Hot on the heels of the Boston marathon bombings last weekend comes another frightening event in the United States, this time a fatal shooting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in neighbouring Cambridge late on Thursday night US time. As I write this, it’s still very much a…
One of the easiest content management systems to set up and use is WordPress, the largest self-hosted blogging platform in the world, powering more than 60 million websites worldwide. That fact may be a key reason why WordPress is in the news right now as the subject of a large-scale…
October is six months away still, yet now’s the time to start thinking about entering The UK Social Media Communication Awards 2013. Started in 2010 and known originally as The SomeComms Awards, this contest showcases innovation and the very best in British social media communications, and will celebrate the best…
Intro: Donna Papacosta’s call for questions for her upcoming interview of Shel and Neville for episode 700; FIR Book Club podcast with Andrea Weckerle is up; review of Brian Solis’ new book “What’s the Future of Business?” coming soon from Eric Schwartzman, and an interview with Brian Solis is in…
We have something special in store as part of the milestone 700th episode of For Immediate Release, the first and longest-running communications-focused podcast. Donna Papacosta – a regular contributor to FIR and a skilled podcaster in her own right – will interview co-hosts Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz on their…
If you’re a customer of EE on a 4G cellular service plan, you’ll relish the latest news from the UK’s only mobile operator with a commercial 4G service. EE announced today that it is doubling the speed and capacity of its 4G network that, the company says, will boost headline…
Andrea Weckerle was the guest author for the third installment of the FIR Book Club on April 5, 2013, hosted by FIR Book Review Editor Bob LeDrew. Andrea is the author of Civility in the Digital Age. Read the transcript of the live chat here. Listen Now: Andrea Weckerle is…
Intro: FIR Book Club podcast recording with Bob LeDrew, Andrea Weckerle and Donna Papacosta coming, listen to it at Talkshoe in the meantime; FIR Interview with Edelman’s Steve Rubel is up; coming on May 2: The 2013 B2B Huddle, with keynote speeches published as FIR podcasts; Quick News: Just how…
