I have barely scratched the surface of the exhibition halls, but I already find myself wondering just how many TV’s one can look at before suffering from flat panel fatigue. I kid you not when I tell you that I have seen more than 100 LCD and plasma screens already, including at least 5 over 100 inches.
I realize the vendors need to show off their wares, but seeing 20 or more from each with little variation other than size makes it hard to absorb.
I was stunned this morning when I read Shel Holtz’s post about Ben McConnell of the Church of the Customer blog arguing that PR pros should “stop pitching bloggers you don’t know.” Ben and sidekick Jackie Huba are smart people. They’re also very influential in the online marketing realm and have an increased profile of…
I have a lot of respect for Jim Horton, a longtime PR blogger who I have been reading since before I myself began to blog. Nevertheless, I disagree with his post this morning that encourages bloggers to take a pledge against accepting freebies. Certainly if a blogger wishes to do this, he should be free…
Great digging by Heather Green at BusinessWeek has uncovered the dirty little secret about the blogosphere that so many of us have surmised for some time. It ain’t nearly as big as the hype indicates, though it remains incredibly important for communicators. Heather convinced David Sifry of Technorati to release more detailed data abbot his…
This probably deserves two posts, but I think the matters are related, so I’m lumping them together. I found myself writing this after being asked by one of our team members at CustomScoop whether I thought a professional development conference was worth more than $2000 to attend. Half of that was the conference fee and…
Good news for those of you interested in measurement: Katie Paine’s newsletter is now available in blog format. Well, sort of. The blog has teaser posts with links to the The Measurement Standard newsletter page that then links back to post comments on the blog. I’d prefer to see the full content in the blog itself so…