For the first time, the IABC World Conference - set to begin this coming Sunday in Toronto, Canada - will be preceded by an unconference. Several online properties have been developed around the "Toronto Talks" unconference, including a central repository of information and interactivity at http://grou.ps/torontotalks. Here's what the IABC website has to say about the unconference: From the newest online social networks to the latest internal microblogging tools, social media are changing all … [Read more...] about FIR Interview: Linda Johannesson and Christopher Swan on the IABC Unconference
Archives for May 2010
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #549: May 31, 2010
Content summary: Memorial Day in the US and Bank Holiday in the UK; new FIR Interview, Speakers & Speeches podcasts up; coming: another FIR Interview, and Speakers & Speeches podcasts from the Dell B2B social media event in London last week; update on the FIR iPhone/Android apps; 5 Minutes On... Pennsylvania launches Foursquare tourism drive, books come alive with mobile barcodes, Zappos' $1.6 million mistake pays off, personalize your Audi with apps, tweeting for kidneys, the … [Read more...] about The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #549: May 31, 2010
A hoverboard that works
Doesn't this... ...look remarkably like this... Reality in a Back To The Future II style. Not in five years - 2015 was the year portrayed in that film - but ten is credible, I reckon. (Via Engadget) Related post: No hoverboards in San Francisco? … [Read more...] about A hoverboard that works
Five stories for the holiday weekend
Ever since I started blogging back in 2002, I have always found RSS to be one of the most useful tech tools ever invented. RSS enables me, you, anyone, to automatically receive new or updated content from anywhere on the web, right on your desktop, laptop or mobile device without having to lift a finger to go and find it. All you need is a feed reader and you're set. I recommend FeedDemon for Windows and Google Reader on the web (and the mobile version for mobile devices). So here are five … [Read more...] about Five stories for the holiday weekend
FIR Interview: Eric Groves on Constant Contact acquisition of NutShellMail
Constant Contact, one of the better-known names in the commercial email business, recently announced the acquisition of NutShellMail, which aggregates social content and delivers it to your inbox. In this interview, FIR co-host Shel Holtz speaks with Eric Groves, Constant Contact's senior vice president of Global Market Development, about the rationale for the acquisition and the future integration of social media with email. Get this podcast: Download the MP3 file (9.55Mb, 22:26) Get … [Read more...] about FIR Interview: Eric Groves on Constant Contact acquisition of NutShellMail
Will the iPad be your show-maker or your show-stopper?
As the iPad formally launches today in the UK - as well as in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland - expect your TV news to be full of images of queues at Apple stores in all of those countries. If you use Twitter, you can expect an overwhelming number of tweets from people with "I got an iPad!" or similar throughout much of the day, too. The key word "ipad" isn't yet a trending topic on Twitter but I bet it will be soon. In short, you'll have a hard time … [Read more...] about Will the iPad be your show-maker or your show-stopper?
FIR Speakers and Speeches: Francesca Karpel on social media and employee engagement
Content summary: Francesca Karpel, senior manager of Internal Communications at NetApp, delivered a breakout session at the 2010 New Communications Forum titled "How Social Media & Online Communities Strengthen Employee Engagement," April 23, 2010. From the NewComm Forum session description: NetApp (#1 on Fortune's Best Companies to Work For in January 2009) employees around the world wanted more opportunities to communicate - with each other and with leadership. Based on this … [Read more...] about FIR Speakers and Speeches: Francesca Karpel on social media and employee engagement
Video presentations on B2B social media
Yesterday's DellB2b Social Media Huddle that took place at Microsoft's London office - which has excellent facilities for this type of event including robust and reliable wifi - was highly worthwhile, according to much of the comment I heard from many participants in the pub last night after the event. (In the pub: that's where you get real feedback.) I agree - I thought it was extremely useful, so many stories, examples, ideas and possibilities shared, discussed and otherwise talked about … [Read more...] about Video presentations on B2B social media