at least it pays less now that everybody uses Google to check out people before they meet them.
I though long and hard before commenting on the plight of Amir Massoud Tofangsazan, but in the end decided that it is such a good example of how the web changes how we behave, it would be silly not to do so.
In this case, Blogger and consequently Google is being used to exact revenge for an alleged crime. Rather effectively I'd say; Antony pointed out that earlier today, there were 117 entries on Google if you search for the alleged perpetrator.
Make that 118 now.
UPDATE: It seems that there may be a further twist in this tale. Amir, it seems, denies the allegations and has claimed that his hotmail account was illegally hacked. It transpires that he may be the innocent victim of a vicious attack. The police are investigating...
Just in case anybody happens to be reading this to find out what I'm up to, I thought I'd announce that I've taken up a new position at Hill and Knowlton. As of May 2nd, I'm working there as Senior Analyst Relations Consultant. Initially this involves heading up operations on the European AR part of a global account, but the role will inevitably expand into other directions as well.
Part of the reason I joined the H&K team was that the vision of Analyst Relations articulated by Sally Costerton, the recently promoted European CEO, and Astrid Krohn (scroll down for a bio in Norwegian!), who heads up Analyst Relations in Europe, coincides very strongly with the way I see AR developing.
I don't intend to fill up this blog with work stuff, so I'll investigate what's available at H&K. For anyone who's interested in AR, we have some very interesting ideas and I'm chomping at the bit to start putting them into practice!
So far I've had an incredibly warm welcome from the H&K's undoubtedly talented tech team and it looks as though working there will be both rewarding and fun.