Content summary: New FIR discussion forum launching; the next FIR episode marks this podcast's third anniversary; a listener contest coming; FIR live in January on BlogTalk Radio; Lee Hopkins looks forward to 2008; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Microsoft promotes Vista on YouTube with open commenting; are email and mobile phones the real social graph?; Tesla CEO blogs explanations; who's got what you're looking for: ask Hoosgot; Colgate in Second Life; senior employees obligated … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #306: December 31, 2007
Archives for December 2007
Best wishes for 2008
This last day of 2007 has been a hefty workday so far. But now getting close to winding down and focusing on celebrating the passing of the year tonight. One thing still to do later today - record FIR #306 with Shel. I expect we'll do that over a glass of champagne. Well, I will as it will be early evening; not sure about Shel as he'll only be starting his day in California! Things have been a bit quiet around this blog over Christmas and will continue so through this first week of 2008. … [Read more...] about Best wishes for 2008
Cuts from FIR #305
Overflow from today's FIR #305: 1-Minute News Best Buy up to its old tricks What is an intranet? Download FIR Cuts MP3s - Best Buy (5:18) | Intranet (5:09). If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they're published, subscribe to the RSS feed. (What are FIR Cuts?) … [Read more...] about Cuts from FIR #305
The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #305: December 27, 2007
Content summary: Predictions for 2008; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Todd Cochrane's 24-hour podcasts to support OLPC; Google Reader sharing private data stirs up a storm; Blognation writers live on; online TV ads more popular than TV TV ads; Dan York reports on Twitter; listeners' comments discussion; next FIR episode on New Year's Eve; music from Brother Love; and more. [Messages from our sponsors: FIR is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #305: December 27, 2007
The ugly face of conspicuous consumption
Did you have a great Christmas? We did in our family, a time of year when everyone gets together - parents, children, siblings, cousins - to simply enjoy each others' company in a relaxed atmosphere. Plenty to eat and drink, lots of great conversations, and the pleasure of giving and receiving gifts. There is a dark side, though - packaging and waste. We're probably typical among many families in the UK in that we now have a few boxes and bags full of the packaging left over after you unwrap … [Read more...] about The ugly face of conspicuous consumption
The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #304: December 24, 2007
Content summary: New NMRCast is up; discussion: frozen peas and the power of grassroots support for a cause; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Lee Hopkins reports; discussion: the final entry in Jonathan Crow's great social experiment; IBM's been busy; the British Royal Family launches YouTube channel; David Phillips reports; listeners' comments including discussion on employee bloggers prompted by Kris Gallagher and on social networks prompted by Mitch Joel; music by Natalie Brown; … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #304: December 24, 2007
Christmas wishes to you
The moment will soon be here to log off, disconnect, turn off equipment and focus on family and friends as we prepare to celebrate Christmas day tomorrow. Other than fulfilling work obligations during today, plus try and complete a bit of last-minute shopping, the only thing left that I have to do is to record FIR #304 with Shel this evening. We'll have that show up tonight so you'll have something to listen to over Christmas :) Wherever you are in the world, I wish every one of you an … [Read more...] about Christmas wishes to you
Political influencing just had a major shift
In the blogosphere, you'll always hear talk about how people who write blogs or otherwise use social media can wield some influence in affecting the opinions of others. There is plenty of evidence to indicate that social media does have influence on not only the opinions but also the actions of others. The recently-completed New Media, New Influencers and Implications for the PR Profession study from the Society for New Communications Research think-tank (disclosure: I'm an advisory board … [Read more...] about Political influencing just had a major shift