Writing on the web since 2003

A very big news conference indeed

I’ve been in Paris today at the route launch for the 2007 Tour de France at Le Palais des Congres – definitely the largest news conference I’ve ever attended.

Crayon launching in Second Life

Just a quick post to wish the best of luck to the founders of Crayon with their official launch in Second Life on Thursday.

Getting email marketing to the inbox

Getting your email marketing to the inbox can be a challenge. The Internet Advertising Bureau has just released a great new free guide to doing this successfully.

Branding in social media

Brand is one of the most mis-used words in marketing. I’ve been thinking about what affects brand perception in social media.

Edelman goes public on Wal-mart

Several days on from the original debate around “Wal-marting across America” Richard Edelman and Steve Rubel have posted about Edelman’s involvement.

Sunday Times on web 2.0 and YouTube

Today’s UK Sunday Times has a good analysis on the sale of YouTube to Google, including discussion of the copyright issues and some broader commentary on social media.

Jumping the gun?

I’ve been following the outpouring of blog posts about “Wal-marting across America” with interest. Could this be another example of the blogosphere not checking its sources?