I would disagree mostly, but there is nothing like a great home cooked meal with friends on a friday evening. Last night was awesome with the Khanna brothers (wohi US waale)dishing out some fab food while we were all reminiscing old times. Whether it was 'reebok' or 'andulet' tasting or the Khanna brothers being softies and hence being put in Scindia school or Kapil's height in comparion to a certain mega businessmen or Mr. Grover's volatile nature, it was all flowing freely.
Hmmm one great night and thumbs up to many more! Next stop, the Nintendo wii championships tomorrow night.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thank God Its Friday
After last night, I'm beginning to believe again that my bad luck in gambling is rubbing off on the performance of the teams I support. Both the teams i backed last night got thrashed royally :( This isnt to say that Spain and India didn't deserve to win. Now to think hard about who I really want to support in the final of the Euro 2008 (with the way my luck is going I just might be helping the team i support loose). While i prefer Spain's style of play its difficult to overlook Germany's physical presence. That said, thankfully its the weekend. Looking forward to some great food tonight thanks to the 'Khanna' brothers (US waale) and some serious nintendo wii sessions on sunday night before the final. Life isn't that bad after all :)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Come on ROOS!
I can't wait to see the Russians take on the Spanish armada and nail them. Well the pundits would disagree with me but I do believe if the Russians play with the same 'heart' and 'passion' like they did in their last two games the Spanish won't stand a chance. I could be wrong but I'm ready to bet a couple of beers on that one.
Beers - these will outside the ones that I will consume as I see the ROOS get the Spanish :-)
Beers - these will outside the ones that I will consume as I see the ROOS get the Spanish :-)
Text 100 APAC Blogger Survey Results
APAC bloggers call for PR people to get online and blog
Text 100 asks 153 predominantly business, technology and news bloggers across APAC what they want from PR and corporations
Thursday, June 26, 2008
[Key Points]
· Text 100 today announced the results of the Text 100 APAC Blogger Survey a new survey aimed at helping the PR industry and its clients better understand bloggers in the Asia Pacific region.
· In what is believed to be the first survey of its kind conducted in Asia Pacific, this survey highlights the similarities and differences between bloggers across APAC and their preferences for working with corporations and PR agencies.
· In a positive sign for the communications industry, 84% of respondents welcome contact from public relations practitioners and the corporations they represent.
· Electronic communication is king for APAC bloggers: 58% preferred email, followed by online comments on their blogs, as the preferred means of contacting them.
· Similarly, emailing of press releases and interviews or discussions ranked in the top two as the preferred formats for receiving content (67% and 60% respectively).
· APAC bloggers are not particular about who they engage with, but prefer to talk with active bloggers and whoever is closest to the story – not necessarily the traditional spokespeople.
· Two thirds (67%) of respondents spend less than 8 hours of their working week on blogging.
· Bloggers concerns included receiving unsolicited spam from PR agencies, and were frequently critical of the content they received, feeling it was inappropriate and unusable.
· While most bloggers ignore traditional press releases, 88% were aware of so-called Social Media Releases and indicated they were in favour of using elements such as videos, quotes, pictures and links from these releases in their posts.
· Text 100 surveyed bloggers it knew and those referred by friendly bloggers, not wanting to spam people it didn’t have a relationship with. Text 100 feels the views of the survey’s sample pool are a fair reflection of influential news, technology and bloggers across Asia Pacific.
· Text 100 intends to conduct this survey annually across Asia Pacific and to potentially involve other regions over time.
· Note: 153 mainly business, news and technology bloggers from nine countries across Asia Pacific responded to the survey. 125 bloggers completed the full online survey, and results were analysed by Hong Kong-based research company, Aha! Research.
[Quotes]
“The survey showed that effective PR agencies need to make social media part of their DNA. Understanding the nuances of bloggers, for example, should be part of every PR person’s toolkit, and not simply relegated to a ‘digital group’ or ‘online team’. To succeed, PR professionals must increasingly become grounded in social media.”
“It was also interesting to see two quite distinct ‘flavours’ of bloggers across Asia: those who took a commercial, publisher-like mindset to their blogging, and those who proudly retain their amateur status.”
Michael A. Netzley, PhD, Practice Assistant Professor of Corporate Communication, Singapore Management University
"The survey was well conducted and is representative of bloggers from across Asia. It's interesting to see Malaysia appears to be ahead in terms of PR/Corporate and blog collaboration. The salient points are distilled and valuable; know your audience, be well informed, be familiar with their blog and blogs in general and most importantly - respect bloggers."
