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| Thread ID: 45304 | 2004-05-17 23:49:00 | News: IDG & aardvark - What's Going On? | stu120404 (268) | Press F1 |
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| 237303 | 2004-05-17 23:49:00 | from: Aardvark . co . nz/daily/2004/0518 . shtml" target="_blank">aardvark . co . nz What's Going On? The IT news industry has been a pretty steady place for the past few years . You could generally rely on my daily commentary and newslinks, Paul Brislen's regular contributions to IDG's website, Richard Griffin's bylines over at the NZ Herald, and a bunch of other contributors to various publications . But what's going on over at IDG? Last Friday, Paul Brislen announced that he was taking his distinctive style to the NZ Herald and this morning the IDG website wasn't talking to the rest of the world until 9 am . IDG have also lost Anthony Doesburg to green fields . These defections seem to be the progression of a trend that probably started when Russell Brown departed the company to do his own thing and a rather good spot on National Radio . I fear that without journalists with a strong individual style, IDG's website and the Computerworld publication might end up being little more than a regular stream of press releases . In fact, just looking at the long list of headlines on this page I think this may have already happened . If it weren't for the ongoing success of publications like NZ Netguide, I'd be very tempted to say that the day of the printed IT magazine has gone . What will the future bring? ---------------------------------------------------------------- hmmm |
stu120404 (268) | ||
| 237304 | 2004-05-18 00:05:00 | You know, you really shouldn't re-print in the threads entire stories taken from other sites. I've noticed people do it with Herald stories too. Headline and link would be better. Publishers tend to get upset about folks reprinting entire stories without permission. | Biggles (121) | ||
| 237305 | 2004-05-18 00:20:00 | Both Paul and Anthony had been with us a long time - in Anthony's case over 14 years, and in Paul's around 8 I believe . Which just goes to emphasize in fact the opposite of Mr Simpson's point (?) on Aardvark - there has been very very little staff turnover at Computerworld for a long time . Both Anthony and Paul are off to pursue other opportunities, and we wish them well and are sorry to see them go . It's always sad to lose people with whom you've worked for a long time, and I personally will miss working with both of them . However change can also be a good thing, and I know that Computerworld publisher Doug Casement is excited by some of the plans that he has for Computerworld, which will involve changes to both the print and online publications, and the opportunity to introduce some new blood into the Computerworld team . I think you'll find that these changes to Computerworld will offer the opportunity to strengthen the publication - to that end (as you'll apparently read in Doug's editorial next week) Computerworld has been running focus groups and a very widely distributed online survey (which was VERY well received and responded to . . thanks to those who filled it out) aimed at providing the Computerworld team with a clear outline of what people want from Computerworld online and in print . And having seen the preliminary feedback from both these, I have to say that there is a continuing strong wish for strong tech-specific print media (including Computerworld) from IT people - which goes completely against what Mr Simpson suggests . . but then he doesn't write for print does he? ;-) So in summary, on behalf of Computerworld, I think that a short paraphrase of Mark Twain's famous line is appropriate . . . "the reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!" Look for the changes . . . you'll be pleasantly surprised I'm sure! Mark Evans CTO & Online Business Manager IDG Communications Ltd [Edited by: admin on May 18, 2004 11:24 AM] |
marke (457) | ||
| 237306 | 2004-05-18 00:55:00 | I have been contracted to provide colour commentry within all futher works published by idg,Hence room must be made for my massive ego. ..........................HA, ok,thats a complete and utter lie. Anyhow,Print media won't ever die untill we reach the point that 90 percent of toilets have a computer installed,its just too difucult balancing a laptop on ones bare knees while taking care of business...... |
metla (154) | ||
| 237307 | 2004-05-18 01:24:00 | I should add that if anyone is interested in writing content for Computerworld - or any of the other IDG publications for that matter - the editors are always keen to talk to people who can a) write clearly and well, and b) understand the technology (or business in the case of Unlimited) issues. Of course on the basis of the spelling and general grammatical formation of the above posting, that clearly rules out Metla! ;-) Mark Evans CTO & Online Business Manager IDG Communications Ltd |
marke (457) | ||
| 237308 | 2004-05-18 01:33:00 | I prefer to think of my style as an evolution . Everyone else can cling to the outdated past with their cries of foulplay and poorshow everytime one of us free thinkers blaze a new path of genius through the accepted conventions of the english language . Welome to tommorow my freinds,the time is niegh and i will be your guide into the reality that will be the future . . . . . . Let me help you cast away the shackels of the accepted norm that you cling to like a babies blanket and which forever lock you into a colourless world . lmao,and i was just mentioning to Chill that i was trying to tone down my posts . |
metla (154) | ||
| 237309 | 2004-05-18 01:52:00 | Well, that was kinda toned down -- rambling, slighty incoherant, but yep, toned down I think. | Biggles (121) | ||
| 237310 | 2004-05-18 02:06:00 | Humour That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness. That is all. |
metla (154) | ||
| 237311 | 2004-05-18 03:06:00 | Subbed copy for above posting :-) I prefer to think of my style as an evolution [Editor's note : evolution of what!?] Everyone else can cling to the outdated past [outdated past - isn't that a tautology?] with their cries of foulplay and poorshow ["poor show"] everytime one of us free thinkers blaze a new path of genius through the accepted conventions of the english language. Welome to tommorow [sp] my freinds [sp] ,the time is niegh [sp] and i [I] will be your guide [to] the reality [of the future]......Let me help you cast away the shackels [sp] of the accepted norm [Editor's note: "norms" are usually accepted - that's what we refer to them as "norms"] that you cling to like a babies [baby's] blanket and which [that] forever lock you into a colourless world. lmao,and i was just mentioning to Chill that i was trying to tone down my posts. GENERAL NOTES: 1) You have exceeded the bandwith requirements for communicating your point. Your usage was 4kb when in fact the quality and sagacity of your posting only warranted 2kb. 2) Whilst we would never seek to hold-back the evolution of that tool we call the english language, there's no harm in helping to continue its evolution along lines consistent with allowing it to be used as a tool for communication between individuals. However you may be relieved to hear that we also have a term for the generation of random noise - it's called static. 3) Dictionary usage can be both interesting and useful - just ask Bruce B! </humour> Or to put it another way ... back to work! ;-) Mark |
marke (457) | ||
| 237312 | 2004-05-18 03:19:00 | Nice,You sucked the life right out of it. I wonder if Benny Hill was stopped mid-show so grammer errors could be dwelled upon. |
metla (154) | ||
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