Aussie tech journalists want to game tech.memeorandum
I'm sitting in the "media room" at Phil Sim's MediaConnect Forum in QLD (mostly because it has aircon and wireless). Around the table are a variety of Aussie tech journos, including Phil Sim, Mark Jones and Charles Wright and I'm listening to them talk about how all of the tech journos who blog should get together to game tech.memeorandum by writing posts and linking to each other. God they are a desperate bunch. This is how you KNOW they are worried about the rise of the blogosphere, despite their "the brand! the brand!" hyperbole. Now they are trying to get me involved in the game, claiming that because I am in the room I am also an honorary journalist. I assure them that I am no such thing. It's bad enough being married to a journalist and include some as my friends.... don't you know journalists are considered less trustworthy than car salesmen and politicians in most polls?
So anyway... if you see these guys popping up on tech.memeorandum, you know it's part of a grand scheme to flatter their already inflated egos. Uh oh, they are including Ben Barren, Darren Rowse, Duncan Riley, and Paul "I'm going to launch something someday" Montgomery.
Oh now they are ganging up on my buddy and the nicest guy in the world, Frank Arrigo. Watch our Frank. Charles is after you. What did you do to piss him off?
UPDATE: Charles and Mark posted that I "didnt get the joke" BUT I would like to point out that this post made it onto the front page of tech.memeorandum, as did their links to it, so I helped them achieve their objective. :-)
Oh, bring it on!
Posted by: Gabe | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 06:54 PM
memeo picks up on collusion very quickly
Posted by: Nik Cubrilovic | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 07:36 PM
if i able to piss off, then there mustn't be much else wrong in the world.
give 'em heaps mate. enjoy the coolum vibe
Posted by: Frank Arrigo | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 08:14 PM
>don't you know journalists are considered less trustworthy than car salesmen and politicians in most polls?
Dem's fightin' words, mate :-)
Posted by: Rob Irwin | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 09:34 PM
I thought your missus was in PR - you can't be a journalist and a PR agent you know. Speaking of agents have you noticed anyone from Asio or the CIA hanging out in the room - hey you know it makes sense right?
Posted by: Trevor Cook | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 09:42 PM
I thought your missus was in PR - you can't be a journalist and a PR agent you know. Speaking of agents have you noticed anyone from Asio or the CIA hanging out in the room - hey you know it makes sense right?
Posted by: Trevor Cook | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 09:42 PM
I resemble that remark!
Posted by: Paul Montgomery | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 10:10 PM
You're in tech.memorandum already. That was a smart move. Gaming by discussing gaming is the subtle approach.:-)
Posted by: John Evans (Syntagma) | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 03:18 AM
Phil Sim a journo? You're kidding aren't you? He's running the PR event you're at!
Posted by: Journo | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 11:08 AM
Megite (http://www.megite.com) is another memetracker. Any thought about it?
Posted by: Karl Smith | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 11:11 AM
Karl, Megite looks pretty much the same as tech.memeorandum. Any benefits with it that you've discovered?
Posted by: Cameron Reilly | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 01:48 PM
You are hardcore number 1 dude!
Posted by: Glenn Vassallo | Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 01:06 PM
Out of interest I clicked the 4 links of this speal. Of 3 journo's blogs, I'd only been to Charles Wright site once before (after a 'Cam do not get it' "post war", a few months back).
As for Frank Arrigo, I know where I was going before I clicked. Frank's link is in the 'blogroll' of a number of fellow tech-heads whos opinions I trust.
Posted by: Gnoll110 | Friday, March 03, 2006 at 10:46 AM