By Dominic Jones | Published: April 1, 2007 | 
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Best of the Blog Vol. 1
OVER the past eight months or so, we’ve published more than 355 posts amounting to over 900 printed pages of text and pictures, not counting the 225-odd comments from readers and ourselves.
To help new readers, and those who’ve been busy over the annual reporting season, we’ve put together a list of the original pieces we think are the best. You might want to print out these articles for future reference because you never know what might happen. For our members, we’ve compiled a more condensed version into an indexed PDF book.
Online IR
Why blog network’s “open CEO interviews” are a hit
Surprise! People do read online
Did Google Finance just get big?
Starbucks misses opportunity to truly engage
Transcripts a sign of transparency
Don’t treat small investors like they’re dumb
A minor navigation detail makes a difference
Thomson Financial adds Web ‘bling’
SEC building XBRL database for CEO pay
Information explosion: implications for publishers
Push your presentations to Yahoo! Finance
Starbucks answers activists on YouTube
IR calendars say more than you think
IR website vendors are failing IROs
NASDAQ pushes firms to flout SEC web privacy rules
On the web, annual meetings matter
SEC’s e-proxy rule a boost for IR website usability
SEC strategy sees XBRL for CEO pay, other niches
Blogs as an intelligence tool for investor relations
How to fix your company’s Wikipedia entry
Will blogs drift from newspapers to corporates?
When young analysts know more HTML than you
Cookie-cutter IR websites bad, says ex-insider
The most-hyped technologies for IR in 2006
IR Websites Replace Phone for Fund Manager
SEC’s New Edgar Search Useful for IROs. Is RSS Next?
PR Newswire Should Give Heineken’s Money Back
A New Model for Corporate Website Management
Should IROs Comment on Blog Posts?
A Closer Look At European IR Websites
Use Links Instead of Directions in New Releases
Time to Revisit Your Stock Charts
A Timely Refresher on Corporate Credibility and the Web
The State of Podcasting in Investor Relations
Free Finance Gadgets and Widgets: What They Mean For Corporate Websites
NIRI Article’s Annual Report Stats Don’t Stand Up
Health Care Companies’ Unhealthy Attitude to Online Investor Communications
Investment Blogs Go Mainstream on Yahoo! Finance
Will Microsoft’s New Browser Break Your IR Website?
Why Unmarked PDFs Are a Pain in the Neck
Time to Revamp Your IR Website? Start Here
Shallow earnings call archives raise questions
IR community
Amid proxy fight, investors still love Applebee’s IRO
Like teenagers, IROs tell tall tales in surveys
If retail investors don’t matter, IR is in trouble
Perspectives on IR from Fidelity and Wellington
IROs more than nannies to hedge funds?
With a sell side like this, who needs enemies?
Beware of IR Vendors Trading on Your Good Name
Accounting Leaders’ Grand “Vision” A Big Disappointment
Do Canada’s Securities Regulators Condone Selective Disclosure?
IR Community Must Address Online Privacy
Governance and Pay
Media sows more CEO pay confusion
Cox: New pay disclosures ‘overlawyered’
CEO pay disclosures dense as academic texts
Media confused over Nardelli’s pay
SEC gets a lesson on late Friday disclosure
Dear Directors: You’re Screwed
Corporate Boards Should Communicate More
HR Execs Unfazed by SEC’s New Pay Rules
Don’t Be a Sitting Duck for Activist Investors
RSS vs. Newswires for Reg. FD
We don’t need PR wires for Reg. FD
“Social media” wire releases are bogus
SEC assessing blogs for disclosure, says Cox
Another newswire sold! Sixth deal this year
Newswires Selling Like Hot Cakes
Cox’s Blog Post Gets 10x More Media Mentions Than Official Release
Accounting Leaders’ Grand “Vision” A Big Disappointment
IE7 Launches, Dump Big Vendors Now
SEC Chairman Posts Comment on Blog
The Perfect Earnings Release For 2006 Can Save You $$$
Websites and Blogs Should Be Approved for Scheduled Disclosures
Nasdaq series
Nasdaq spin leads to Bloomberg error — UPDATED
Nasdaq’s IR services conflicts in the spotlight
More ballot stuffing on Nasdaq bundling plan?
Nasdaq should get out of press release, website business
Nasdaq gets black eye over fee hike
Someone Cheated on NIRI’s Nasdaq Poll
Nasdaq Sets Collision Course With IR Vendors
Is Nasdaq Becoming a Major IR Services Player?
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April 2nd, 2007 at 8:10 am
Dear Mr Jones:
Thank you for this list. We have printed out many articles in the past, but we wish you will give the member PDF to everyone.
I thank you for writing so much about these topics that interest us. We have found your web site very helpful and interesting. We would like to receive more from you.
Sincerely,
Katie Ng in Hong Kong.
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Hi Katie,
Thanks for your interest. We’ll definitely keep posting new articles. Check your in-box for a link :-)