How do freelance journalists make a living?

Following a number of conversations in the last few weeks, a rather bleak picture appears to be emerging for freelance journalists writing about technology in the UK.

Lack of opinions in opinion articles

Mark Ballard of CRN has send round an amusing, but pertinent email with regard to submissions for the magazine’s Opinion column — he is bemoaning the fact that most of the pieces they receive really aren’t any use — mainly because they fail to have the one thing…

Andrew J. Wilson in town

My very old chum (best man) Mr A.J Wilson is down in London for a few days. Good to see him again — and find out how recent fatherhood is treating him.

He is deep in the throes of anthology editing and gearing up for WorldCon in Glasgow.

Former colleagues — where are they now? Part One

I realise FriendsReunited has a section to allow you to get in touch with former colleagues — however, its no use if they don’t actually sign up. It occurred to me that the blogosphere could be an alternative route to getting back in touch with…

Made In China — Baidu.com

Remember the days when the phrase “Made in China” was synonymous with cheap and cheerful?

Not anymore. The Friday flotation of Chinese search engine Baidu has brought back the dot com boom days to the Nasdaq. The stock more than quadrupled by the end of play…

Challenges (and benefits) of a changing analyst market (and PR market)

David Rossiter’s take on an early post at the Old Towers. Parallels can be drawn between the PR sector and the analyst sector ie a polarisation between really big firms and smaller, more focussed operators —…

ZONE LABS CRACKS SPYWARE PREVENTION BARRIER — NEW OSFIREWALL THWARTS CYBERCRIMINALS WITH BEHAVIOR-BASED PC PROTECTION

FYI — Press review software for Zone Alarm Security Suite 6.0, Zone Alarm Pro 6.0 and Zone Alarm with Anti-Virus 6.0 will be…

Half of marketing and communications staff face burnout

An interesting piece by Joe Lepper in Brand Republic yesterday. Apparently around half of those working in the marketing, advertising, sales and PR sectors in the UK are at risk of burning out, according to a new survey.