As anyone who reads online news stories knows, the comments section is the Wild West of the World Wide Web. The following scenario is not improbable:

A simple story about a local lottery winner leads to comments about immigration, which leads to rants about race relations and, ultimately, an indictment of the current administration (regardless of who is in office).

It seems people feel free to say whatever they want, no

I saw the sign above in an airport recently. What we have here is failure to communicate on two levels.

Wouldn't "Yesterday's Airport of Tomorrow" be the airport in which I was standing today? But then a display about "Today's Airport" doesn't sound as sexy. And why would I want to see a display about the airport terminal?

The display is apparently (I didn't take the time to view it) about

Atkinson Public Relations usually recommends that companies encourage employee use of social media tools. With a few caveats.

One would be: Don't do it if it's illegal.

TEKsystems is accusing a former employee of wrongfully contacting former clients and co-workers through LinkedIn. The company claims she violated non-compete and non-solicit contracts after starting a new job -- and left evidence on LinkedIn that proves

Some reflections after three days of continuous television and social media coverage of the flood of 2010:

To Gov. Bredesen -- Thanks for your leadership. Nashville could use every bit of it right now.

To Mayor Dean -- A+ on the response. You were visible, struck the right tone, and managed the communications well. Please remember that crises are ultimately defined by the recovery. Lots and lots of work to do.

To all