One comment I hear frequently from people wanting to get to know the Second Life virtual world is how complicated it all can seem. It can seem daunting at times. When I first started exploring Second Life at the beginning of this year, I think it was only after my…
After some months of beta testing, a new version of the FeedDemon RSS aggregator for Windows has been released. Plenty to like about this new version 2.1: Pagination: FeedDemon’s newspapers can now span multiple pages, which provides a significant performance boost when viewing a large number of items. Note that…
Content summary: Luke Armour’s PR parody; CustomScoop to sponsor FIR; David Philips reports on why Google’s purchase of YouTube gives us an idea of how valuable relationships are to corporations and to PR; new ventures into Second Life from Dell and Edelman; review of PodcastCon UK 2006; UCLA police on…
‘Podcasting: the road ahead’ is a pretty good strapline for PodcastCon UK 2006, the one-day conference on UK podcasting that took place in London on Saturday. One major impression I have is how different this conference was compared to the first UK podcasting conference last year in its clear focus…
The search is on to find the business leader who can demonstrate outstanding communication leadership for his or her organization. Nominations are being accepted by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for the 2007 Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award where nominees meet these criteria: Skills: Demonstration of exceptional…
With 150 people expected at PodcastCon UK 2006 in London tomorrow, this should be a terrific day out for everyone who’s interested in podcasting and what’s happening in the UK. This is the second such event of its type and follows the success of the very first conference about podcasting…
News yesterday that a publishing house – almost an institution – is being sold to an investor group for $2.4 billion. Reuters reports that the Reader’s Digest Association is being acquired by buyout firm Ripplewood Holdings who leads the investor group. With the deal, Ripplewood adds to its investments in…
Content summary: Shel’s in D.C.; the anti-Walmart grassroots website; UK government launches e-petitions; the Reuters/Pluck deal; preparing for US daylight savings time changes in 2007; Casecamp Second Life; putting the public back in PR; Dan York interviews Martyn Davies; listeners’ comments discussion; PodcastCon UK 2006 in London on November 18;…
