Category: Public Relations

  • Second Life: Just say yes

    Mention Second Life to some people and you open a door to skepticism and dismissive opinions. It reminds me of similar reactions about blogging just a couple of years ago. While I strongly believe that Second Life has enormous potential…

  • Filling the TechCrunch UK void

    It’s nearly a week since Le Web 3 in Paris and it’s still hard to find any meaningful commentary about the event that isn’t overshadowed by talk about the political hijacking of the two-day conference. Much blog commentary late last…

  • Update: Dolphin Music does care about its customers

    [Update May 29, 2007: The title of this post has been changed to reflect some developments since I wrote the post in December 2006. The original title was: “Recommendation: Don’t buy from Dolphin Music.” Read on to see why I’ve…

  • ABN Amro Bank opens in Second Life

    Dutch bank ABN Amro is to open an office in Second Life, Reuters reports. The Netherlands’ biggest bank told Reuters Second Life bureau that it will create a virtual bank resembling ABN’s real-life outlets, offering financial advice. ABN said it…

  • Could the 40% offer overload Thresher?

    It started as a Stormhoek Wine blog post, was picked up by bloggers, expanded into chat forums and, one week on, has now made BBC TV news. The 40 percent discount offer from the Thresher wine and spirits retailer could…