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Post-by-Post Archives

• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #343: May 8, 2008
• Visual search with SearchMe
• No one in South Korea listens to podcasts
• Global communication and marketing come together at IBM
• FIR Interview: Jon Iwata, IBM - May 5, 2008
• Cluetrain up for discussion on next FIR Live call-in episode, Saturday May 24
• Cut from FIR #342
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #342: May 5, 2008
• Twitter Jaiku meetup in Dublin May 10
• Microsoft and Yahoo: The end of a chapter
• Boris no longer the joker in the pack
• FIR Speakers & Speeches: Employees Are the Brand - Apr 23, 2008
• FIR Speakers & Speeches: ROI of Online Press Releases - Apr 23, 2008
• Feel the brand with Braille
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #341: May 1, 2008
• Web 2.0 from the communicator’s viewpoint
• A nice little earner from mobile roaming
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #340: April 28, 2008
• Product placement insight from Mercedes-Benz
• Old Bailey opens its unseen files
• Three books for recommended reading
• The Brits who went to Silicon Valley
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #339: April 24, 2008
• Add video comments with seesmic for WordPress
• The look of Web 2.0
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #338: April 21, 2008
• Encyclopaedia Britannica goes social
• FIR Book Review - Measuring Public Relationships: April 20, 2008
• Is business podcasting dead?
• FIR Live Call-In Episode #5: April 19, 2008
• Stockholm reflections
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #337: April 17, 2008
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #336: April 14, 2008
• The darlings of Twitter
• Rich learning in April
• Great conversations in Soho
• Twittering Gordon Brown’s US visit
• Cut from FIR #335
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #335: April 10, 2008
• Getting more out of Delicious
• Experiencing 3 mobile broadband
• Next FIR Live call-in show set for April 19
• IABC scholarship to attend NYC conference
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #334: April 7, 2008
• What’s in a (domain) name?
• A window into Twitter with TweetStats
• Evidence of Timberland’s social responsibility
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #333: April 3, 2008
• PR geek dinner in London April 12
• Is Windows Vista really going nowhere?
• WordCamp UK in planning
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #332: March 31, 2008
• Everything in the world is just fine
• Blogging simplified with WordPress 2.5
• The failure of BA’s T5 promise
• Cuts from FIR #331
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #331: March 27, 2008
• Upcoming events: April
• Rebranding the French presidency
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #330: March 24, 2008
• FIR Speakers & Speeches: Lindsey Nicole Loughman on Edelman Digital Bootcamp - March 24, 2008
• Aggregating the walled gardens
• FIR Live Call-In Episode #4: March 22, 2008
• Making content sharing easier
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #329: March 20, 2008
• Next live FIR call-in show: Sat March 22
• The substance of FriendFeed
• FIR Video Interview: Rick Murray, Edelman - March 15, 2008
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #328: March 17, 2008
• Expanding the scope of EuroBlog 2008
• Podcasting and digital rights
• The political cynicism of Quaero
• FIR Interview: CNW Group’s Melanie Kurzuk - March 14, 2008
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #327: March 13, 2008
• Social media and the future of PR
• Amazing customer service is the new marketing
• Satisfying the inner geek
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #326: March 10, 2008
• History of social networking in the UK
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #325: March 6, 2008
• Disrupting mobile data costs
• IABC members can join the conversation
• Too many crazy drivers
• Courageous decisions helped regain brand trust
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #324: March 3, 2008
• FIR Interview: Rusty Williams and Aaron Strout of Mzinga - March 3, 2008
• Still a journey for social media
• Ten tips for encouraging blog comments
• Buzz on the go
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #323: February 28, 2008
• The opportunity again for PR
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #322: February 25, 2008
• Social networks from the Financial Times
• FIR Interview: Catching up wth GMnext - February 23, 2008
• Spot the typo
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #321: February 21, 2008
• The continuing growth of Twitter
• Facebook fatigue and niche networks
• Getting to know the Xda Orbit 2
• Consequences for not having a blogging policy
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #320: February 18, 2008
• The key for Microsoft and Yahoo
• FIR Interview: Connie Reece, Frozen Pea Fund - Feb 17, 2008
• Defining the press release
• Ten Chinese superlatives
• FIR Report: IABC EuroComm 2008
• Overlay TV could be for you
• Cut from FIR #319
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #319: February 14, 2008
• Think of the small screen as a new canvas
• Quit smoking with Twitter
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #318: February 11, 2008
• 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan
• Explaining the Blog Council
• Carl Icahn coming soon
• Banning ‘coterminous stakeholder engagement’
• FIR Live Call-In Episode: February 9, 2008
• DreamHost loyalty stretching a bit thin
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #317: February 7, 2008
• In the Daily Dog
• Sending your RSS feeds to Instapaper
• First report for MyRagan TV
• Online video: Opportunities and challenges
• Live FIR call-in show set for Saturday, Feb 9
