Press Release

Streetscene Blogs LLC announced a number of changes to the 'Suitcasewatch' website and revenue stream, as from midday EST today.

Founders Edward Steinbech and James Wizowski will be relinquishing their responsibilities as directors from immediate effect. They will remain with Streetscene Blogs LLC as paid blogging consultants. We thank Edd and Jimi for their contribution to the site and wish them well for the future.

The 'Suitcasewatch' blog will continue, but with an expanded remit and new management team.

Jay Baker, CEO of Streetscene Blogs LLC said:

"Recently that we have come to accept that the market for the web-based delivery of pictures of an individual suitcase on a London street has been consistently over-valued. To protect our investors we have therefore decided to restructure the blog, to focus on the wider suitcase-watching community.

"It is unfortunate that planned synergies with MySpace floundered on the issue of disputed intellectual property rights. Talks with The Friday Project and Paul Carr also turned out to be a blind alley for Suitcasewatch, which has decided to maintain its integrity as an independent source of content.

"Throughout the recent upheaval our user base has remained strong and loyal, and we look forward to their continuing loyalty."

ENDS.

A Message from Edd and Jimi

Hi Guys,

First of all, we'd like to sincerely apologize for the lack of updates to Suitcasewatch over the past few days. We're working flat out on new content (Edd has left College and is now full time on Suitcasewatch!) as well as upgraded servers and a new backbone to cater for the increased interest.

It's no secret that times are tough finance-wise for the site. We started Suitcasewatch pretty well one week ago today, and we won't deny it has been a learning experience! (You bet! - Edd). There are other 'pavement furniture' type sites around trying to get a slice of our revenue pie, and there is some aggressive marketing around. It would be a sad day if marketing dollars were to bulldoze all before them - remember Betamax was generally regarded to be the better product but lost out to so-called big business.

Thanks to our owners, Streetscene Blogs LLC, for their ongoing support in continuing with Suitcasewatch.

And lastly to the Suitcasewatch community. You guys are the best! We've gotten great feedback and support from you since day one, and it's what makes Edd and I keep going. The Adam Smith guys, Samizdata, Melanie Phillips - and most of all, all you great individual 'little guy' bloggers and readers out there. Long may we continue together.

All best wishes,

Edd and Jimi

Suitcasewatch: Day 2

The suitcase has disappeared!!!

We search frantically. But there is only that poxy bathmat. Our project is ruined, as are our chances for 'Best Street Furniture/Inanimate Object' at the 2007 Weblog Awards.

As yet there are no clues as to who has taken it. We worry that the publicity we have generated may be connected, and that a reader may be involved. Even now somebody may be using it as a helpless prop to demonstrate the opportunity cost of means of production, etc.

Sigh. The wind is out of our sails.

*taps desk*

Tune in tomorrow for funny and witty Google referrals.

Suitcasewatch: Day 1

The suitcase stands there in the road - a statement of our own isolation within the framework of a twenty-first century universe.

We attempt to photograph it, in order to get back to college for our art project. But some idiot keeps getting in the way. He is messing around a few yards further down the road, gawping at something in the gutter. Then he walks over and photographs our suitcase!

He leaves, in the direction of the local hostel.

Later we discover a wet carpet tile in the road where he was standing. Somebody has modified it to make it look like a bathmat. Clearly there is some sort of student prank going on.

We return to photograph our suitcase. The zeitgeist has progressed - is it still relevant to Blair's Britain?