Fine S$100 for not returning loan product
It has come to the attention of the Broken Pitcher that a tech vendor have put a "Fine" in its loan agreement of a particular product.
The publication will be fined S$100/day if the loaned product is not returned on the stated date.
The Broken Pitcher wonders how would the rech vendor enforced that? Send the publication an invoice or release debts collectors on them?
Another interesting thought: If the product cost SGD500 and the publication kept it for 5 days and pays the fine of SGD500, does the product technically belong to the publication?
themediaslut will go vroom vroom soon
themediaslut has volunteered to beta test Squash ’s service to turn themediaslut blog into an application vehicle.
themediaslut has still no idea what it is but hopes Squash will drop themediaslut a big red Ferrari down by her HDB carpack.
Oops, executives’ Q&A send to journos
Tomorrow.sg posted from a contributor who picked up a report from Financeasia.com who re-printed a Q&A meant for Singapore Temasek ’s executives to prep them for interviews with the media.
A Temasek document, entitled "2006-03 Taurus Q&As" - which was designed to help its executives answer media enquiries on its 12% stake in Standard Chartered - was yesterday sent as an email attachment to some journalists instead of another file," wrote Steven Irving.
"The document contains 59 questions and answers and was prepared by staff to anticipate questions that might arise from the acquisition."
Hmm, was the Standard Chartered share purchase codenamed "Taurus"? Was the sale suppose to have been completed by May?
Are there "Aquarius", "Libra", "Scorpio" and eight other projects named after star signs?
The Broken Pitcher guess a "NEW" PR team will be sending out a new set of Q&As to Temasek’s executives.
This story reminded the Broken Pitcher of story told by a PR friend who was unfortunate to have go through a similar incident.
Journalist: So can you tell me how you perform on xxx years?
Interviewee: Your question sounds familiar. Wait a minute.
Interviewee, American CEO, picks up a booklet from his back and turns to a page.
Interviewee: Here.. see question 5, that’s your answer. Why don’t you just copy from the book!
PR friend almost had a cardiac arrest on the spot.
Blogs can be bad for your job health
The Broken Pitcher is a aware of a interview incident of an job seeker losing the opportunity to work in the media and PR industry because of a blog entry.
Interviewer: Can I have samples of your writing?
Job Seeker: Sure, why don’t you check out my blog www.xxx.com.
The interviewer did just that and the first entry on the blog was a detailed graphic description of the jobseeker’s involvement in a threesome.
Unfortunately for the job seeker, the interviewer was known to be an ultra-conservative who will upkeep the morals of the corporation at any cost.
The Broken Pitcher wasn’t aware if it was a two-guys-one-girl or two-girls-one-guy or three-girls or three-guys combo, but whatever combo it was, it didn’t help the job seeker at all.
Beware of what you write on your blog.
If it is a personal entry, password protect it and send the passwords to your targeted readers.
There is no such thing as a private personal entry if it is on a public domain just like there is no such thing as "off the record" when your spokesperson is speaking to the mass media.
Guess what dropped into themediaslut’s mailbox today?
It was the XBOX 360 for review.
Yes.. Yes.. many main stream media (MSM) have already reviewed the XBOX 360 and themediaslut has came late into the picture.
But how often do you get a blogger engineer her way to a review unit? Better late than never.
Left: Front view of Xbox 360
Center: Side view
Right: Back view
Left: As this is a developer set, all the games are pre-installed in the hard disk
Right: Wired controller
Left: Look at the size of the power adapter
Right: Who reads the power rating?
