It’s not so long ago that if you wanted to see what was going on at a conference or other event, and gain some insight into issues and topics being discussed in real time, your only feasible option was actually to be there. That was before the Age of Twitter. Now, all you need to do is follow tweets that use a hashtag – a device that let’s you pay attention only to tweets that contain a particular word preceded by ‘#’ – in order to see all the aggregated commentary … [Read more...] about It’s easy to focus your attention with a Twitter hashtag, wherever you are
Archives for March 2010
A benchmark established for blogger responsibility
A significant event happened yesterday that embraces freedom of speech, blogging and notions of responsibility for one’s actions. It concerns a blog post written by Rod Liddle (a journalist), published on a blog run by The Spectator (a weekly political magazine owned by the Telegraph Media Group), and ruled by the Press Complaints Commission (the mainstream media regulator in the UK) to have breached its code of editorial practice regarding dealing with a reader complaint. In his post, … [Read more...] about A benchmark established for blogger responsibility
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #538: March 29, 2010
Content summary: Michael Netzley in Singapore interviews Steve Rubel; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Ryanair embraces social media, Rachel Maddow/Scott Brown controversy a Facebook/Twitter fabrication; special report on Coultermania from Bob LeDrew in Ottawa; listener comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; music from Gabriel Kain and The Ables, recommended by Marko Minka in London. Get FIR: Download the MP3 file (25.7Mb, 64:08) Subscribe to … [Read more...] about The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #538: March 29, 2010
The enterprise iPad is coming
It’s less than a week to go before the iPad is released in the United States, on April 3. It comes to the UK and other countries later in April. Even if hardly anyone outside of some mainstream media, app developers and Apple fan blogs has seen the new device yet, desire for it is huge with lots of people saying they’re going to get one no matter what (I’m in that crowd). While you’d expect the iPad to be an obvious appeal from a broad consumer perspective – think of the popular … [Read more...] about The enterprise iPad is coming
PR Week PowerBook: genuine influence or simply a popularity list?
PRWeek has published the PRWeek PowerBook 2010, a 106-page A5-size book sub-titled “The definitive guide to the most influential people in PR†in the UK. The publication was launched at a shindig in central London last week, which I went along to. A good time was undoubtedly had by everyone there, according to the photos. Afterwards, as I perused the book, I wondered how PRWeek came to decide who would be included (in fact, the first question that came to my mind when I was at the event). … [Read more...] about PR Week PowerBook: genuine influence or simply a popularity list?
Earth Hour 2010 today
As I write this post, Earth Hour 2010 gets underway off the coast of New Zealand, when the diesel generators on the Chatham Islands are turned off, as the first of 125 countries and territories sets in motion a 24-hour wave of hope and positive action on climate change that the organizers hope will sweep the world for Earth Hour. As the video explains, Earth Hour is designed to focus attention on climate change and the environment: […] Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday … [Read more...] about Earth Hour 2010 today
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #537: March 25, 2010
Content summary: Just Shel today; thanks to Tony Molloy for time stamps for episode #536; a pitch to attend the NewComm Forum; a brief look at Prezi.com, a new approach to presentations; Dan York's report; the Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop; News That Fits: Teneros launches Social Sentry monitoring software that tracks employees' every move in the social media space, SNCR releases "The New Symbiosis of Professional Networks: Social Media's Impact on Business and … [Read more...] about The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #537: March 25, 2010
Employee use of social media and networks: inform your decisions
Blocking employee access in the workplace to social networks and other content (and people) on the web is a tactic employed by many organizations. The most common reasons I hear are that it’s to address organizations’ concerns surrounding security (prevention of viruses, malware, etc, being introduced into the organization) and productivity (stop employees wasting time). Whatever the reason why such restrictions are imposed in many workplaces, it’s a topic that generates much reporting … [Read more...] about Employee use of social media and networks: inform your decisions