Major changes at CMP
Network Computing and Optimize are being folded into InformationWeek, the channel pubs CRN and VARBusiness step out their frequency, EETimes reduces its print run and Call Center magazine goes online only. 200 jobs go, it’s…
Media
The New Rules of Marketing & PR
David Meerman Scott has just published his latest book entitled ‘The New Rules of Marketing & PR – How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly’. It’s…
Sam Whitmore is blogging
My good friend Sam Whitmore, aka ‘The Media Scientist’, is blogging. His blog is just a taster of the wealth of knowledge he imparts daily and weekly as part of Sam Whitmore’s Media Survey, together…
Bambi on thin ice
Like me, you may have missed the story about Bambi Francisco, of Marketwatch, resigning Friday over a conflict of interest with her new startup, Vator.tv. I’ll admit to wondering why Bambi occasionally asked for video…
Prepare but don’t share
While it’s a good idea to prepare for media interviews, and to work towards that killer piece of Wired coverage, making it too transparent can seem a little gauche. Then again briefing spokespeople is standard…
PRWEEK US is blogging (and has been for a while)
Not sure how I missed this but PRWEEK US has a blog called The Cycle (after news cycle). While the tower banner ad center stage is a little odd and the frequent [sub req’d] must…
InfoWorld to fold print edition
Sam Whitmore, who was once described to me as a ‘media scientist’ (I know he liked that), has the scoop on the news [sub req] that tech weekly, InfoWorld, is to fold its print edition….
Celeste Altus leaves PRWEEK US
Bay Area bureau chief at PRWEEK, Celeste Altus, is leaving mid-April to go freelance. She joined about a year ago to replace Andrew Gordon, who jumped to the dark side joining, Access Communications. Keith O’Brien…
More media mayhem
Barely a day goes by at the moment without some media move or layoff. Recently we’ve had the changes at the San Jose Mercury News, then the big editorial layoffs at Time, and today it’s…
All the best for 2007
Welcome to 2007. This year will continue to see rapid changes in communications technologies and techniques (from virtual worlds to the greater adoption of social media news releases), some great new start ups emerge (especially…