Show Notes
LInks to items mentioned in the podcast
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #355: June 19, 2008
Content summary: Upcoming FIR Interview; free ticket on offer to KMP’s London conference; Dan York reports on ScreenFlow, seesmic and Skype 4 beta; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; discussion: AP’s rocky relationship with the blogosphere; US workers online study; UK senior civil servants to get Facebook lessons; Ricardo on Spanglish; listeners’ comments including discussion on Eric Schwartzman’s suggestion that blogger relations should avoid the email back channel; news about next week’s shows; music from Spanking Charlene; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 19, 2008: A 62-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from New York City, USA.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Monday June 23…
Monday, June 16, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #354: June 16, 2008
Content summary: Shel on the road; latest FIR Live call-in show; dealing with a troll in FriendFeed; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on China’s good PR following the earthquake, digital media in South Korea fueling public debate, the website from Verge Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; discussion: Neville and Bernie Goldbach on the EU Lisbon Treaty and Ireland’s ‘no’ referendum vote; if you’re a PR agency and don’t blog, do you have credibility?; court orders employee to disclose LinkedIn contacts; European survey on impact of the internet on consumer decisions; listeners’ comments discussion; music from Moscow Girls; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 16, 2008: A 62-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Concord, California, USA.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Thursday June 19…
Thursday, June 12, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #353: June 12, 2008
Content summary: Debating blogging and art at Microsoft’s DesignIT 2008; next FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio on June 14; discussion: FIR Live call-in show on PR spam on June 11; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Dan York’s rant on PR spam, and more; the CIA goes Web 2.0; blogging is good for you, says Scientific American; Microsoft launching TownSquare enterprise social network platform; will FriendFeed change journalism, PR and marketing?; listeners’ comments discussion; news about next week’s shows; music from Guardian Mind Mix; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 12, 2008: A 59-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Monday June 16…
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
For Immediate Release: Special Live Call-In Show on PR Spam - 06/11/08
Content summary: A special live call-in episode, recorded on BlogTalk Radio, featuring a distinguished panel of experts addressing the issue of PR spam.
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For Immediate Release: Special Live Call-In Show on PR Spam: A 61-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and all points in between courtesy of our panelists and call-in participants.
Panel participants included:
- Jason Falls (moderator), Director of Social Media at Doe-Anderson, a Louisville, Kentucky-based advertising agency
- Susan Getgood, an independent marketing and social media consultant
- Paolina Milana and Catherine Hancock, representing Marketwire
- Ruth McFarland, representing Cision
- William Wagner, representing Vocus
- Stowe Boyd, author of /message and innovator of the Twitpitch
- David Phillips, UK-based PR agency veteran and educator, and frequent FIR correspondent
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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Monday, June 09, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #352: June 9, 2008
Content summary: Next FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio: June 11 and June 14; congratulations to John Cass on move to Forrester Research; upcoming FIR Interview podcasts; follow up: CBS News’ Andrew Cohen with more on PR; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Microsoft’s Paolo Tosolini explains the latest development for Academy Mobile; five questions companies ask about social media; instant messaging study; defending a brand: GM and Hummer; US federal agencies and social media; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on blogging in Egypt, Plurk in Singapore, and social networking competition in China; listeners’ comments discussion; music from Rising Conviction; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 9, 2008: A 63-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Thursday June 12…
Thursday, June 05, 2008
FIR Cut: Impressions of the Social Media Influence conference
- Impressions of the Social Media Influence conference, London, June 4.
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The Hobson and Holtz Report - Podcast #351: June 5, 2008
Content summary: Travels this week; next FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio on June 11; follow up: PRSA video response to CBS News; Shel reports from Minneapolis; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; new ways of pitching; Offbeat Guides brings personalization and print on demand to travel publishing; study predicts that most people will get news via the net within five years; NASDAQ offers free access to real-time stock prices; twittering Phoenix Mars Lander; Dan York reports on US presidential campaign engagement, and more; listeners’ comments from the FIR FriendFeed Room; music from Little Plastic Stars; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 5, 2008: A 56-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
If you have comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for our future shows, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; share content in the FIR FriendFeed Room; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR; or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Monday June 9…