Month: November 2012

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #676: November 5, 2012

    Listen Now: Intro: FIR Interview with Lee LeFever is up; SNCR Symposium is this week; update on Apple’s court-mandated ‘apology ad’ in the UK; Quick News: IPR launches free online research center for social media science, Facebook tests free wifi…

  • As it turns out, Apple isn’t above the law (and which is a bit behind the times)

    When Apple posted an apology on its UK website last month as part of the price it paid in losing a lawsuit brought by Samsung, it didn’t endear itself well to the High Court. The lawsuit was filed by Samsung…

  • FIR Interview: Lee LeFever of Common Craft

    Listen Now: Lee LeFever, founder of explainer video company Common Craft, is out with a new book, The Art of Explanation. Far too few explanations are included in most communication and marketing efforts; the focus is on selling instead of…

  • Why share if you reserve all rights?

    Channel 4 News posted a collection of dramatic photos to its Google+ page of the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy in New York City and elsewhere on the US east coast. My second thought was why post these pics with…