Proxy blogging – Alastair Campbell’s fake blog
As I noted at the beginning of the month, the Alastair Campbell blog was a fake. The Times has scooped a full confession from the author who explains how she managed to get inside details…
Brief hiatus
Apologies for the lack of posting over the last week. I’ve been happily entertaining friends (over for the NAB [National Association of Broadcasters] show in Las Vegas) and family (on vacation). San Francisco is a…
BusinessWeek on Blogging
The impact of blogging on businesses makes the cover story of BusinessWeek. Need more proof?
News of Spin Bunny’s death was premature
Looks like the Bunny is back after its tangle with the lawyers.
Media in the UK Election
The Guardian Unlimited reports that the UK’s leading tabloid newspaper, The Sun, will come out in favor of Tony Blair, for his re-election as British Prime Minister tomorrow. While not a surprise, this is a…
Minimum PR agency retainers are back on the menu
As the market picks up, talk of minimum agency retainers can be heard once again in Silicon Valley. Back in the boom, some agencies interviewed prospective clients and set minimum criteria to be admitted to…
Jeremy Pepper interviews Lord Chadlington
Jeremy Pepper is pulling out all the stops at his blog at the moment. Today he kicks off another new series called the Clueless Train where he intends to keep PR bloggers true. Regardless of…
News-o-matic – Tech PR news via del.icio.us
I’m piloting a new blog section called News-o-matic. It’s a list of links to relevant news, blog posts and sites which communicators in technology might find interesting and useful. The list is generated using the…
Phishing via bogus blogs
CNET: Malicious virus writers are attempting to lure people to malicious blogs using enticing e-mails and instant messages, according to a new report from Websense. Once a person arrives at the blog, which can be…
RSS like sushi
BBC quotes Dave Winer on RSS news reading, likening it to choosing food from a sushi conveyor belt: "We are still waiting for the killer app though. We are still waiting for someone to produce…