Posted on August 19, 2008 by Nick
I think I might have some Yorkshire blood: I think I’m pretty plain speaking. I’m certainly not one for politicking. Which is why I enjoy the bawdiness of PR man Colin Byrne’s blog. (I’m also not going to criticise Colin because he looks like a Friday night bouncer who eats dobermanns for elevenses). He’s recently [...]
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Posted on August 8, 2008 by Nick
I wanted to share with you this piece of excellent PR work (which I found on the excellent Robert Scoble’s technology blog).
Declaration of interest: This blog is sponsored by Microsoft
Let me give you the story first, and then I’ll tell you why I think it’s a piece of genius.
Microsoft has produced a super-smart website to [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2008 by Nick
Nobody is as smart or as well informed as they like to think.
One of the big news stories of the past fortnight has been the tension surrounding the procession of the Beijing Olympic Torch around several world cities, London included. The processions have been troubled by sometimes violent protests over China’s treatment of neighbouring Tibet.
Don’t [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Nick
As the Mayoral campaign hots up, I’m watching news bulletins which included the fact that, thanks to the Terminal 5 fiasco and some rather unpleasant remarks about living in the UK from folks like Madonna, hip travellers in the US are using the phrase “You’ve been Londoned”.
It means all the things we’re fed up of: lost [...]
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