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #316: February 4, 2008
• Key elements in blogger relations
• Marmite evangelism
• Dave Briggs needs your feedback
• The complexity of combining Microsoft and Yahoo
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #315: January 31, 2008
• Ryanair’s PR disaster
• A popup with value
• FIR Interview: Sarah Dean Forrester on Crisis Communication - Jan 29, 2008
• Qtrax: More than just a PR disaster
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #314: January 28, 2008
• The percolating effect of the Davos Conversation
• Politics is such a load of blah
• Social media and PR from the digital immigrant perspective
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #313: January 24, 2008
• Customer service DreamHost style
• The rise of instant mobile video: Take 2
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #312: January 21, 2008
• The rise of instant mobile video
• Upcoming events
• I’d love to hear from Dell
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #311: January 17, 2008
• FIR Interview: Forrester Principal Analyst Erica Driver on Virtual Worlds - Jan 16, 2008
• Be prepared for popularity
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #310: January 14, 2008
• Opportunities in live blogging with CoverItLive
• Tips on microphones and related podcast questions
• Next, not just the here and now
• Scouts being prepared includes PR
• Cut from FIR #309
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #309: January 10, 2008
• Shooting the breeze with Euan
• BA blogs OpenSkies
• Getting started with video
• FIR Interview: John "Pat" Philbin, former FEMA Communications Director - January 9, 2008
• Podcasting gets even easier
• Cuts from FIR #308
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #308: January 7, 2008
• The big picture with a Nokia N95 8GB
• The cost of Twitter productivity is a bargain
• My week in media
• The FIR Listener Contest is open
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #307: January 3, 2008
• Risks of pushing a terms of use envelope
• FIR Interview: The launch of GMnext - January 3, 2008
• Communicating for leadership
• Banish New Year’s Day blues
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #306: December 31, 2007
• Best wishes for 2008
• Cuts from FIR #305
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #305: December 27, 2007
• The ugly face of conspicuous consumption
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #304: December 24, 2007
• Christmas wishes to you
• Political influencing just had a major shift
• Seasoned FIR reporter Dan York in action
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #303: December 20, 2007
• Does the government really want to hear what you think about climate change?
• An abrupt ending for Blognation
• Cuts from FIR #302
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #302: December 17, 2007
• Maybe size doesn’t matter after all
• Installing Windows Vista SP1 release candidate
• Making up the rules as we go along
• T-Mobile banning Twitter makes no business sense
• Hammer Films lives again on MySpace
• Cuts from FIR #301
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #301: December 13, 2007
• Shades of grey
• Speeding your eBay purchase to you
• Dopplr out of private beta
• Paris and Le Web 3 is the place to be right now
• Cuts from FIR #300
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #300: December 10, 2007
• The FIR #300 marathon coming
• In memory of Marc Orchant
• The CIPR ostrich part 2
• The tipping point for XBRL
• If the approach is right, you get results
• Troubling times for Blognation coming to a head
• A real passion for wine
• Cut from FIR #299
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #299: December 6, 2007
• The interactive way to be a leader
• Track the changing communication landscape with Media Bullseye
• FIR Interview with Microsoft’s Paolo Tosolini on Academy Mobile: Dec 3, 2007
• Trust is essential for social networks
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #298: December 3, 2007
• It takes more than gestures to deliver amazing customer service
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #297: November 29, 2007
• Disruptive is good for 3
• Just a paying customer
• FIR Book Review - WordPress for Dummies: November 27, 2007
• Easy printing with HP Blog Printing
• Cuts from FIR #296
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #296: November 26, 2007
• A brewing PR problem for Skype
• The no-morals approach to YouTube video marketing
• Skype in is Skype out for some users
• The saviour for English football
• Another PR agency joins the conversation
• Cuts from FIR #295
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #295: November 22, 2007
• A hell of a way to get up to speed about data protection
• Meeting the wizard of AUS
• When you’re sitting comfortably
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #294: November 19, 2007
• Finally - Web 2.0 explained!
• Second Life support for Windows Vista
• FIR Interview - Jeremy Burton, CEO, Serena Software, on Facebook Fridays: November 16, 2007
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #293: November 15, 2007
• Personal branding with podcasting
• A wish list for the Skypephone
• The challenges of explaining Web 2.0
• Latest PowerPR blog index
• UK most attuned to social networks
• Indicators of mobile web usage
• Virgin Media’s myopia
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #292: November 12, 2007
• Welcome iPhone visitors!
• The rise of conversational advertising
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #291: November 8, 2007
• MyKinda blog network launches in Eastern Europe
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #290: November 5, 2007
• EU cracks down on fake blogs
• 3 Skypephone: First impressions
• Is Google Feedfetcher the culprit?
