Happy Fourth of July Weekend! Enjoy your holiday celebrations and, as always, stay safe. Don’t forget you have an extra day off, use it wisely! In honor of reaching the halfway point of 2010, (and if you missed them the first time around) here are our favorite TVG blog posts from the first half of the year. 

The New Face of Advertising  - Discussing the shift in advertising and marketing since the changes in the economy and the growth of social media over the last two years.

Tweeting is a Big F****** Deal – A new way to respond to a crisis or media slip up, from the perspective of the White House Press Secretary.

FTC Moving from Guidelines to Action. Blogging Fashionistas, Watch Out! – Taking a look at the FTC’s new regulations on full disclosure and endorsements in social media in light of the first warning issued to Ann Taylor Loft.

Is BP doing the right thing?  - The TVG crisis communications team assesses BP’s PR approach to the Gulf oil spill.

 Growing the Agriculture Industry in Social Media – The continued growth of social media platforms have impacted countless industries in 2010, here TVG looks at the changes from the perspective of the agriculture industry.

Enjoy and have a wonderful Fourth of July.