Whilst reading the good ole Yorkshire Post with my morning coffee and toast I read a snippet of news about how the country Pakistan (that’s right the entire country) has banned the use of video sharing network YouTube. The government has banned access to the site because it contains ‘anti Islamic’ movies. Whilst I do not agree with slander, whatever happened to the right of free expression ? And isn’t the whole point of religion that you choose to believe despite what anyone else has to say? Having faith in something and living a life by that belief should be a choice rather than enforcement and does banning something not make it more desired? I ask myself what is the government afraid of? That when people see these movies they will suddenly turn against the Islamic religion? What little faith the government has in its people.
I understand that some videos may be offensive to the Islamic religion but there are lots of videos on YouTube that I do not agree with,...
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Le Web 3 and an impossible taskFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2007-11-23 04:00:49
One event, 949 attendees, one task: To identify key people to meet whilst at the Le Web 3 conference in Paris.
Today my director Stuart Bruce set me what seems like an impossible task. Stuart will soon be travelling to Paris to attend the much talked about Le Web 3 conference (I know, some people just get all the luck). The conference will be the perfect opportunity to meet and network with other web pros and key people from around the globe, and I have been set the mission (ch...
more Are hotels missing the long tail?From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2007-11-21 09:32:35
When I think back to all the great hotel stays I have had, whether a last minute weekend getaway or a two-week stint in the US, one key factor seems to influence whether I find the place ‘hot or distinctively not’. Word of mouth. Hotels recommended to me by friends, colleagues and family always seem to triumph over any other and I have come to trust the opinions of those who have had first-hand experience and can truly tell it how it is.
This got me thinking about hotel chains and their pr...
more Mainstream media is quaking in its bootsFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2007-11-21 05:03:03
Business to business magazines seem to be springing up left, right and centre at the moment. Only the other month we were hearing about a new website, based in Manchester, called How-Do which covers stories from the media industry in that part of the country. Well, no sooner did we start reading that and it was quickly followed by another from the other side of the Pennines.
David Parkin, the former business editor of the Yorkshire Post has teamed up with several other investors to launch a...
more The value of market researchFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2007-11-20 10:18:23
For many years now I have believed that PR is at the wrong end of the communications spectrum. Time after time we take a brief, rush around, providing a solution based upon the client’s information that may or may not be based on sound market research.
Perhaps we should now be comfortable enough in our own professionalism to challenge these briefs, insist upon more in-depth market insight, supported by primary research that is steeped in market analytics. Public relations is far too oft...
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