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Listed below are comments made by JimConnolly between Tuesday, 10th June 2008 and Friday, 5th September 2008.

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Seinfeld is the master of Microsoft's domain 11:28pm on 05 Sep 2008 Darren,

I think this might just be the worst advertisement ever. Bill Gates is even more wooden than usual and even Seinfeld cannot rescue a script as embarrassingly poor as this.

I thought the Mojave Experiment was interesting, if flawed, but this is shockingly poor.

I can't see this beating the "Im a Mac -Im a PC" adverts in any award ceremonies.

Aghhhhh it's just so horrible!

Jim
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Can Brits make bucks from blogging? 5:23pm on 21 Aug 2008 I run a UK-based tech news blog purely as a pastime and would like to make two points:

1. The BBC DO LINK to UK blogs. They linked to mine! I got thousands of hits as a direct result, many of whom kept coming back!

2. I already get enough traffic to make money from my blog. It's only 3 months old and I only spend an hour or so a day on it, running it as a hobby.

I have no idea why 'professional bloggers' seem to struggle; when they have all day to market their blogs?

Provide great content and you will get traffic.

Provide great content and TELL PEOPLE and you will get as much traffic as you can handle.

TheTechNewsBlog.com
Apple backlash? 07:34am on 30 Jul 2008 Oh dear,

Perhaps it's time you all switched to the amazing new, top secret Windows Operating System;

Windows Mojave!

JC
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Mad About Mac? 5:38pm on 11 Jun 2008 @clankylad

REALLY?
Mad About Mac? 5:33pm on 11 Jun 2008 @dotconnect

Good luck with getting an answer!

I've been after an answer from ANYONE at the BBC for almost a week!

Jim Connolly
Mad About Mac? 10:40pm on 10 Jun 2008 @james_a_herbert

NO ONE has said there were no over phones covered. It's the crazy level of coverage iPhone has received that some, like me, are interested in.

Jim Connolly
Mad About Mac? 9:28pm on 10 Jun 2008 @digital_elysium

An extremely well written and well thought out comment!

Jim Connolly
Too much iPhone? 8:04pm on 10 Jun 2008 @Rory,

I was the commenter you quoted in your opening.

THANK YOU for at least addressing my actual question. I know the BBC have some very strict rules on how stories are covered.

I simply asked why there was so much pre-launch iPhone coverage. I wanted to know, and still do, what the dividing line is between reporting on a product launch and actually providing pre-launch publicity.

Don't suppose you would like to answer Rory? If you do, I PROMISE to post it, in full on my blog! (with your permission sir)

Jim Connolly
Mad About Mac? 7:42pm on 10 Jun 2008 Blimey,

It seems someone read my thoughts in the comments section of Maggie's blog.

I have just read Jeremy Hillman's opinion of my blog post, with comments from Rory about accusations of the BBC being MacHeads etc.

WHAT?
I don't think the BBC are any more Mac biased than me; although someone is posting in my blog that he thinks I am in cahoots with Steve Jobs and the BBC!

ALSO
I am NOT anti-Mac or anti-BBC. I love my Mac and I am a contributor to BBC radio and a member of the BBC radio 4 listening panel - I am actually a card carrying BBC fanboy!

I simply asked a question which no one has responded to:
"What is the dividing line between reporting on the launch of a new product and giving a product pre-launch publicity?"

My original questions were all about how big a company needs to be, before the launch of one of it's products can be promoted on the BBC for free. Let's admit here, BBC coverage is worth a fortune.

My crappy little blog got over a thousand views since you mentioned it a couple of hours ago. I have no idea what the coverage of Apple must have created?

Anyhow Jeremy, as my blog usually gets 1 visitor a month, I wouldn't let my opinions cheese you off too much.

It would be interesting though, if someone could answer the question.

Jim
Hands on with iPhone 3G 12:53pm on 10 Jun 2008 @katyrouth

No, it suggests the exposure is MASSIVE.

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