Katie Lee.co.uk

Katielee.co.uk has moved

2009-09-21T17:09:00.001+01:00

If you're looking for my website, it is now here at www.katielee.co.uk. I finally got round to making it into a grown up website after Shaa nagged me.

Come visit! Make an entire Sunday of my life spent fiddling with templates worthwhile!

Introducing Miramus Ltd - my new company!

2009-05-05T12:23:00.003+01:00

If you want to know what I'm up to at the moment, you can head over to Miramus.com where you can read all about my new business. I've set Miramus up as a catch all company for all the exciting projects I'm working on, and as the launch pad for a few personal projects I'm formulating, so expect the company's output to be quite diverse!

There's a blog on the site too, which should give you more information about clients I'm currently working with.

www.miramus.com

Leaving Shiny Media

2009-03-23T14:07:00.003Z

Get your hankies ready because it's true: I'm no longer working for Shiny Media. I was very sorry to leave such a vibrant, fun and brilliant business (OK, I know I'm biased), but after four years it felt like the right time to move on.

I'll be announcing a couple of new ventures/projects in the coming weeks and in the meantime, you can still find me in Look magazine, and (of course) on Twitter.

Stay tuned for more news!

From the press release:

We also announce today the departure of our editorial director and co-founder Katie Lee from Shiny. Katie played a massive role in developing Shiny and in particular several of its hero blogs. She has now decided that the time is right to leave the business. She does however remain a significant shareholder in Shiny and we are very grateful for all she has done over the years.

I'm one of London's 1000 most influential people!

2008-10-24T17:12:00.006+01:00

The Evening Standard has named me one of London's most influential people in New Media! Along with my co-founders, Ashley and Chris, I got to celebrate with the likes of Boris Johnson and Gok Wan at the Wallace Collection a few weeks ago.

I'm one of the youngest people on the list... right up until the sections on fashion and acting and then I start to look quite long in the tooth...

More about it all over on the Shiny Media blog (or click on the image to read the full entry).

Don't worry, I plan on using my new powers for good.

Guest editing Dollymix and other Shiny columns

2008-04-06T10:51:00.006+01:00

I always link to my freelance stuff on here, but never the columns I write for Shiny Media blogs. It's time to redress that balance!

I'm currently guest-editing Dollymix, our online women's magazine, while the editor, Cate Sevilla is away on holiday. I'm really enjoying myself. You can read my byline columns here.

I'm writing a column for Bridalwave about trying to plan an eco-friendly wedding. You can read the first three here: Venue, Rings, The Flowers

I've also written a couple of columns for Shiny Shiny: My Favourite Wastes of Time | Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn - you name it, I've got a toolbar for it.
and Crafty Crafty: Top 5 ways to deal with a Craft Slump | Why I'm never crocheting anyone any presents ever again.

Oh, and I did a piece for TV Scoop about how much I love The Palace.

Look Magazine - Life Consultancy

2008-04-06T10:49:00.003+01:00

I've been writing Look Magazine's gadget column for the past year now. I'm really impressed that a women's magazine has not only included a regular, weekly gadget and tech column, but that they have allowed me to write some really quite geeky things without complaining.

Thanks Look Magazine people!

Recent Interviews

2008-04-06T10:35:00.004+01:00

It's about time I did a round up of some of the interviews I did last year:

The Observer - iPhone launch
The Telegraph - Looking beyond the pink and sparkly
The Sun - Colleen's mobile is "Top WAG Gadget"

Telegraph Christmas Gadgets Feature

2008-04-06T09:37:00.007+01:00

Once again, I was wheeled out to assist with the Telegraph's Christmas gadget extravaganza. You can view my contributions here:

Gadgets For Girls this Christmas:

Children
Young Teens
Teens & 20-somethings
Over 30s
Over 40s

They seem to have added in some typos especially for the online edition, so consider that a special extra treat.

