The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #757: May 26, 2014

FIRIntro: Two FIR interviews coming this week: with Micha Weinblatt, CEO of Betterific; and with Scott Monty, ex-Ford Global Digital and Multimedia Communications Manager;

Quick News: The public is mostly okay with content marketing, L’Oreal targets ads based on hair color in online photos, Simon & Schuster creates book line for YouTube stars; ten things we learned from Deloitte’s latest report into the media habits of UK consumers; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: The evolution of virtual worlds, from Second Life to High Fidelity; Dan York’s Tech Report: A discussion about the various ‘attention lenses’ we use to find news… and the power - and danger - of some of the user-driven sites; the state of social media; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments from the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; is it time up for the independent PR blogger?; the past week on the FIR Podcast Network; Igloo Software promo; how GE uses social media to support its digital strategy;

Music from Holly Benton; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for May 26, 2014: A 91-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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So, until Monday June 2…

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