Content summary: Shel started in Overland Park, MO, and then headed to Chicago; Neville's in France. An update on the social media news release. The Media Monitoring Minute. Can the iPhone find its way into business? The state of green communication. Dan York's report. Listener comments - a bundle of 'em! No music today... [Messages from our sponsors: FIR is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years, www.ragan.com; Save time with the … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #285: October 18, 2007
Archives for October 2007
Adding to the conversation on Intruders.tv
When I was in Ireland last month for PodCamp Ireland, I got together with Conn O Muineachain for an interview for Intruders.tv. We had a terrific conversation focused on social media and communication. Conn's now posted that interview which you can also see here: It was a real pleasure talking to Conn and I hope our conversation adds to, well, the overall conversation. Does it? You might also be interested in some of Conn's other interviews with people like John McGuinness, Irish Minister of … [Read more...] about Adding to the conversation on Intruders.tv
Here’s the ugly
In some of my presentations and workshops about social media, I often use this image to preface a session as a means of introducing this thought - there are many facets of social media and communication and why you might use them or not, as well as how you use them. As a glass-half-full type of person, I typically focus on the good while recognizing there is bad. I've yet to talk about the ugly. That moment is here. A fad in the United States - which hasn't yet hit the UK - is so-called … [Read more...] about Here’s the ugly
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 … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #284: October 15, 2007
The roar of the Wembley crowd
The weekend that's just passed was a tremendous one for sports fans. There was the semi-final of the rugby world cup in Paris which saw England beat France 14-9 in a nail-biting finish. I caught that crucial bit live on TV. Then there was England's qualifying game in the Euro 2008 football championship at Wembley stadium where they beat Estonia 3-0. I was there for the whole match. As I'd never been to Wembley stadium before, not even the old Wembley before the current new high-tech venue opened … [Read more...] about The roar of the Wembley crowd
The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #283: October 11, 2007
Content summary: Shel's in Dallas with the world's worst broadband; C.C. Chapman's new gig; Dan York reports; Google buys Jaiku; David Phillips reports; Neville drops off; an editor's letter; Great Facebook Debate sells out; listener comments; music by Paperboy Jack; and more. [Messages from our sponsors: FIR is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years, www.ragan.com; Save time with the CustomScoop online clipping service: sign up for your … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #283: October 11, 2007
Jaiku: All about mobile and presence
Since the news broke last night that Google has acquired Jaiku, every manner of opinion has surfaced on what it means, why they didn't buy Twitter, who will, etc. Never heard of Jaiku? It's a micro-blogging tool. Or it's a presence indicator. Or it's an instant messaging application. Here's Jaiku's own description: Jaiku is an activity stream and presence sharing service that works from the Web and mobile phones. [...] Jaiku is a way to connect with friends by sharing short messages called … [Read more...] about Jaiku: All about mobile and presence
Free wifi from McDonald’s nationwide
When McDonald's restaurants completes the roll out of its free wifi service across all its 1,200 UK restaurants later this year, it will become the country's biggest provider of free wireless broadband internet access. While there's no reference to this news on any McDonald's website - no press release, nothing - lots of media reporting provides the details. I watched McDonald's UK CEO Steve Easterbrook speak on Jeff Randall's business show on Sky News on Monday night. He said you'll be able to … [Read more...] about Free wifi from McDonald’s nationwide