Month: January 2009

  • Better luck next time

    I bought a ticket for the National Lottery’s Lotto prize draw yesterday. It’s the first time in well over a year that I’ve played the Lotto game. So I don’t have any magic formula, no treasured numbers that have proven…

  • When Apple asked about O2

    I had an email from Apple this morning, asking me to take a brief survey regarding my recent sorry experience with my iPhone which was replaced under warranty last week. “Dear Apple Customer,” it began. “Apple would like to get…

  • The TweetDeck model: not just about Twitter

    Iain Dodsworth, London-based developer of TweetDeck – one of the the hottest apps built on the back of Twitter, to help you manage your Twitter community – is securing funding of $500,000 in an angel investment round led by US-based…

  • FIR Interview: Martin Murray, Public Service New Hampshire

    FIR correspondent Dan York interviews Martin Murray, primary spokesperson for utility Public Service New Hampshire, about the use of social media as a communication channel during a recent ice storm. Get this podcast: Download the MP3 file (13.9Mb, 30:23) Get…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #414: January 15, 2009

    Content summary: Upcoming FIR Interviews; next FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio on Feb 7; Neville’s webinar today for IABC; Dan York reports from Keene, New Hampshire; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: the importance of simplicity, Al-Jazeera…