Category: Reputation

  • The return of TechCrunch UK

    So TechCrunch UK is planning to relaunch on June 1. Part of the prep is hiring a new editor. The big TechCrunch falling-out was a lively story in the blogosphere late last year when Michael Arrington shut down the UK…

  • The silence of the Blackberry

    The Blackberry outage that left North American users of the ubiquitous wireless handheld email device in the dark for much of Wednesday didn’t prevent plenty of people communicating. Communicating about the loss of service, that is, via blog posts, Twitter,…

  • Dropping a clanger

    Here’s a story that’s been in the news in the UK during the past few days that, on the face of it, could spell disaster for the transport company concerned: The organiser of a Devon music festival has spoken of…

  • Rats to KFC

    I saw this video report on BBC World last night about a rat infestation in a KFC restaurant in New York. Yecch! Then I thought, I bet it’s on YouTube. No prizes for that guess. Yes, there’s a video on…

  • CIPR publishes social media guidelines

    Last November, the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) issued a call to action to the PR community inviting comment on a discussion paper about the opportunities and risks social media present in public relations practice. The CIPR’s plan…