November 13, 2005 What a week… Dear readers, Just a quick blog to let you all know that I did indeed survive last week. Special thanks to Michael and Gabrielle…
September 28, 2005 Networkers’ media and analyst dinner On the second night of Cisco’s Networkers conference, media and analyst guests went out to dinner with a few of the Cisco crew. We…
September 19, 2005 Back on the Gold Coast (again) Touched down on the Gold Coast this afternoon, all but two weeks after Tech.Ed. It’s almost like I never left. I’m here for Cisco’s…
September 15, 2005 MOTOROKR on! I was lucky enough to score myself an invite to Motorola’s ROKR E1 – you know, the iTunes phone – launch earlier this week,…
September 4, 2005 Opening night @ Tech.Ed Well I’m firmly back on the ground in Sydney and having decided to hold off my Tech.Ed musings because of a lack of time…
August 25, 2005 PR meets the WWW (so more blogs please) Check out Constantin Basturea’s blog titled PR meets the WWW for a nice insight into the PR blogsphere. I don’t know Constantin but have…
August 18, 2005 Blogging by request I spoke with a PR friend of mine today and he mentioned he had been reading my blog and agreed with “most” of what…
August 16, 2005 Striking a chord on surveys It’s good to know my blogs are useful for some people. What am I saying, I always knew they would be. If there’s one…
August 11, 2005 Another whinge for your collection I’ll be honest, that’s not my headline. It’s the subject of an e-mail I received from the very experienced and highly respected freelance IT…
August 10, 2005 AusSMC to build redundant bridges? A few months ago I received an interesting poster from CSIRO ICT. No not one declaring the scientific brilliance of a particular field of…
August 1, 2005 Funny the way PR works It’s good to know I’m not completely alone in this world. Take, for example, my (probably futile) efforts to communicate the dos and don’ts…
July 28, 2005 First Ferrari ride… giddyup! Occasionally, there are times when being a journalist isn’t so bad. Going for a free Ferrari ride is one such occasion! A few weeks…
July 24, 2005 Don’t be sly Is there no end to the dirty tricks marketing wannabes will pull to try and bolster their company’s image via media relations? What am…
July 16, 2005 Value the fruits of free speech As a journalist I’m somewhat naturally predisposed to adoring the idea of free speech. I, like most other ‘real’ people, strongly believe free speech…
July 5, 2005 FAQs: Frequently Annoying Questions What ‘s the difference between a journalist and a mother of a four-year-old? The annoying questions a journalist is asked don’t contribute to anyone’s…
June 26, 2005 Off on the (very) wrong foot I’m now convinced that the PR’s sole objective is to waste as much of a journalist’s time as possible in search of the almighty…
June 21, 2005 Why IT managers should learn to love the media Every now and then I get a shocking reminder of how spineless some IT managers really are. Some are nothing more than vendor patsies…
June 12, 2005 How to burn a journo 101, volume #1 If one of the aims of people aspiring to market a business through the media is to build a good rapport with journalists, why…
June 5, 2005 Thanks for coming, now please think for me Is the role of the PR to waste as much of a journalist’s time as possible in the relentless pursuit of profits? Before you…
May 29, 2005 Back home pondering IBM’s latest challenge Landed back in Sydney Thursday evening. I was originally booked on the 4pm flight which would have got me back home at around midnight….