Ged Carroll blogged about media that he pays for and then Stephen Waddington followed, so I thought I’d add to what could become a meme and list my personal essentials: The Guardian – no matter how in to ‘online’ I am, nothing beats a physical newspaper. It’s so much more enjoyable and easier to read [...]
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Seven years today since my first blog
It was seven years ago today (on April 24, 2003) when I started my first blog. Little did I know at the time what an amazing effect it would have on my life and career. If I hadn’t started that blog I might never have started Wolfstar. It would be great to be able to [...]
Leeds Loves Food off to a crackling start
Last night I had a great night out with my wife to sample the Leeds Loves Food tasting menu at The Living Room on Greek Street in the centre of Leeds. I have to admit I was a bit dubious…
PRs supporting journalists facing redundancy
On Thursday I Twittered my support for the striking journalists on the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post who are facing redundancy. I was delighted by the almost instant response from Yorkshire’s public relations professionals with lots of colleagues from…
CBS goes inside the Barack Obama campaign
I’ve just found this fascinating video on the Total Politics site where CBS takes a camera crew inside the Barack Obama campaign to interview some of the backroom staffers. Most telling for me was chief strategist, David Axelrod, talking about…
Some really interesting business blog links
I’m not a fan of link posts, but for once I’m going to indulge in it myself: OpenSkies is a new airline from British Airways and it has launched not with a traditional website, but with flyopenskies a business blog…
Google’s DJ Collins to speak at Leeds Met University
Richard Bailey reports that DJ Collins – Head of Corporate Communications for Google in the UK, Ireland and Benelux – is giving a guest lecture at Leeds Metropolitan University on October 15. It will be good to meet DJ as…
Manchester recreates city in Second Life
The Manchester Evening News reports that Manchester is set to open a virtual version of itself in Second Life. The aim is promote the Manchester ‘brand’ and raise awareness of the city in the real world. The move is a…
New free city centre paper for Leeds
Press Gazette reports that Johnston Press is launching City Lite, a free new weekly paper targeted at young professionals in Leeds city centre. The first edition is out on Friday – which I guess means it’s all going to be…
Cold in Leeds in August
Thanks to The Register for alerting me to the fact I need to wear my woolly jumper today as the BBC forecasts temperatures will plummet to 3°C. Technorati : BBC, Leeds, The Register
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Stuart Bruce
Award-winning international communications trainer and consultant specialising in online PR, digital corporate communications,digital public affairs and social media. Frequent international media commentator and conference speaker.