PC World Reinstates Honest EIC, Dumps Apple-Shill CEO

In a triumph of editorial integrity over corporate greed, PC World reinstates its veteran editor-in-chief and removes its Apple-shill CEO.

In a surprise reversal, IDG management removed Colin Crawford as PC World’s CEO and reinstated Harry McCracken as Editor in Chief, after a dispute over a canceled Apple story led McCracken to quit.

Crawford, meanwhile, is being kicked back upstairs, assigned to “driving IDG’s online strategy and initiatives” — a nice, safe, strategic role where he can’t do any more harm to the company’s editorial reputation.

Crawford used to take calls from Steve Jobs whenever the latter had a problem with a PC World article. Good riddance to bad garbage.

Top French Blogger’s Client Becomes President of France

Congratulations to top French blogger Loïc Le Meur on helping his consulting client Nicholas Sarkozy become President of France.

Here’s a tip to all politicians running for office: don’t seek advice from big corporations on Internet matters. High in their glass towers, they’re too far away from trends bubbling up.

Instead, seek advice from top bloggers. They know what’s going on at ground level. If you must hire a large corporation, hire the ones with top bloggers. Edelman comes to mind.

(Via Hugh MacLeod.)