ShaolinTiger, (www.shaolintiger.com)
“This survey showed that though bloggers in Asia Pacific have some parallels with their counterparts in Europe or North America, there are some differences that communicators should consider. Encouragingly, Asia Pacific bloggers on the whole welcome interactions with PR companies and their clients. But they are mainly part time bloggers, so agencies must take care to contact them outside of business hours and ensure content is relevant. The key learning is to get to know the bloggers and their blogs before picking up the phone or sending that email.
“If I was to use this survey as a baseline as to where the PR industry is at in terms of its success and relationships with bloggers, I would hope that the results of next year’s survey show a far deeper and more connected PR industry that is using the social media tools far more effectively to listen, prepare and engage with the APAC blogosphere.”
Jeremy Woolf, APAC Peer Media Lead, Text 100 APAC
“The ‘perfect storm’ of technological, business and societal change means the way corporations must communicate has changed forever. At Text 100 we have worked hard to stay ahead of these changes and interpret what they mean for our clients.”
“This survey was designed to provide our teams and clients with greater insight into what is fast becoming one of Asia’s most influential media groups. To me, the results show a community that wants to engage with corporations in our region and presents a great opportunity for PR agencies and the companies they represent to forge very powerful relationships.”
Ava Lawler, Regional Consultancy Director, Text 100 APAC
[Mulitmedia]
Q&As – hear Jeremy’s advice and tips on how to engage with bloggers following the results of the Text 100 APAC Blogger Survey:
Jeremy unveils why this survey interests PRs
This is a unique survey to APAC
Jeremy provides tips to engage with bloggers
Jeremy discusses what bloggers want
[Photo library]
Jeremy Woolf - Peer Media Lead, Text 100 APAC
Michael Netzley, PHD - Prac Assistant Prof of Corp Comm, SMU
Ava Lawler - Regional Consultancy Director, Text 100 APAC
Shaolin Tiger
Text 100 asks 153 predominantly business, technology and news bloggers across APAC what they want from PR and corporations
Thursday, June 26, 2008
[Key Points]
· Text 100 today announced the results of the Text 100 APAC Blogger Survey a new survey aimed at helping the PR industry and its clients better understand bloggers in the Asia Pacific region.
· In what is believed to be the first survey of its kind conducted in Asia Pacific, this survey highlights the similarities and differences between bloggers across APAC and their preferences for working with corporations and PR agencies.
· In a positive sign for the communications industry, 84% of respondents welcome contact from public relations practitioners and the corporations they represent.
· Electronic communication is king for APAC bloggers: 58% preferred email, followed by online comments on their blogs, as the preferred means of contacting them.
· Similarly, emailing of press releases and interviews or discussions ranked in the top two as the preferred formats for receiving content (67% and 60% respectively).
· APAC bloggers are not particular about who they engage with, but prefer to talk with active bloggers and whoever is closest to the story – not necessarily the traditional spokespeople.
· Two thirds (67%) of respondents spend less than 8 hours of their working week on blogging.
· Bloggers concerns included receiving unsolicited spam from PR agencies, and were frequently critical of the content they received, feeling it was inappropriate and unusable.
· While most bloggers ignore traditional press releases, 88% were aware of so-called Social Media Releases and indicated they were in favour of using elements such as videos, quotes, pictures and links from these releases in their posts.
· Text 100 surveyed bloggers it knew and those referred by friendly bloggers, not wanting to spam people it didn’t have a relationship with. Text 100 feels the views of the survey’s sample pool are a fair reflection of influential news, technology and bloggers across Asia Pacific.
· Text 100 intends to conduct this survey annually across Asia Pacific and to potentially involve other regions over time.
· Note: 153 mainly business, news and technology bloggers from nine countries across Asia Pacific responded to the survey. 125 bloggers completed the full online survey, and results were analysed by Hong Kong-based research company, Aha! Research.
[Quotes]
“The survey showed that effective PR agencies need to make social media part of their DNA. Understanding the nuances of bloggers, for example, should be part of every PR person’s toolkit, and not simply relegated to a ‘digital group’ or ‘online team’. To succeed, PR professionals must increasingly become grounded in social media.”
“It was also interesting to see two quite distinct ‘flavours’ of bloggers across Asia: those who took a commercial, publisher-like mindset to their blogging, and those who proudly retain their amateur status.”
Michael A. Netzley, PhD, Practice Assistant Professor of Corporate Communication, Singapore Management University
"The survey was well conducted and is representative of bloggers from across Asia. It's interesting to see Malaysia appears to be ahead in terms of PR/Corporate and blog collaboration. The salient points are distilled and valuable; know your audience, be well informed, be familiar with their blog and blogs in general and most importantly - respect bloggers."
