I have to say that I concur with Zach Epstein’s criticism of the Nokia blogger relations efforts around the E71. Don’t get me wrong — Nokia is fantastic at focusing on bloggers. In fact, as I write this, I’m participating in a Nokia shoot in Toronto. But Epstein’s point, that Nokia should have focused some energy on the fanatical Blackberry blogs, is well made. Imagine what a positive review of the E71 on Crackberry.com, or Blackberry Cool could do for the E71′s profile.
More on the E71 later. It’s a nice nice piece of gear.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
