From The Conservative Voice:

Kim Roberts, the victim’s fellow dancer … contacted 5W Public Relations, a New York firm that specializes in “crisis communication,” who distributed an e-mail signed “The 2nd Dancer,” and Roberts confirmed she sent it after learning the AP knew her identity.

“I’ve found myself in the center of one of the biggest stories in the country,” she wrote. “I’m worried about letting this opportunity pass me by without making the best of it and was wondering if you had any advice as to how to spin this to my advantage.”

“If this person is indeed who they say they are, I would be happy to speak with her,” said [5W President Ronn] Torossian, whose firm has represented the likes of Sean “Diddy” Combs, Ice Cube and Lil’ Kim.

Ronn adds on his blog:

While it is accurate that we have been approached by the individual who has identified herself as the 2nd dancer, we will not be representing her nor any sides in this issue. We were approached because of our experience in crisis communications. I have been asked why she contacted us — My response: Anyone who is in the firing line of the media should contact a PR firm — The media swarms are very intimidating and scary and people should always contact media experts before speaking with the media. One shouldn’t file taxes without an accountant, enter a courtroom without a lawyer or speak to the media in a crisis situation without a PR firm.

Don’t be discouraged, Kim. This firm is a better fit, anyway.

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OK, we’re back. A bit jet-lagged, so we’ll try to ease in with a Pick of the Orchard.

We owe Bill and Andrea our undying gratitude, but they’ll have to settle for a T-shirt. We have M, L and XL … plus a bonus gift. Let us know your size.

And Susan, we’ll be sending a check to the Dallas SPCA in your honor — because we missed our puppy and kitty very, very much.

Business Harmed by what it doesn’t Understand (VicePR)
Scotland the most broadband connected in UK (Fark)
First Fortune 500 CEO Blogger: Jonathan Schwartz of Sun Microsystems (Relevant Noise)
Southwest Launches Corporate Blog, But Where’s The CS? (Consumerist)
Snacky or Flacky: More PR hotties (valleywag)
Tarantino to direct Hendrix biopic (Buzz Patrol)
French DRM law gets ugly (boingboing)
Microsoft Patents Chatting While Watching TV (Gizmodo)

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Hey everyone, this is our last post before Scott takes over again tomorrow. We’ve had a lot of fun doing this, but we’re pretty tired too. Between our work, our own blogs and Media Orchard, it’s time to pass the baton back.

What have we learned? Well, Media Orchard has lots of loyal readers — thanks to everyone who commented here and let us know we weren’t just talking to ourselves! We also learned how much fun it is to guest host with someone. If nothing else, we’ve made a new friend and will hopefully be able to do another Bill-and-Andrea collaborative project somewhere down the line.

Finally, we want to announce the Where’s Scott? winner. While all the guesses were great — and very funny and original too — the person who came closest was Susan Getgood. So, we’re asking Susan to please request a prize via the comments section… It’s gotta be somewhat reasonable, but otherwise we say, “go for it!” And Scott, being a man of his word (and because he owes us big time), will hopefully honor it.

That’s it everyone! Bye!

As Mack Collier of The Viral Garden points out, when Snakes on a Plane opens in August, “the viewers aren’t going to see a movie, they are going to watch a product that they helped create.”

Along with all the pre-release buzz and community-generated content surrounding Snakes, airlines — yes, the real ones — are fielding questions about what their policies are about snakes.

Here, from the Kansas City Star (see full article for the answers to such pressing questions as, “could a snake really get a boarding pass?” and “but what if through some weird fluke — or some mobster hit man — you do find yourself on a plane with a snake?”) is the real scoop:

American Airlines: No snakes in the cabin; dogs and cats only. Snakes can be shipped as cargo, however, but only by reputable shippers who have security clearance.

United Airlines: No snakes as carry-on; only dogs, cats and household birds — canaries, finches and parakeets — allowed in the cabin.

Southwest: No snakes or any other animal on board unless it’s a seeing-eye dog or other animal necessary by doctor’s order.

US Airways: No snakes anywhere on the plane. Only domestic cats, dogs, birds and tropical fish in the cabin; no animals allowed as cargo.