Content that arrived in my RSS reader this morning presents many interesting things that are going on in business, communication and technology. And so little time to comment on them today other than in passing. While I share links to content I find interesting in my Google Reader account (aka…
Yesterday’s gaffe by Prime Minister Gordon Brown – he made disparaging private comments about a voter with whom he said publicly he’d had an enjoyable conversation, forgetting that his radio microphone was still live – is all over the mainstream media this morning, as you might expect. It’s also all…
Content summary: Neville’s solo on Sunday and Shel’s on a plane; FIR Interview with Kelly Hoey published, Katie Paine’s NewComm Forum session is up; Shel’s review of NewComm Forum 2010; Neville looks at celebrity iPhone apps and Google Maps Navigation; a shout out to Effective Edge Communications for the revised…
Last week, a senior Iranian cleric claimed that earthquakes are caused by the promiscuous behaviour of women. Such a claim produced guffaws and countless Twitter retweets in probably most places outside Iran. Now Mashable reports on how a Facebook group called Boobquake plans to test the cleric’s theory through an…
There’s quite a bit of talk about Cadbury – an iconic British brand controversially snapped up earlier this year by US food giant Kraft – becoming a presence on the High Street with Cadbury-branded outlets that, some say, would compete directly with the likes of Starbucks. BrandRepublic samples street opinion:…
Although I couldn’t get to California to be part of things at NewComm Forum 2010 this week, I didn’t want to be wholly out of the picture for the closing keynote today, the one I was supposed to deliver this morning PT. There is a Plan B in the form…
Content summary: Katie Paine, CEO of KDPaine & Partners, was one of a host of speakers at the Sixth Annual New Communications Forum held in San Mateo, California April 20-23, 2010. Paine’s breakout session, part of the NewComm Essentials track, was titled, “Defining Social Media ROI.” Download a PDF of…
The welcome news this morning that UK airspace is now open again for commercial air travel in and out of the country is undoubtedly a relief to everyone who’s been caught up in the huge chaos over the past week. While it’s pretty clear that getting back to any kind…
