I've been hearing increasing numbers of social media friends talking on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter about getting back to the normality of travelling again for business. Most of the comments I've seen are by friends who haven't travelled since 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of the commenters speak of their apprehension at travelling again, venturing literally into the unknown. Others worry about ongoing exposure to infection risks. And others speak of the challenges at this time, … [Read more...] about Travel in a time of Covid-19
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Review: AAWireless gives you wireless Android Auto in your car
If there were a product available right now that lets you connect your phone to your car to use Android Auto without a USB cable, would you go for it? I would, and did, with a simple yet powerful device called AAWireless that does just that - lets me use Android Auto in my car with the phone being connected wirelessly. I've been a huge fan of Android Auto for some years as the primary method of planning car journeys with Google Maps and navigating to where I want to drive: I follow the … [Read more...] about Review: AAWireless gives you wireless Android Auto in your car
For Immediate Release 164:
BA flummoxed by cyberflashing
In the November episode of “The Hobson & Holtz Report,” aka FIR 164, Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz reviewed these stories:
British Airways management was as unprepared for the iPhone’s AirDrop creating an onboard kerfuffle as flight attendants were
With the influencer and micro influencer market saturated, marketers now look to nanoinfluencers
By 2022, most of the skills required for employability will be soft skills
The length of YouTube videos people will watch on their … [Read more...] about For Immediate Release 164:
BA flummoxed by cyberflashing
The big asks of British Airways
It's hard to know what to fully make of the dreadful mess in which British Airways finds itself today. It follows over three full days of massive disruption to the airline's business that has resulted in wide scale flight cancellations around the world, huge queues at terminals at the UK's major airports and many in other countries, and a severe hit on reputation and trust that could cost BA dearly. According to BA, a computer systems failure led to all this. It was caused by a power … [Read more...] about The big asks of British Airways
Identity inconvenience to the fore in 2016
The topic of identity ought to be front of mind for most of us at the moment following the horrific Paris attacks last week. The ability of the terrorists to freely move around France and to and from Belgium and elsewhere in the European Union highlights the flip side of the convenience and freedoms we're accustomed to today in a union of countries with largely open borders between the states within the Union. In reality, if you are in a member state, you can pretty much travel around the … [Read more...] about Identity inconvenience to the fore in 2016
Car driving evolving into an autonomous car experience
How cars are evolving into 'experience platforms' and not simply mobile devices to get you from A to B is a topic of huge interest to anyone paying attention to the crossroads where the automotive industry, technology innovation and human behaviour intersect. (I was going to say 'collide' but that would hardly make the best metaphor.) Modern cars are now crammed with technology that offer the occupants of those cars environments that are way beyond driving a car in the manner we are … [Read more...] about Car driving evolving into an autonomous car experience
Is your Facebook profile enough to prove your ID?
One thing synonymous with air travel is declaring your identity, usually in the form of a passport or citizen ID card, depending on the country and other factors. In some countries, you can manage just fine with a driving license (a de facto ID document in many places), residency permit for foreigners, or a multitude of means of proving your identity. But would a social networking profile be an approved method of substantiating your identity? Facebook, for instance? The Drum reports … [Read more...] about Is your Facebook profile enough to prove your ID?
Klout score takes off with American Airlines
To many people, one of the appealing benefits of a good score on influence ranking services is that you can take advantage of perks - free products, services or experiences offered to you based on how high your rank or score is. Each of the Big Three such services - Klout, Kred and PeerIndex - has its own perks programme. The company that has it down to a fine marketing art in the US is Klout with its associations with big brands such as Microsoft, Sony, Cirque du Soleil, T-Mobile and, they … [Read more...] about Klout score takes off with American Airlines