Month: October 2009

  • The big role of the social web in election campaigning

    The final week of the party political conference season is upon us: this week, it’s the Conservative Party in Manchester with all the media attention on the party and its leader David Cameron, who could be our next Prime Minister…

  • Would you buy a used car from these guys?

    I was going through some of my photos this Sunday morning as part of some digital housekeeping when I came across this one, of my podcasting partner Shel Holtz and I taken by Shel’s wife Michele in Concord, California, last…

  • A red mist about social media

    Antony Mayfield writes about an experience recounted on the This Is Herd blog about someone getting really wound up about social media: […] Interesting post from Dirk about how social media can make people very, very angry. People sometimes wish…

  • Watch your communication-ness soar

    A new technology tool that started rolling out during the past week is Google Wave, what Google dryly describes as “an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration.” It’s got a lot of people articulating a lot of opinions, pro…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #488: October 1, 2009

    Content summary: Neville’s new role at WeissComm Group; vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; FIR interview with Smithsonian’s Michael Edson posted; FIR interview next week with Steve Rubel; follow-up: Brands in Public and Google Sidewiki; Dan York reports on Google…