RE: UKNM: Revolution's Top 100

[Lawrence Chiles]

Thanks Chris, at last someone is talking sense now the giggling has died

down.


> this is self-referential vanity gone mad.  surely if we are building

> and

> developing the industry we've got better things to do?

> 

> please?

> 

> 

> At 04:29 PM 1/25/99 -0000, you wrote:

> >Nick

> >

> >What I and a couple of others are planning to do with our Net League

> is

> >seperate from what the folks at Revolution have done.

> >

> >Net League will be a league of names and based on the number of

> mentions

> >you get in "new media" media eg: NMA, Revolution, Internet Magazine,

> >Internet.Works etc,

> >

> >I guess this list is based on pure profile and nothing else.

> >

> >Also, if like me you have seen press cuttings agencies they don't

> always

> >find what you are looking for!  And also, if there are say five or

> six

> >publications, then one person can be responsible for one, so that it

> >becomes a group effort, rather than just one indivusual who does not

> >have all the time in the world!

> >

> >Of course, the list is also meant to be taken with a sense of humour

> and

> >offer some light relief.

> >

> >So far there have been a number of folks keen to host it for gratis

> >which is very kind and maybe there might even be someone who could

> >design the site as well.

> >

> >regards

> >

> >Leslie

> >---------------------------------------------------------------------

> ---

> >Leslie Bunder, technology writer

> >Teletext on the Web

>

>e-mail: LBunderteletext [dot] co [dot] uk

> >tel: 0171 386 3667 (UK)  +44 171 386 3667 (outside UK)

> >mobile: 07010 701967 (UK) +44 7010 701967 (outside UK)

> >web: www.teletext.co.uk

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> >

> >> -----Original Message-----

>

>> From: Nick Gilbert [SMTP:nicknewsnow [dot] co [dot] uk]

> >> Sent:	25 January 1999 15:44

>

>> To: 'uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com'

> >> Subject:	RE: UKNM: Revolution's Top 100

> >> 

> >> Hi all,

> >> 

> >> Can anyone shed some light on what precisely is meant by Top 100?

> Does

> >> it

> >> refer to those with the highest salaries or just those with the

> >> highest

> >> media profile? 

> >> 

> >> If it's simply a case of counting how many times a particular

> person

> >> is

> >> mentioned in the press, then why not hire a press cuttings agency?

> It

> >> would be simpler and probably cheaper given the number of man-hours

> 

> >> that

> >> will go into this self-congratulatory excercise.

> >> 

> >> While we're at it, why don't we publish the name of the PR

> companies

> >> behind these so-called top bods? After all, they're the real unsung

> >> heroes, aren't they?

> >> 

> >> All the best ;-)

> >> 

> >> Nick Gilbert

> >> NewsNow Publishing

> >> 

> >> http://www.newsnow.co.uk

> >> 

> >> On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Leslie Bunder wrote:

> >> > thanks for all the info on this!  Hopefully within the next week

> or

> >> two,

> >

> >> > i should have worked out the logistics of doing a list based on

> >> mentions

> >> > in the UK "new media" media and then we can take it from there.

> >> > 

> >> > By then we should have a list of all UK media that will be

> included.

> >> If

> >> > there are any left off when the list if presented, then please

> drop

> >> me

> >> > an e-mail.

> >> > 

> >> > Also, given that SKY has .tv, if anyone has access to those

> shows,

> >> then

> >> > maybe we should include mentions on that.

> >> > 

> >> > And if anyone else has any spare time they wish to devote to

> this,

> >> let

> >> > me know.  This will take the effort of a few folks that will

> >> hopefully

> >> > enrich the lives of many others (or something like that!!!!)

> >> > 

> >> > Leslie

> >> >

> >>

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

> >> --

> >> > Leslie Bunder, technology writer

> >> > Teletext on the Web

>

>> > e-mail: LBunderteletext [dot] co [dot] uk

> >> > tel: 0171 386 3667 (UK)  +44 171 386 3667 (outside UK)

> >> > mobile: 07010 701967 (UK) +44 7010 701967 (outside UK)

> >> > web: www.teletext.co.uk

> >> > post: 101 Farm Lane, Fulham, London SW6 1QJ, UK

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