An industry undergoing wholesale change is one way of characterizing the mainstream media as news organizations confront a digital future by planning and experimenting with different business models to help ensure their survival in a marketplace that bears little resemblance to the conditions of yore when it was all about print. One media property at the heart of evolution and change is the Financial Times, owned by media conglomerate Pearson which today announced robust financial results for … [Read more...] about FIR Interview: Steve Pinches on the FT, tablets and mobile
Archives for February 2011
Communication is key to issue management, Vodafone
Trouble in the UK for mobile operator Vodafone this Monday morning as thousands if not millions of customers across the UK have no cellular or mobile broadband service at all. I'm one of those. As I write this post, there is still no service in my area in the UK almost four hours after I first noticed the loss of service. As much of the mainstream media has begun reporting over the past few hours, it appears to be the result of a break-in at a data centre and subsequent vandalism of equipment. … [Read more...] about Communication is key to issue management, Vodafone
FIR Cut: Childish PR practices, the end of email
Overflow from FIR #588 on February 28, 2011. PR Daily: A PR rep unfollows a journalist because of critical stories Financial Times: European company will ban internal use of email by 2014 (free FT registration required) Download this podcast (MP3, 2.34Mb; length 5:45) If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they’re published, subscribe to the RSS feed. (What are FIR Cuts?) … [Read more...] about FIR Cut: Childish PR practices, the end of email
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #588: February 28, 2011
Content summary: FIR Interview with OneForty.com's Laura Fitton is up and one with the Financial Times on its mobile efforts is coming; congratulations to Voce Communications on its acquisition by Porter-Novelli; a review of Peter Shankman's new book is coming from FIR Book Review Editor Bob LeDrew; share your opinion in the new Pollstream poll on the FIR website; promo from Ragan Communications about the new Ragan.com and other sites; News That Fits: RealWire launches a new press release search … [Read more...] about The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #588: February 28, 2011
Behaviorgraphics: better understanding of levels of engagement
One of the best visual aids to understanding influence, influencers and people's behaviours online is the technograhics ladder created by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff for their book, Groundswell, in 2007 and updated in early 2010. (Click the thumbnail to see the full image.) The ladder makes it clear that the majority of people online are what Li and Bernoff call "spectators" (people who consume content rather than create it; it's a high number, 70 percent) with a minority of … [Read more...] about Behaviorgraphics: better understanding of levels of engagement
Windows 7 SP1 painless update
Earlier this week, Microsoft publicly released the first service pack for Windows 7. Maybe it's a sign of the times that such a software release didn't capture much attention outside the tech community, unlike the huge attention Microsoft used to get with its software releases and announcements. I updated all the computers in our household yesterday, all of which run Windows 7, including the home office machines. We have a mix of PC types: desktop systems, laptops and netbooks. It still … [Read more...] about Windows 7 SP1 painless update
FIR Interview: Laura Fitton on the business focus at OneForty.com
OneForty.com started out as a Twitter app store, the brainchild of Twitter convert Laura Fitton. The site has recently undergone a major shift in focus. While continuing to offer 3,000-plus apps - mostly for Twitter but expanding into other social apps, including Facebook apps - Fitton has refocused the site on the needs of the business community. In this FIR interview, Fitton discusses with FIR co-host Shel Holtz how OneForty.com attracted business connections from the outset, leading to the … [Read more...] about FIR Interview: Laura Fitton on the business focus at OneForty.com
Canadian MPs big on Twitter
Politicians in Canada are embracers of social media, it seems, and now they're being actively encouraged to use social channels from within parliament. According to a report by Journalism.co.uk, the Canadian House of Commons has issued MPs with Blackberrys and encouraged them to tweet and post messages on Facebook during their parliamentary work: According to the Canadian Press newswire, about half of Canada’s MPs are already avid social media users and others are setting up new accounts as … [Read more...] about Canadian MPs big on Twitter