• Express your personal brand through the power of podcasting
• How to make Yahoo visible
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #289: November 1, 2007
• Dell launches Dell Shares investor relations blog
• FIR Interview - Lynn Tyson, VP Investor Relations, Dell, on Dell Shares: Nov 1, 2007
• FIR Interview - David Carter, CTO, Awareness: October 30, 2007
• FIR Interview - John Penberthy-Smith, Hutchison 3G UK: October 29, 2007
• Engaging without measuring makes little sense
• Skypephone changes everything
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #288: October 29, 2007
• Reset your blog time when the clocks go back
• A scientific approach to blog ranking
• FMGY: Winners and losers
• The Last Supper in 16 billion pixels close-up
• Speaking at A Brand You World on personal branding
• Birthday thanks
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #287: October 25, 2007
• How a blog can help you get that job
• Marks and Spencer on climate change
• Reasons to be unhappy with Virgin Media
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #286: October 22, 2007
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #285: October 18, 2007
• Adding to the conversation on Intruders.tv
• Here’s the ugly
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #284: October 15, 2007
• The roar of the Wembley crowd
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #283: October 11, 2007
• Jaiku: All about mobile and presence
• Free wifi from McDonald’s nationwide
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #282: October 8, 2007
• That was the week that was
• In conversation with Damien Kiberd
• Conversations at FIR Geek Dinner Oct 5
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #281: October 4, 2007
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #280: October 1, 2007
• FIR Interview - Conor O’Neill, LouderVoice: September 29, 2007
• Heading to Ireland
• Cut from FIR #279
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #279: September 27, 2007
• Manchester City goes green
• Fun with Dreamscene
• Internet cat and mouse in Burma
• WordPress 2.3 released
• FIR Geek Dinner in Windsor Oct 5
• Cuts from FIR #278
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #278: September 24, 2007
• Gearing up for PodCamp Ireland
• Business blogging survey videos on YouTube
• FIR Interview - Forrester Research Analysts Rob Koplowitz and G. Oliver Young: Sept 21, 2007
• Web 2.0 investing on the rise
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #277: September 20, 2007
• Adding to the first line of blog spam defence
• Unblocking the net for employees
• The iPhone is coming
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #276: September 17, 2007
• Maybe too late for Northern Rock
• Small moves and social objects
• A cocoon of life within
• Blogs drive business opportunities: UK survey
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #275: September 13, 2007
• On speaking and cricket
• The trouble with RSS and feed validation
• The escalating ban-Facebook hype
• Think of the users, Microsoft
• Remembrance Day 9/11
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #274: September 10, 2007
• Total Commander: The indispensable utility for PCs
• A good pitch that counters the bad pitches
• Playing the energy game
• FIR Interview - Peter Brill, Radio Salaam Shalom: September 7, 2007
• TechCrunch UK resurrected
• Windows Live Writer beta 3 available
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #273: September 6, 2007
• Twitter needs some super strength and agility
• The PR battleground for social networks
• Virtual credit cards arrive in Second Life
• GM Europe launches social media newsroom
• Required reading: How do blogs measure up
• Cut from FIR #272
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #272: September 3, 2007
• Podcasting for Business at PodCamp UK
• Starting up at PodCamp UK
• PodCamp UK in Second Life
• Social networking license agreement
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #271: August 30, 2007
• Unions call for workplace guidelines for Facebook
• Troubleshooting WLW
• A different kind of lifestream
• Gun crime: Society’s big problem
• Getting ready for PodCamp UK this weekend
• FIR Book Review: Killer Web Content
• Looking for new office space in Second Life
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #270: August 27, 2007
• Cleaning house time for television
• When saying sorry won’t be enough
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #269: August 23, 2007
• Japanese Wall Street to open in Second Life
• Don’t just ban Facebook, provide guidance
• Retro Mac theme for WordPress
• Facebook critique stretches credulity
• Cut from FIR #268
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #268: August 20, 2007
• Skype outage and restoring confidence
• FIR Interview - Mark Ragan, CEO, Ragan Communications: August 19, 2007
• Understanding OpenID is not easy
• Speaking at upcoming events
• A feast of WordPress plugins
• FIR Interview - Steve Mallison-Jones, VlogYourJob: August 17, 2007
• Not a good day for relying on technology
• Cut from FIR #267
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #267: August 16, 2007
• Useful but user unfriendly
• Right to the heart of full-content RSS feeds
• Become a cartoon with MSN
• Maximizing junk mail from the receiver’s viewpoint
• Fix for Windows Live Writer bug
• The Second Life hype cycle
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #266: August 13, 2007
• The case for DRM
• Windows Live Writer is a winner
• Reloaded!
• Upgrade and refresh
• The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #265: August 9, 2007
• FIR Interview - Pete Blackshaw, Nielsen BuzzMetrics: August 8, 2007
• Welcome AdAge Power150 visitors
• How to understand social bookmarking in 3 minutes
• MyRagan TV: YouTube for communicators