the(new)mediaslut

Microsoft has turned in the gold version of Windows Vista to PC manufacturers and is all set to launch Office Live and the OS by the end of November.

Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report @ ZDNET.com :

"According to Microsoft, Volume Licensing customers will receive media containing Business and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista by the end of this month, with Ultimate edition available via download. Giant PC makers will get those bits as well, and retail customers will be able to buy Windows Vista on new PCs or in retail boxes by the end of January."

Ina Fried for ZDNET has reported Microsoft will have a launch conference on Nov 30 which will include the launch of Office Live too. 

themediaslut speculates the launch in Singapore will be on Dec 1, 2006 unless the office here might want to launch it on Nov 30, a few hours earlier than  its US counterpart.

However, themediaslut feels companies might only start considering upgrading their XPs OS to Vista only after the Chinese New Year next year.

Who works between Dec - Jan anyway?

Wikipedia added a new meaning to the word "slut" and this themediaslut fully endorses it.

Wikipedia:

"It may be used by the person concerned as an expression of pride in their status,"

Ahem!!  Ahem!!! 

Microsoft recently announced movie download via its Xbox360 and in high-def too..

But read Time.com and there is a line which reminds themediaslut of Mission Impossible TV series, not the movie, where the display units self-destruct after the mission has been read out.

Time.com:

You would download it onto the Xbox 360’s hard drive; once you begin watching the film, you would have 24 hours to finish.

themediaslut can’t understand the reasoning for this.. Yes, it would like renting a movie, but digital technology allows us to pause and come back to movie later.

Even if themediaslut rented the DVD, she would space it out over a few days to complete it.

The title is one advice given to themediaslut by one of her mentors about the truth of the communications industry.

This Dove ad from Canada re-enforces it.

(Update: Damm this PR peeps.. cannot make up their minds one… so fickle minded one.. lol no lah just kidding. You all know themediaslut love you peeps!!!

Aaron Koh of MediaConnect Asia has informed themediaslut that there will be a year-end PR drinks session on Nov 17 at The Boulevard Bar, Red Dot Traffic Building, Singapore and it starts at 630pm.

This round of PR drinks is initiated by Mike Liew of Upstream Asia .  

Mike Liew:

2006 has been a relatively quiet year for these drinks (the only session held this year was in late April, and we had four rounds last year!) but don’t let this stop you from having a great time this time around. 

So grab your colleagues and friends from the PR and media business, and join us at The Boulevard Bar as we drink ourselves silly and trade the latest gossips.

If you are in Singapore and working in the field of public relations, drop by The Boulevard for a drink and networking session with your peers in the same industry.

If you are a student majoring in communications and want to find out more about the PR industry in Singapore, drop by. But if you are 18, you can’t drink!!! 

Email aaron(at)mediaconnectasia.com if you are going to drop by.

themediaslut was in conversation with an Aussie Hack(Aussie slang for journalist) and was given this quote from her about her views on PR.

The quote arose because themediaslut was looking at why some US companies, without PR reps in the region, get mention in the Singapore (SG) media more times than US companies with PR reps here.

Anonymous Aussie Hack:

"Interesting people dont need PR and rich people need PR to stay out of the press which means the only people who need PR to get in the press are not interesting or successful."

Of course, themediaslut being the fair person she is posed this statement to the Flacks (Aussie slang for PR) and received an interesting rebuttal.

Anonymous SG Flack:

"No, not true.  Interesting people sometimes don’t get out there. PR people help to highlight interesting bits of people who may somewhat be oblivious that their stories might be interesting.

"And people who aren’t successful but have potential to be be successful need PR to help them be successful."

According to NBL.com.au, Singapore Slingers did improve their fourth quarter game as they held the Taipan to a scoreless 6 minutes in that quarter.

However, it was the second quarter that gave the Taipan the win over the Slingers.

NBL.com.au :

The Taipans established a 10-point advantage in a dominant 34-22 second-quarter, which they held for much of the game until the final term.

The Slingers staged a thrilling comeback to start the fourth quarter, holding the home side scoreless for six minutes, before the Taipans pulled away to escape with the win.

Bob Turner, MD for the Singapore Slingers, expected a 4000 crowd average per game for the Slinger’s first season in the NBL.

In an interview with Sydney Morning Herald’s Jessica Halloran, Turner highlighted that it would still be possible for him to achieve that target.

"If we get to [the point] where this city takes us on, and the corporate community realises this will be the most financial [beneficial], most supported team because of the 11,000-seat arena, it will be the best place to play in the league, without a question," said Turner as written by Halloran.

"It will be the best place to play in the whole region."

Full story here .  

The Singapore Slingers is set to revenge their home lost against the Cairns Taipans away this Friday but Slingers’ owner Bob Turner hopes his team will show better composure in the last two minutes against the Taipans.

"Against the powerful Sydney Kings, the Slingers proved they can match any team in the competition and again faltered in the last two minutes to better discipline and composure by the Kings, ‘ said Turner.

"The Slingers are playing teams that have been settled and together for a number of years.

"The disrupted training in the pre-season due to injuries has severely hurt the teams development in the areas of control and teamwork and these are being addressed by head coach Gordie McLeod."

It was in the last two minutes the Slingers also lost the last game at home to Cairns.

"Briefly we lost to Cairns at home last Thursday in a game that had lead changes throughout but the Slingers faltered in the last two minutes to go down," said Turner. 

"Cairns was led by Martin Cattalini, Darnell Mee and the outside shooting of Anthony Stewart.

"The Slingers will need more output from American Marquin Chandler to combat the talents of Martin Cattalini, a long time representative for the Australian National team."

themediaslut has been asking many of her Singaporean friends why they are not interested in watching Slingers match when they play at home at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The common reply was that the team is made up of foreigners and the two Singaporeans, No15 Pathman and No12 Koh Meng Koon , are not playing on a regular basis.

themediaslut then turn the question around and asked if the team was made up only of Singaporeans, would her friends take the effort to go down to the stadium to watch the match, the common answer would still be a no and they provided the S-League as an example.

There you have it.. It should not matter if the team is made up of all Singaporeans or none Singaporeans, if you love basketball, you should go down to the next Slingers’ home game and experience the atmosphere for once.

PS: In a country like Singapore that is looking to breaking every record there is, it is rather surprising that the local media missed out a record set by Pathman S/O Matialakan when he played against the Perth Wildcats on 22 Sept 2006.

Pathman became the first ever Singaporean and Asian to score two points in the NBL.