The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #284: October 15, 2007

Content summary: Shel’s in Virginia with much better hotel wifi; the spread of wifi in communities and differences on both sides of the Atlantic; rules for online posting from the Online Journalism Review; word of mouth is the most powerful selling tool: Nielsen survey; crisis plans for B2B marketers; mainstream media on mobile: different approaches by The Toronto Star and The Daily Telegraph; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listeners’ comments discussion; news about Thursday’s show; the music by Jag Star; and more.

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Show notes for October 15, 2007

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So, until Thursday October 18…

(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)

Neville Hobson

Social Strategist, Communicator, Writer, and Podcaster with a curiosity for tech and how people use it. Believer in an Internet for everyone. Early adopter (and leaver) and experimenter with social media. Occasional test pilot of shiny new objects. Avid tea drinker.

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