Sorry about splitting people up into gender and age demographics. They made me do it. Just be glad that I didn't make all the gifts for over 40s geriatric aids.

Katie Lee's LinkedIn Profile

2008-02-26T13:45:00.003Z

If you would like to view my profile on LinkedIn, you can see it here:

Gadgets for girls and boys in the Telegraph

2007-03-03T17:29:00.001Z

Here's a rather smart rendering of the Christmas gadgets piece I did for the Telegraph, with a slideshow and everything.

Read Article

Current Freelance Stuff

2006-11-21T09:03:00.000Z

Since running Shiny Media now takes up most of my time, I don't do quite as much freelance writing. However, regular stuff I'm still doing includes:

Observer Woman - gadgets column
Voyager - BMI's in-flight magazine - gadgets column
Custom PC Big in Japan column

And lots of stuff for Woman & Home magazine.

I'm also working on a special new project for a big publishing house. More details to come!

Katie's Yoga Flames - For the Indy on Sunday Review

2006-05-18T10:26:00.001+01:00

I made a video for my Independent on Sunday Review photography column. This month it was about shooting video on your digital camera and here is my attempt:

Regular Column in Observer Woman

2006-03-20T13:01:00.000Z

Just a quick note to say that I'm now doing a regular gadget section in Observer Woman magazine, the latest monthly mag from the Observer.

Me on the Gadget Show

2006-03-03T11:23:00.000Z

I was on TV the other day, chatting to the beguiling Suzi Perry about Gadgets For Girls - something the Gadget Show, which is aimed at 16-34 year old men, has previously ignored.

You can check out screen grabs Gadget Show website, including some particular attractive ones of me lying on the floor, looking embarrassed, with an impressive double chin. It was the camera angle, I tells yer.

Guardian Article

2006-01-13T14:13:00.001Z

I've written another piece about moblogging, this time for the Guardian magazine.
Read

Oh, and I also did a round up of snazzy gadgets at the same time.
Read

And while I'm on the subject, here's a link to a piece about a Virtual Beauty pageant by Simon Creasey in which I proffer my opinion.
Read

Radio One - Oneclick/Future

2005-11-10T14:34:00.000Z

I've done a couple of podcast type things for Radio One recently for their oneclick/future shows. You can listen to the current one here.

Blueprint Magazine - Interview with Jason Bruges

2005-09-19T14:26:00.000+01:00

I've just done a piece for the latest Blueprint magazine (Oct issue), interviewing the lovely Jason Bruges about his interactive architecture.

"Light work: Jason Bruges is a designer who hopes to change the way we think about architecture through the use of light. Katie Lee finds out what lies behind his illuminating work"

PC Pro Reviews

2005-09-02T17:07:00.000+01:00

When I'm not being interviewed I do actually do a bit of writing. Here's some of the stuff I've done recently for PC Pro.

Palm LifeDrive
Palm Treo 650
Orange SPV C550
Siemens SK65

Interview in The Evening Standard

2005-09-01T12:58:00.000+01:00

Yep, rent-a-gob strikes again. This time I've been spouting off in the Evening Standard, talking about this new-fangled blogging malarkey. The piece isn't up on the website, but if you click on this pic and then click on the little orange square thing on the bottom right hand corner, you can just about make it out. Incidentally, the interview I did ages ago for the Standard is here.

Interview in the Observer

2005-09-01T12:52:00.000+01:00

I had a fun few days last month being interviewed by Polly Vernon for the Observer and getting all dressed up for the photoshoot. You can read the article here.

Interview in the Sun

2005-09-01T11:38:00.001+01:00

The Sun interviewed me the other day. Apparently, women are spending on average £634 a year on gadgets. While they were at it, the Sun also got me to pick my top five gadgets for girls. Click here to read

Independent on Sunday Review - Blogging

2005-06-17T09:39:00.000+01:00

I got told off the other day for not updating this site enough, so here's a link to a piece I wrote for my IOS Review column about photoblogging and moblogging. Thanks to Matt the moblogger for scanning it and sticking it up.