ShaolinTiger, (www.shaolintiger.com)
“This survey showed that though bloggers in Asia Pacific have some parallels with their counterparts in Europe or North America, there are some differences that communicators should consider. Encouragingly, Asia Pacific bloggers on the whole welcome interactions with PR companies and their clients. But they are mainly part time bloggers, so agencies must take care to contact them outside of business hours and ensure content is relevant. The key learning is to get to know the bloggers and their blogs before picking up the phone or sending that email.
“If I was to use this survey as a baseline as to where the PR industry is at in terms of its success and relationships with bloggers, I would hope that the results of next year’s survey show a far deeper and more connected PR industry that is using the social media tools far more effectively to listen, prepare and engage with the APAC blogosphere.”
Jeremy Woolf, APAC Peer Media Lead, Text 100 APAC
“The ‘perfect storm’ of technological, business and societal change means the way corporations must communicate has changed forever. At Text 100 we have worked hard to stay ahead of these changes and interpret what they mean for our clients.”
“This survey was designed to provide our teams and clients with greater insight into what is fast becoming one of Asia’s most influential media groups. To me, the results show a community that wants to engage with corporations in our region and presents a great opportunity for PR agencies and the companies they represent to forge very powerful relationships.”
Ava Lawler, Regional Consultancy Director, Text 100 APAC
[Mulitmedia]
Q&As – hear Jeremy’s advice and tips on how to engage with bloggers following the results of the Text 100 APAC Blogger Survey:
Jeremy unveils why this survey interests PRs
This is a unique survey to APAC
Jeremy provides tips to engage with bloggers
Jeremy discusses what bloggers want
[Photo library]
Jeremy Woolf - Peer Media Lead, Text 100 APAC
Michael Netzley, PHD - Prac Assistant Prof of Corp Comm, SMU
Ava Lawler - Regional Consultancy Director, Text 100 APAC
Shaolin Tiger
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The Text 100 APAC Blogger survey
The results of probably Asia's first blogger survey conducted by Text 100 will be out tomorrow. 125 bloggers from across nine countries filled an online survey,which covered a range of topics including their attitude to PR outreach and what sort of content they prefer. The aim was to better understand bloggers as an audience, how they like to work, and how we and our clients can better engage with them.
This one is special! First, because India had the maximum bloggers contribute and second, because it will probably be the India's first Social Media News Release.
Can't wait!
This one is special! First, because India had the maximum bloggers contribute and second, because it will probably be the India's first Social Media News Release.
Can't wait!
Monday, June 23, 2008
The RUSSIAN revolution!
Oh My God! was the expression that came to mind when I saw Russia play the Dutch. Play? sorry they literally took the Dutch apart in every aspect of the game..whether it was pace, attacking the ball, playing from wide or just running straight down the center; they did it all and with aplomb! In extra time the Russian simply out ran the Dutch and deservedly won the game. Van Basten's side looked like a 33+ year old team that simply couldn't keep up with the Russian renaissance.....Can't wait for the semis now to see the Russians have a go at the Spanish armada...Spain with all its talent, flair and attacking style of play much like the Dutch will be wary of this Russian side that seems to have been infused with extreme passion and belief. This isnt the same side in spirit that Spain beat earlier in the tournament 4-1.
My vote come on ROOS!
My vote come on ROOS!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Finally the AZZURI allow their fans a breather
It was fantastic to see Italy go through to the quarterfinal round of the Euro 2008 after stomping all over France. I did breathe a sigh of relief but I have to be honest, I didn’t quite enjoy the game because France never seems to have started. I’m not sure if its bad karma but I definitely believe Henry and his fall from ‘legend’ status has a role to play; remember the team is only as good as its leader and this one ceases to be inspirational! And what was that during the national anthem? Besides one or two players who were murmuring the others had their slips sealed. In comparison, the Italians (I agree they are known to be vociferous) were singing their heart’s out.
For me, it started there for Italy. They were in the mood right from the word go and boy did they put up a show. I hope they come out with the same spirit against Spain (that seems to be scoring at will) in the quarter finals. If they do, I’m confident Spain will be extremely challenged to put down an Italian side even with its star player (Pirlo) missing. And then off course there is the entire ‘rub of the green’ angle that hasn’t been with Italy but has somewhat been with Spain (remember the David Villa goal in the dying seconds of overtime against Sweden).
I can go on and on but I’ll just hold my breath and wait for the 22nd.
For me, it started there for Italy. They were in the mood right from the word go and boy did they put up a show. I hope they come out with the same spirit against Spain (that seems to be scoring at will) in the quarter finals. If they do, I’m confident Spain will be extremely challenged to put down an Italian side even with its star player (Pirlo) missing. And then off course there is the entire ‘rub of the green’ angle that hasn’t been with Italy but has somewhat been with Spain (remember the David Villa goal in the dying seconds of overtime against Sweden).
I can go on and on but I’ll just hold my breath and wait for the 22nd.
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