Month: January 2009

  • Get Windows 7 beta while you can

    Today’s the day that Microsoft makes the first public beta version of Windows 7 universally available to anyone who wants it, via download from Microsoft’s website. Windows 7 is the next version of the Windows operating system, successor to Windows…

  • FIR Cut: Wells Fargo blog on merger

    Overflow from FIR #412 on January 8, 2009. News That Fits: The Wells Fargo-Wachovia Blog Wells, Wachovia blog on merger Blog debuts to pitch Wells-Wachovia merger Download this podcast (2.28Mb, 4:55) If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #412: January 8, 2009

    Content summary: Upcoming FIR Interview with Jack O’Dwyer; Shel’s in Indianapolis; Dan York reports on catching waves, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: mobile marketing moves from ads to apps, blogger outreach, why you must…

  • Tips to help you get started with Twitter

    Twitter has been in the news a great deal in recent weeks, sometimes for trivial reasons, sometimes for headline-grabbing reasons. Whatever the reason, one thing is true – more and more people are signing up for accounts and joining the…

  • Virgin exuberance

    This ad spot for airline Virgin Atlantic is currently running on TV in the UK: It’s one of the best ads I’ve seen for a long time, one that grabs your attention and keeps it. Once you start watching, you’re…