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Month: June 2009

  • MPs expenses: How to save £91 a week

    Earlier this week, the government published the details of expenses claimed by Members of Parliament. Plenty has been talked about during the past few months in relation to MPs’ expenses, not the least of which has been the ongoing scoop…

  • First steps in understanding the Arabic-speaking blogosphere

    In light of what’s happening in Iran at the moment, and the role of social media in connecting people, a new report on the Arabic blogosphere makes for interesting reading. While Iran isn’t an Arab country, its location and influence…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #458: June 18, 2009

    Content summary: Guest line-up confirmed for next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on June 26; Dan York reports on iPhone OS 3.0, TweetDeck, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits – Top PR firms fail to…

  • Twitter apps: Mobile and sync are the keys

    The two primary Twitter applications for the desktop – TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop – released new versions in the past 24 hours. Both are the latest salvoes in a battle where one winner could gain supremacy as the app on…

  • Keeping Twitter up for Iran

    In the wake of developments in what’s happening in Iran following elections there last week – continuing violent street protests and the Iranian government muzzling the foreign media – this announcement by Twitter yesterday about its delaying a critical maintenance…