The Sunday Times and Belle de Jour

Posted by on Nov 15, 2009 in News, Social Media | 10 comments As intrigued as I was to learn the true identify of blogger Belle de Jour and her Diary of a London Call Girl – she is revealed as a research scientist by the name of Dr Brooke Magnanti – I am struggling to understand why the story had four pages of coverage in today’s Sunday Times. The story and picture of Brooke had more column inches on its front page than any other news item, as well as...
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Viewing the “Brum Eye”

Posted by on Nov 15, 2009 in Infection 2009 | 10 comments I was fortunate enough to stay in the very comfortable Hyatt Hotel during my stay in Birmingham last week. It has a tunnel linking directly to the ICC where the prestigious Infection 2009 conference was held which I was promoting. After arriving on Tuesday evening, I was invited to join Sir Richard Sykes, the conference president, and other speakers for a pre-conference dinner. As I was dropped...
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