I'm on the train to London and on my way to the Online Recruitment Conference 2010 at the Royal Geographical Society. I'm presenting to over 350 delegates, so no pressure there then!!!

My presentation includes a couple of slides on my predictions for 2010, and one of my thoughts is about changes coming to the newspaper advertising model. At the time i put the slide together my thoughts were largely driven by the pressure newspapers are under as they struggle with online presence and whether or not to hide behind a pay wall. Yesterdays Apple announcement of the iBookstore has the makings of the basis on which some print media organisations will survive and prosper. I think we will be suprised by some brands that take off and some that just won't quite get the changes needed and ultimately quietly expire.

It's going to be interesting to see if print media reading habits are really going to change.

Steve

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With Christmas out of the way it was time to get back in the saddle and settle into the routine of healthy dog walking on a Sunday at Wiccaweys. Getting there was the first challenge but once out of the estate at home, to be honest the roads were pretty clear all the way, there seemed slightly less snow as we got closer to Wiccs HQ than in Daventry (but not by much) and we managed to get the car into the yard at Wiccaweys by just taking it nice and slowly all the way from the gate. We walked two dogs at a time, starting with Ollie and Mikey and then after lunch we had Max and Merlin. Conditions were not unpleasant and the only weather issue was the wind chill so it was decidedly better when the wind was light or non-existant.

 

Here’s a great picture I got of Ollie looking very puppy-ish... what a nice boy and I definitely could of gotten used to this Ollie as much as the little charmer of the same name who stole my heart before Christmas. Both Ollie and Mikey pull on the lead quite a bit, Mikey (to say he’s so skinny) is very strong. Ollie got to go to his forever home later on in the day and I felt really happy for him.

 

 

And here is Max. What a fluffball!!! There’s a good deal of German Shepherd in Max although I suspect not pure as he doesn’t have the body shape and terrible hip problems that seem to beset that breed these days. But a real pleasure to walk, he doesn’t pull anything like as much as the two collies from the morning walk  and a super nice personality. I got several kisses. And he’s as gentle as can be when taking a treat.

 

I am speaking at the Online Recruitment 2010 Conference. More information at http://is.gd/5QcmD