Nominate FIR for 10th Annual People’s Podcast Awards; we could use iTunes reviews, too; Quick News: People still share most of their content on Facebook, British Army sets up new brigade “to win in the Information Age”, Uber’s pricing model comes to the workplace, Battenhall PR firm launches WhatsApp information…
For the past few months, I’ve been enjoying the experience of using a Fujitsu Stylistic Q704 Ultrabook computer. This is one of the new breed of multi-purpose devices defined by the word ‘Ultrabook‘ that are coming from a wide range of vendors to offer a compelling mix of computing power,…
Edison Research is in the process of releasing data from its Fall 2014 ‘Share of Ear’ study, which takes a panel approach to assessing how much time Americans spend listening to the many categories of audio. The data produced a number of surprises, not least of which is a surge…
Quick News: WhatsApp is now available on a web browser, Twitter wants its top users to stop sharing Instagram photos, Windows 10 will be a free upgrade, two new resources to be aware of: a LinkedIn competitor and an anonymous app for the enterprise; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Edelman…
If you glance through the 2015 Trust Barometer published by the Edelman PR firm on January 20, you’d be forgiven for thinking that things are bad if not dire everywhere. The report – marking the 15th consecutive year Edelman has been publishing this – contains the results from surveying 33,000…
Intro: Eric Schwartzman joins Paul Gillin as new FIR B2B podcast co-host; story update: Marriott reverses WiFi hotspot plans; Quick News: Trade associations in DC spending more on PR than lobbying, the focus for Google Glass is business not consumer, who’s using what social network in 2015, drones are taking…
Quick News: A “deeply personal” picture of every consumer could be grabbed by futuristic smart gadgets says the FTC, executives expect to spend more on corporate citizenship, Intel CEO’s diversity promise, a dramatic rise in video content on Facebook; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Failure to disclose grows as a…
Nearly sixteen years ago, a manifesto was published that has had a profound influence on many people’s thinking and, indeed, behaviours when it comes to business communication and marketing. That publication was The Cluetrain Manifesto, a collection of 95 separate theses written by Christopher Locke, David Weinberger, Doc Searls and Rick Levine, and published…
