brutes have caused some serious reputation damage to the pirating business as a whole. So when a call came from The New York Times, pirate spokesperson Sugule Ali stepped up to offer a 45-minute interview and a never-before-seen level of transparency from the pirate community.

The $700 billion government bailout has much opposition from voters and taxpayers (and even members of Congress), but the message from the government is that something drastic, and perhaps undesirable, must be done.

NEW YORK: Financial services companies in good standing are aggressively communicating with customers and the media during this time of great economic uncertainty.

Tech practitioners have the nearly impossible task of keeping up with the constant permutations in social media and advising clients on which strategies will best meet their objectives. In order to provide successful counsel, some firms are finding that turning the spotlight inward is a good way to enhance expertise.