This is the world of social networks according to gossip blog ValleyWag citing data from Alexa. Although the map's colours make it a bit difficult to see clearly which network is prevalent in which part of the world, you can see where the two networks most talked-about in the English-speaking world (MySpace and Facebook) are dominant - USA and Australia (MySpace); Canada, UK, Middle East, South Africa (Facebook). One stat I found a bit surprising was regarding Cyworld, the social network out … [Read more...] about Today’s social networked world
Archives for June 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #253: June 28, 2007
Content summary: Road-weary Shel in Dallas; the IABC conference; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Dan York reports; turning address books into social networks: is it time to look at Plaxo again?; social network overload; new intranets take a page from MySpace; an olympic PR challenge for brands at Beijing 2008; Facebook's potential for marketing; David Phillips reports; listeners' comments discussion; the music; and more. [Message from our sponsor: Save time with the CustomScoop … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #253: June 28, 2007
The Foreign Secretary who blogs
So the change has begun, following yesterday's handover of power from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, with the announcement this morning of the new Cabinet that Prime Minister Brown is forming. A huge change, it seems, in personalities and styles compared to the types of people Tony Blair would have included. I'll leave it to other, more politically-seasoned pundits to offer views and opinions (and there are plenty of opinions). Some good conversations going on at BBC Political Editor Nick … [Read more...] about The Foreign Secretary who blogs
The only tech PR news is iPhone
One of the questions we had in Monday's FIR #252 came from Doug Haslam via Twitter: Should any PR people with consumer tech products even bother pitching this week? Or will it be all iPhone all the time? I recall my reply on the show was not if you're in the UK but probably so if you're in the US as the iPhone launches in the US on June 29 but not in the UK until later this year. Well, the build up to the launch in just two days time is nothing less than phenomenal. Thousands of media reports … [Read more...] about The only tech PR news is iPhone
More cool ways to use Twitter
Along with about half the planet, I use Twitter, the compulsive chat/connector/micro-blogging (take your pick or add your own definition) service that lets you see what your friends are up to at any given moment and let them know what you're up to. Already there are hundreds of add-on applications that extend the capabilities of what you can do with Twitter. Everyone has a favourite and one isn't necessarily better than any other. But for what it's worth, I love TwitKu which is the one I use … [Read more...] about More cool ways to use Twitter
The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #252: June 25, 2007
Content summary: Travels, the IABC conference, and social media IT challenges for organizations; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Sallie Goetsch reports from the Podcast Asylum; the kerfuffle between Federated Media and Microsoft; viral Dove video wins top prize at Cannes; the Dix and Eaton e-annual report; how the internet is changing politics; strategies for recruiting Gen-Y workers; younger workers demanding Web 2.0 technologies on the job; listeners' comments discussion; the … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #252: June 25, 2007
The risks of not waiting for IT
Younger employees are going to be pushing employers to use Web 2.0 technologies on the job. And if their companies don't start adopting them, younger workers will most likely just start using them on the sly. So says an Information Week report last week. I found this concise story especially interesting as this is a topic that always comes up when I speak with companies about social media. Indeed, it's one of the pivotal points in any discussion I have with people when we're considering changes … [Read more...] about The risks of not waiting for IT
IABC conference gets underway
Today the IABC 2007 international conference formally kicks off in New Orleans, USA, running through this Wednesday. I couldn't be there this year but I will be following the happenings at In Session, the official conference blog, and posts that might appear at the IABC Cafe. I'll also be tracking blog posts via Technorati (although it's a pity there's no common tag for posts that everyone would use). There's also the IABC groups in MyRagan.com and the Melcrum Communicators' Network. If you're a … [Read more...] about IABC conference gets underway