Year: 2009

  • New Google Chrome is really fast

    A new version 2.0.172.28 of Google Chrome was released yesterday with Google claiming the web browser is up to 30% faster than previous versions and with some new features included. I’d agree with the claim that it’s faster. In my…

  • FIR listener dinner set for June 7

    There’s a full continent and ocean between Neville and Shel, so they don’t get together in the real world often. The last time was in London in October 2007. The next will be at the IABC World Conference in San…

  • PR and lawyers next on FIR Live

    It’s not unusual for communicators to feel stifled by corporate attorneys whose counsel, often viewed as contrary to the organization’s reputational interests, is rubber-stamped by CEOs. In the next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio, Neville and Shel will look at…

  • Krishna De: Best business podcaster in Ireland

    I’d like to join the voices of many who have congratulated Krishna De for winning the award of Best Business Podcaster in the Irish Internet Association’s NetVisionary Awards 2009, announced in Dublin last night. And a handsome trophy it is!…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #450: May 21, 2009

    Content summary: Next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on May 26; FIR Listener Dinner during the IABC World Conference in San Francisco on June 7; thanks to Dan York for starting an FIR entry on Wikipedia; Dan York reports on…