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  • In memory of Marc Orchant

    A sad start to the week as I read the news that Marc Orchant died yesterday. Marc was a writer at Blognation US. A week ago, he suffered a massive heart attack and has lain in hospital in a coma…

  • The CIPR ostrich part 2

    Listening to Eric Schwartzman’s interview with Colin Farrington in the latest episode of Eric’s On The Record Online podcast, posted yesterday, I was struck by one over-riding thought. Colin Farrington, the director general of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations…

  • The tipping point for XBRL

    This could be a milestone in illustrating the benefits of using XBRL for companies filing financial data. Last week, Microsoft submitted a Form 8-K filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) comprising financial data for shareholders, using XBRL.…

  • If the approach is right, you get results

    Getting people’s attention to support a worthy cause is a tricky business these days. Whatever the cause, you’re competing for that attention amongst so many other causes, all undoubtedly worthy. And you have to consider compassion fatigue, especially if you’re…

  • Troubling times for Blognation coming to a head

    Ever since Blognation opened its virtual doors last July, it’s been one of my primary essential daily destinations for RSS reading. It’s an ambitious idea from Sam Sethi – build a network of blogs covering news about emerging startups in…