Author: Neville Hobson

  • If Microsoft had Firefox…

    An imaginative spoof. I don’t know who’s behind it nor what its marketing or PR goal might be. No matter – hugely disruptive entertainment! http://www.msfirefox.com/ I bet Stuart would like this :) (Via TechCrunch UK)

  • The never-ending spam deluge

    If you’ve noticed a sudden upsurge in spam email in the UK recently, offering sex, stock tips, genuine fake Rolexes and the usual pharmacopia, it could be the result of criminal gangs using hijacked computers, says a Reuters report. I’ve…

  • New PR blog, new PR network

    Two emails from two Canadian PR bloggers with news of new developments in PR blogging. The first from Eric Eggertson in Saskatchewan, with news that he’s started Common Sense PR for b5media, the fast-growing blog network founded by Canadian serial…

  • Highway robbery and other tales from the road

    Mainz in Germany is an attractive city. That’s where I spent the night on Sunday ahead of a full day on Monday with a client in Rüsselsheim. I stayed at the Hyatt Regency. Right on the bank of the river…

  • Unofficial Vista Blog Tour, Day 2: Does IE7 suck?

    Stuart Mudie and Derek Torres are co-authors of The Unofficial Guide to Windows Vista, a warts-and-all look at the new Microsoft operating system, that is due to be published by Wiley early next year. I’ve worked with Stuart in the…