You can read it here

And you can see my photoblog here
And my moblog here

Guardian Stuff

2005-01-18T14:35:00.000Z

I did two pieces for The Guardian Weekend recently: Classy gadgets and Colourful Gadgets. As Ashley rightly pointed out, the supplement looks even better in print as The Guardian "spent the equivalent a Premiership player’s weekly cocaine allowance on photography".

Interviews/Quotes

2005-01-18T13:40:00.000Z

Writing "gadgets for girls" features has become a popular pastime for journalists recently. Which is where I come in...

Recently mouthing off in:

The Sun - on a piece about girls spending lots of money on gadgets
The Guardian
Elle US - (Although they might have just given Shiny Shiny a mention and leave out my sparkling commentary - I never saw the piece.)
New York Times
Stuff UK
Vogue UK - December 2004
The Evening Standard
BBC Online
The Observer

And on:

6Music Phil Jupitus breakfast show. Dave Green likes a lie in every now and then.
ITV News - (According to my sisters' review, I laughed at my own jokes and licked my teeth too much. On the plus side, my teeth looked white and you couldn't see my bra through my shirt.
Radio Five Live
Radio Newcastle
And an Irish Radio station I can't recall the name of - but I did manage to say "peed off" twice on air and spent most of the time dodging queries about vibrators.

Marie Claire

2005-01-17T10:40:00.000Z

Here's some of the early Marie Claire pieces. I'll upload the others as well eventually.

Gadgets For Girls
Marie Claire Trends piece
Interview with Belle de Jour. She got a book deal just before the piece came out and told me I'd managed to slip under the net before her agent put a stop to interviews.
iPod mini. Just a little preview piece for the iPod mini.

All about me

2005-01-16T19:26:00.017Z

So who am I anyway?

Specialities:

Blogging and social media
Product development, content creation and management
Creative commercial campaigns
Web 2.0 futurology and consultancy
Women's media
Publishing
Technology

Co-Founder Shiny Media
I co-founded Shiny Media, the UK's biggest blog publishing company in 2004 with 3.1million unique users a month (you can read the full blurb about Shiny Media over on our company blog). In 2007 we took investment from Bright Station Ventures.

Editorial Director, Shiny Media
As editorial director, I created and launched over 35 blogs for the network with titles across the Lifestyle, Fashion, Technology, Games and Sports sectors. I managed a team of 11 in-house editors and more than 50 freelance writers and editors. Some of our flagship blogs include Tech Digest, Catwalk Queen,, TV Scoop and Shoewawa.

I was also founding editor of Shiny Shiny back in 2004 (the world's first gadgets blog aimed at women), which now receives over 300,000 uniques a month.

Commercial campaigns

I worked on many commercial campaigns for blue chip advertisers, creating bespoke, web-friendly partnerships with clients such as Vodafone (Vodafone Live Guy, Vodafone Live Shopping), LG (The LG Media Talent Award, City Clickers) and Cisco (Digital Cribs). Both the LG and Cisco campaigns were extended into Europe using our relationships with European blog networks.

Journalist
I started life as a technology writer, producing a monthly column for the The Independent on Sunday Review, The Observer and Custom PC. I have also written for Woman & Home, Mobile Choice, Stuff, T3, Marie Claire, PC Pro, Blueprint, the Guardian, FHM, Dazed & Confused, and most of the daily newspapers.

I've made numerous TV and Radio appearances, including The Gadget Show (discussing gadgets for women), Something for the Weekend, Radio 5 Live, Radio One, Radio Four and 6Music.

I still accept freelance work that interests me and currently write a weekly column for Look Magazine. You can contact me on katie[at]katielee.co.uk if you'd like to offer me money for words.

You can find out more about my freelance work by clicking on this Freelance link.