Content summary: Lee Hopkins reports; at home with Microsoft’s vision of the future; Sun’s CEO Jonathan Schwartz wants the SEC to allow disclosure of financial information through blogs; Doodle 4 Google My Britain contest; US etailers have plans for social media for holiday shopping; blogger book craze could fizzle from overkill; US PR industry growth; David Phillips reports; Charlene Li of Forrester Research wants your input on ROI measurement of blogging; listeners’ comments discussion; the music; and more.
Show notes for October 9, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 62-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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So, until Thursday October 12…
(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)
