Month: October 2007

  • Birthday thanks

    It was my birthday last Tuesday. I received the usual cards from family and friends. I also received good wishes from many of my friends on Facebook and Twitter. So I wanted to say “thank you” to all of you.…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #287: October 25, 2007

    Content summary: Shel’s on a plane; today’s show a bit longer; 15 reasons why Facebook may be worth $15 billion; why you can’t buy a Heineken beer in Second Life; Dan York reports on a new job and much more;…

  • How a blog can help you get that job

    If you’ve been writing a blog for any length of time, you’ll know that anything you publish online is discoverable (as in “I’m going to google so-and-so”) as well as connectable to content published by other people (think of automated…

  • Marks and Spencer on climate change

    Going in to Marks and Spencers‘ store in Sandhurst on Sunday, I couldn’t help but see this large wall poster at the store entrance: It wasn’t so much the statement that caught my attention but more the web address –…

  • Reasons to be unhappy with Virgin Media

    I received a letter the other day from Virgin Media telling me about a few reasons to be cheerful as a Virgin Media customer. In his introduction, Steve Stewart, managing director of customer care, says we could all do with…