michaeljcooper.co.uk

Welcome to my brand new blog. Now I know what you're thinking.“He’s not a blogger. He doesn’t have posts from years ago. Why would I listen to him about online PR, social media and the digital future?” Well if I’m right and that is exactly what you are thinking I should either become a professional psychic or give you a little background on what brought me to this point. It’s a little late for such a dramatic career change so I’ll settle for the latter.

I started experimenting with blogging back in 2007 with a little blog called All About Image which was a combination of my thoughts on PR 2.0 (as it was known back in 2007) and photography. My photos rarely made it to the site but I was keen to voice my opinions so while working at my former PR agency, I became one of the co-founders of PR Media Blog which explored the ever-changing relationship between media and public relations. Sadly on leaving the agency, I had to leave the blog in some very capable hands which are still tapping away on keyboards, posting stories to this day. I urge you to go visit them and hear what they have to say. They’re the first in what will become a comprehensive list of ‘people you should listen to’. However, due to an accident in the space-time continuum, all my posts on that blog were wiped out leaving no trace that I ever existed there at all.

Going it alone, I’m now writing here on my new blog simple entitled michaeljcooper.co.uk. Let’s face it. All the good (and most of the bad) names have gone and keeping your name in the title didn’t do Chris Brogan or Seth Godin any harm.

And so standing on the shoulders (or should that be in the shadows) of giants, I’m taking a bold step with my brand new blog. Please let me know your thoughts on the design (which will change), my opinions (which will also no doubt change) and my passion for online PR, social media and the digital future (which I hope won’t).

I look forward to seeing you around these parts more often. Don’t be a stranger.

UPDATE: I've found all my previous blog posts through Google Reader and are all posted below.