Japan’s people, economy and reputation are still reeling from the effects of the massive earthquakes, tsunamis and nuclear reactor damage. One would think that there would be some sensitivity when it comes to choice of headlines for the occasion of Dubai ruler’s visit to Japan. Headlines which, before these events, would have been perfectly acceptable. Right?
Wrong.
It baffles the mind. The picture is of the front page of Gulf News May 30th edition. The only justification I can think of, apart from crass stupidity, is that some one was trying to be too smart in the choice of words. But come on, where’s the common sense?
I’m guessing that somebody did get a rap on the head, because the online version of the article had its headline changed. It’s funny how both phrases are attributed to Sheikh Mohammad.
Local (leading?) telecoms provider Etisalat has been making the news recently for all the wrong reasons.
First the BlackBerry service stops working:
gulfnews : etisalat BlackBerry disruption latest in a series of problems, say subscribers.
Then mobile services in general:
gulfnews : Etisalat mobile services in UAE restored after disruptions.
Etisalat upgrade affects connections – The National Newspaper.
It is necessary to go back a few weeks to get more context on Etisalat’s behaviour towards its esteemed clients:
Etisalat BlackBerry update was indeed spyware, RIM provides a solution.
Competing carrier Du didn’t think twice before trying to capitalize:
Du launches special offer for BlackBerry users – Telecoms – News & Features – ITP.net.
Uncharacteristically Etisalat took out a full page advert apologising for the muck up faults.
Life in Dubai: An apology from Etisalat!.
I couldn’t help wondering then, how with all this consumer confidence to reclaim they were running this sort of crappy ad:
Taken somewhere off Gulfnews.com
I mean, large skyscraper space in business section, say something enticing, reconciliatory, whatever.
Unrelated side news (both puns intended): Gulfnews site running Google Ads?
