Mike Butcher

The Guardian is planning to launch a food blog, following on from its blogs for the media business, news, technology, arts, games, travel and many others. “Word of Mouth” is being billed in conjunction with the Observer Food Monthly supplement.The test first post is by Guardian blogs developer Peter Corlett.

Pluck, which re-packages social media content for publishers, broadcasters and major brands, is expanding beyond the US and is now on the hunt for a UK MD, according to a highly placed source.

Last year the Austin, Texas-based RSS and publisher services company, raised $7 million from Reuters, Austin Ventures and Mayfield and re-focused away from consumer-facing RSS services towards B2B products.

Their SiteLife Social Media suite generates user content via blogs, photos, comments, ratings and discussion groups to build the site traffic of publishers. The BlogBurst network re-publishes A-list blog content with publishers and MyNews enables publishers and portals to offer their users personalised news.

Pluck, which re-packages social media content for publishers, broadcasters and major brands, is expanding beyond the US and is now on the hunt for a UK MD, according to a highly placed source.

Last year the Austin, Texas-based RSS and publisher services company, raised $7 million from Reuters, Austin Ventures and Mayfield and re-focused away from consumer-facing RSS services towards B2B products.

Their SiteLife Social Media suite generates user content via blogs, photos, comments, ratings and discussion groups to build the site traffic of publishers. The BlogBurst network re-publishes A-list blog content with publishers and MyNews enables publishers and portals to offer their users personalised news.

Hugh Macleod, spoke about how he had worked with Thomas Mahon, bespoke Savile Row tailor, to launch English Cut.

He says having a blog was much easier to "control the conversation" than going through mainstream media – especially after being strung along by some national newspaper journalists, attempting to get media profile.

Since they launched the blog, inside 6 months he saw a 300% rise in sales.

Public Enemy’s New Wireless Order: Public Enemy (which pioneered using MP3s) is getting into wireless. On Nov. 28 the group will make the music from its new album, New Whirl Odor, available through wireless phone networks using distribution technology from privately held m-Qube. “It’s like the Internet in ’98, but with a business plan,” says Walter Leaphart, who manages Public Enemy leader Chuck D.