NewsGator released an update late yesterday to the FeedDemon RSS reader for Windows. This new build includes a number of security fixes and performance improvements. Full details in the release notes. Definitely a worthwhile upgrade. Free for existing registered users. … [Read more...] about Update to FeedDemon RSS reader
Archives for August 2006
An iPod, an aircraft toilet and what happened next
What a story! A World of Warcraft gamer en route to meet a fellow gamer in Canada sparked a major security alert when he, er, lost his iPod on board his flight. Here's how the story begins: It all started when I got out of my seat to go to the bathroom. I went to the bathroom, washed my hands, and returned to my seat. A little while later the two stewardesses on the flight crossed each other in the aisle. They had a quick conversation that I was in earshot of. "I locked off the front lav. … [Read more...] about An iPod, an aircraft toilet and what happened next
The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #167: August 28, 2006
Content summary: Agency.com gives up on Subway pitch; contribute to BusinessWeek's 'Best of the Web' series; technology lets advertising get personal; the growth of the mobile internet; GM's Michael Wiley joins Edelman; Paramount Pictures and the snide blogger: how should companies respond to bloggers?; Lee Hopkins reports; when to use Flash-based websites; creative approaches to billing; listeners' comments discussion including a follow-up on Pegasus laid-off employees' blog; FIR Frappr … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #167: August 28, 2006
You can’t have it your way
Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 was announced a couple of days ago. I've been trying out the various betas over the past few months, so I downloaded RC1. I think the betas have been pretty good from both a user and a developer point of view, so I was about to install the RC. Then I read through the comments on the announcement post at the IE7 blog. Some very unhappy people writing about their negative experiences with installing RC1. This comment by MikeJ best sums it all up: I … [Read more...] about You can’t have it your way
SNCR Awards deadline approaching
If you're considering submitting an entry for the SNCR Awards - the contest organized by the non-profit think tank Society for New Communications Research - the deadline is 8 September, so you still have time. A worthwhile contest: [...] The SNCR awards will recognize innovative organizations and professionals who are pioneering the use of social media (i.e. blogs, wikis, podcasts, collaborative tools and other forms of participatory communications) in the areas of marketing, public relations … [Read more...] about SNCR Awards deadline approaching
Send Skype a birthday card
Skype, the internet phone service, celebrates its third year in business on Tuesday 29 August. The company has organized a birthday greetings contest where the author of the best birthday card will get a cool prize. But if you're a happy Skype user as I am for the past two years, email them at happybirthday at skype dot net and say "happy birthday" for the sheer pleasure of it, not just for the prize! And check out Skype's thank-you to its users. Nice humorous touch. The contest closes at … [Read more...] about Send Skype a birthday card
The CIPR ostrich
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) proclaims it is "the eyes, ears and voice of the public relations industry" in the UK. I think that's rather worrying. It seems to me that those eyes, ears and voice are deeply rooted in the past and have little relevance to evolving PR practice and the needs of practitioners in the 21st century, if what CIPR director general Colin Farrington talks about is any indicator. Following Farrington's earlier extraordinary views about blogs, he's … [Read more...] about The CIPR ostrich
Biz-Tech-News: Headlines 25-Aug-06
Addicted maybe, but users say BlackBerries improve life Announcing TechCrunch UK Apple recall on laptop batteries BBC Blogger joins Guardian as head of blogging Defra uses wiki as consultative tool Economist on the strange death of newspapers Five Ways to Be a Better Info Junkie with Topix.net French political party UMP wants its members to blog and podcast How MI6 brought down Richard Tomlinson's blog Lulu aims to wag the internet 'long tail' Microsoft releases … [Read more...] about Biz-Tech-News: Headlines 25-Aug-06