Tom Foremski

Tom Foremski is a former Financial Times journalist. He has been covering Silicon Valley since his arrival from London in 1984. In May 2004 he became the first journalist to leave a major newspaper to make a living as a journalist blogger, publishing Silicon Valley Watcher - reporting on the business and culture of innovation. Tom’s understanding of diverse technologies and his access to global business leaders, make him one of the most prominent media influencers in the technology world.

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I Launched A Blog And Nobody Came

My one and only 2010 prediction was that the The Media Tsunami Is Coming…. What does this mean? That means if your company has just now decided to launch a blog, to Twitter, etc. Good luck. Finding an audience when there is a plethora of great content (and bad) out there is a challenge. The ...

How To: Craft Your Killer Pitch [PR 2.0]

I’m often asked by PR people about the best type of pitches. There is a widespread belief in the PR community that there is a way to make the perfect pitch about a client company and everything will fall into place. My answer is always the same: first, make sure you know the publication before ...

Google vs China Update: Chinese Targeted Internal Spy System

Computerworld has a very interesting story about the Google/China flap. Reporter Robert McMillan quotes an unnamed source: …they [hackers] apparently were able to access a system used to help Google comply with search warrants by providing data on Google users, said a source familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he ...

Google Pulls a Conan O’Brien, Would Rather Close Down Search than Censor

Yesterday I wrote that when it comes to China, "Google’s backbone is as flexible as that of a Chinese circus contortionist." Because Google is quick to bend over backwards and appease the Chinese authorities over any complaints compared with its dealings with other countries. But it seems that Google has found its backbone. Today Google ...