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Bloomin brilliant take on the PR/journalist dynamic by Adam Parker at RealWire. He takes a 'Freakonomics' approach, which is refreshing for one who practices PR :) - Ben Ayers

Hi Ben. Thanks very much! - Adam Parker

Facebook has initiated a purge of fake celebrity accounts amid fears people could be libelled by the practice as demonstrated by an exchange between a hoax 'Kate Winslet' and an 'Angelina Jolie'. - Ben Ayers

In the midst of a week off explicitly not doing anything with email - actually, while waiting for a tap to unfreeze so I could fill a bucket with some water - I got to thinking about what the relationship is between PR people and journalists. - Ben Ayers

Does what it says on the tin! - Ben Ayers

The manager of ITV's press website Jon Cartwright has become a global phenomenon after a self-portrait he posted on the web inspired France's answer to Banksy. - Ben Ayers

A glimpse at the swanky new Guardian offices - a startling contrast to the former Farringdon Road HQ and thoroughly deserved by one of the only papers to properly prepare as the internet tanks lined up on the lawn of the fourth estate. Good on 'em. - Ben Ayers

good. - Ben Ayers

It was round about this time last year that MC Hammer wanted a bite of the juicy web cherry (does that sound like a specialist site?) and took to the stage at TechCrunch40 to share his thoughts on a few startups working with rich media and mashups. Hammer's qualification is that he founded a site called DanceJam where users upload videos of themselves dancing and the community rates them. - Ben Ayers

A brilliant article - the genius of writer like Victoria is that they can beautifully acrticulate - and get 800 words out of - stuff that we may all think fleetingly. Marvellous. - Ben Ayers

The BBC has created the new role of chief operating officer for the future media and technology department, promoting Kerstin Mogull, the corporation's deputy director for policy and strategy, to the role. - Ben Ayers

A new project announced by internet giant Yahoo is promising to bring the wonders of the web to television, allowing viewers to customise their TV screens with a swathe of internet services including eBay listings, weather, financial news and Twitter updates. I will be watching this one with interest. - Ben Ayers

It's a classic startup strategy - find an industry that's is need of disrupting and then do just that. So what's on the cards for the guys behind Pitchspace? Nothing too unambitious - the public relations industry. - Ben Ayers

It's a classic startup strategy - find an industry that's is need of disrupting and then do just that. So what's on the cards for the guys behind Pitchspace? Nothing too unambitious - the public relations industry. - Ben Ayers

British viewers are increasingly relying on broadband-delivered on demand TV services rather than turn on their digital TV sets. - Ben Ayers

A great article about the pros and cons of PRs in the tech industry. - Ben Ayers

This is very sad indeed. A short memo sent last week by an editor in the United States to his staff has provoked a controversy far beyond the confines of his newspaper. It has attracted odium from critics around the world... - Ben Ayers

The UK's most popular advertising industry blog, Scamp, has been shut down by Google for breaching the conditions of its blogging platform, Blogger. - Ben Ayers

Britannia High, Soccer Aid, and the FA Cup, as well as some of the best new TV talent in the UK, come to ITV1 this autumn. - Ben Ayers

Ubiquitous broadband has sent online video viewing rocketing, with more than 11 billion views per month in the USA. Social media sites such as MySpace and Bebo are now major audience aggregators that commission original Web shows tailored for their members. - Ben Ayers

Broadband video catch-up services such as the BBC iPlayer are not cannibalising traditional TV viewing despite their much-hyped popularity, according to a report. - Ben Ayers

Horribly good internet plot to kill off TV - Ben Ayers

Seven out of ten FTSE 100 companies are at risk of being 'brand-jacked' because they have left their ID on blogging platform Twitter unclaimed. - Ben Ayers

Seven out of ten FTSE 100 companies are at risk of being 'brand-jacked' because they have left their ID on blogging platform Twitter unclaimed. - Ben Ayers

The Beijing Olympics starts in a few days and what better test of the mainstream web is there than the world's biggest sports event. This is the first in a series of posts that will look at the Web technologies powering this year's Olympics. - Ben Ayers

ITV has expanded its football website in preparation for its biggest ever season which includes live rights to the FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and England internationals. - Ben Ayers

The first audience research into the use of the iPlayer has been made available by the BBC. It paints a picture of the average user of the online catch-up TV service who is male, aged about 40, in a full time job, with a partner, but no children. - Ben Ayers

NMA article on ITV's online revenues - Ben Ayers

NMA article on ITV's online revenues - Ben Ayers

ITV has expanded its football website in preparation for its biggest ever season which includes live rights to the FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and England internationals. - Ben Ayers

The Beijing Olympics starts in a few days and what better test of the mainstream web is there than the world's biggest sports event. This is the first in a series of posts that will look at the Web technologies powering this year's Olympics. - Ben Ayers