Content summary: New Communications Forum this week; Eric Schwartzman interviews Elizabeth Albrycht; Google Page Creator update; social software in the enterprise - Niall Cook on intranets; using RSS without knowing it; PR how-to's from Jeremy Zawodny; Lee Hopkins report; listeners' comments discussion; the FIR Frappr community; the music; and more. Show notes for February 27, 2006 Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 91-minute podcast recorded live from … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #115: February 27, 2006
Archives for February 2006
Diem carp’d
Hugh and I were exchanging some emails about my little faux pas over my previous post about Edelman (re a story that turned out not to be true). Mea culpa, said Hugh. A kind response, but it was more to do with my own 'click-and-post' behaviour rather than 'click-and-read-everything first.' Precisely the kind of thing that's ammunition for those who delight in pointing out the lack of responsibility exhibited by some bloggers in posting without fact-checking. But it's an easy lesson to learn - … [Read more...] about Diem carp’d
Edelman ramping up social media expertise
First it was Phil Gomes last August. Then it was Guillaume du Gardier in October. And then Steve Rubel this month (starting today, in fact). All three communicators, bloggers I know and major influencers in social media and PR, were snapped up by Edelman. And the PR group's objectives are pretty clear (transparent, as befits the blogosphere), according to CEO Richard Edelman: What do we hope to achieve together? In short, we want to persuade our corporate clients to commit to the blogosphere. … [Read more...] about Edelman ramping up social media expertise
Microsoft’s Apple-style word of mouth
If you pay attention to what's going on in the broad tech world (Tech Memeorandum is a great way to get the hum of some opinion), you can't help but notice things like the growing buzz about Microsoft's Origami during the past few days. Like at least half the blogosphere and some mainstream media, I've taken a look at the teasing video showing Origami in action (full instructions via Bink). Ooh, I want one of these! And there's a good buzz effect - I'm not wholly sure exactly what this gadget is … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s Apple-style word of mouth
Four steps to overcome collaboration obstacles
A thoughtful feature in the Financial Times discusses the question of why in-house collaboration in organizations is so difficult, with the consequent impact on effective working. The article highlights some accepted theories about this, including these: [The first theory] is that most companies have "first generation organisation structures and second generation management capabilities". Internal synergies will only come with the right organisation structure - overlapping accountabilities for … [Read more...] about Four steps to overcome collaboration obstacles
The time is right for Naked Conversations
Robert Scoble reports a big upward blip in sales of Naked Conversations, the business book on blogging he co-authored with Shel Israel: I was talking with Richard Edelman yesterday (his blog is here) and he told me he bought about 250 copies of my book. "Oh, were you the one who bought from Amazon?" I asked. Wiley had already seen the spike in sales and reported to us that someone had made a big order. Turned out he was. He's handing them out to all of his senior managers. Who's Richard Edelman? … [Read more...] about The time is right for Naked Conversations
Sharing your favourites
I like the new Technorati Favorites, the new service where you can add blogs and other sites to a list of favourites that others can also access. It's the sharing aspect of it that I like most. Others can see which sites I regard as favourites and I can do the same with others' favourites lists. Adds some more dimension to what you know about people. Here's my current favourites list on Technorati. There are three easy ways to get sites into your own favourites list: Click on the little star … [Read more...] about Sharing your favourites
Google Page Creator: Where’s the problem?
After setting up my first Google webpage the other day, I've been playing around with the new Google Page Creator. My cat had a suggestion for a new page... A lot of commentary out there knocking Google for this tool. It doesn't work properly, they say. Why isn't it integrated with Blogger, they ask. What on earth is Google doing with such trash, they wonder. There's no pleasing some people. Ok, the service is groaning under the strain of popularity at the moment. New sign-ups were suspended … [Read more...] about Google Page Creator: Where’s the problem?