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  • IABC employment survey paints mixed picture

    The results of the latest IABC member survey on employment issues carried out in June indicates that over 14% of members have lost their jobs in the last 12 months. That’s a lot of people as the professional association currently…

  • Trust is coming back, says Edelman

    In January, PR firm Edelman published their 2009 Trust Barometer survey of trust and credibility in business and government (PDF download), an annual survey conducted in 20 countries. The global picture six months ago was, broadly speaking, one of pessimism…

  • UKPA becomes ORG Media Makers Group

    An email from Dean Whitbread, trustee at (and a founder of) the UK Podcasters Association (UKPA), brings news that the UKPA has joined forces with the Open Rights Group (ORG) in the UK, and will cease operation as a distinct…

  • In today’s cloud you need a local backup

    Over an early-morning cup of coffee, I read an op-ed piece in the the New York Times by Jonathan Zittrain, author of The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It (a book I read last year). Zittrain’s op-ed…

  • Spreading the word about swine flu

    Although swine flu isn’t the permanent news headline it was a few months ago, it’s still very much a virus whose spread and effects around the world become more alarming-looking whenever news about it is reported. That’s beginning to happen…