Fresh from Mesh

This is my first mobile post (just to see if I can do it) from day one of the Mesh conference.Random thoughts:- Blogosphere seems to be divided into two camps: the wild west where pretty much anything goes and then the same thing, but with product placement.- Biggest...

Transparent talk

There’s so much talk about the importance of transparency in the communications business these days.And that’s great. My approach as a PR person has always been to disclose who I am, who I represent and what I’m asking up front.Then, it’s up to the person being...

In praise of news releases

Call me old fashioned but I really like news releases.I’m talking about the one to two page documents, usually written by PR people, that have a headline, subhead, dateline, the words ‘for immediate release’ (they still thrill me), a story (information and quotes),...

Cluetrain leaves me at the station

I finally finished The Cluetrain Manifesto. And about two-thirds of the way in, I just wanted to get off. As far as I was concerned, that train had run out of steam long before that. (OK Thomas, the rail puns have stopped.)The book was repetitive and frustrating. The...

Why it’s so hard to write fiction

Because you can’t make this stuff up: http://hubbub.typepad.com/blog/2007/04/print_magazine_.htmlAnd oh by the way, I subscribed, to Blogger & Podcaster blog and online edition.(I’m not sure I’m ready for print.)