Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Ethics Skypecast set for January 13
The long-promised FIR Skypecast on ethics in PR is set for 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Saturday, January 13, 2007. We decided to schedule the session on a Saturday so more people could be involved. (Pesky interruptions like work shouldn’t be as much of an issue.) Join us as we record this discussion on the issues and potential solutions to what is arguably PR’s biggest problem.
Monday, December 18, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #199: December 18, 2006
Content summary: CaseCamp Second Life review; Lee Hopkins reports; traditional media far from dead, says Ketchum/USC media usage survey; Circuit City opens store in Second Life; Nick Denton on last days of the media embargo; Edelman and NewsGator to create branded communities and conversational advertising; HP, Dell, IBM engage in competitive dialogue through blogs; PayPerPost now requires disclosure; David Phillips reports; NBC/iVillage ‘Girls Night Out’ in Second Life; listeners’ comments discussion; show #200 is on Thursday; no show on Christmas Day; upcoming FIR interviews (Alex Laats, CEO Podzinger; Steve Rubel, Micro Persuasion; Lionel Menchaca, Direct2Dell); the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 18, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 66-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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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 home page for info.
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So, until Thursday December 21…
Thursday, December 14, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #198: December 14, 2006
Content summary: FIR continues twice a week in 2007; CaseCamp Second Life today; thanks to Tyler Leisher; John Stauffer asks for thoughts on how to engage with less-than-interested public relations co-workers about social media; the irrelevance of the page view; community websites take the wiki path with Wikia.com; Socialtext Unplugged for offline wiki working; New York Times adds Digg to online articles; Le Web 3 meltdown and the firing of the TechCrunch UK co-editor Sam Sethi; PR gaming of Digg; IBM launches marketing effort in Second Life; Dan York reports on measuring RSS subscribers and podcast downloads; brand advocates and their role in the marketing mix; listeners’ comments discussion including some great suggestions for show #200; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 14, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 70-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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So, until Monday December 18…
Monday, December 11, 2006
NMRCast #12 - 12/11/06
The New Media Release Podcast, episode 12 can be downloaded here, heard directly from this page, or subscribed to via the NMRCast feed. Also, the Apple iTunes subscription is now available here or by searching for NMRCast at the Apple iTunes store under “podcasts.” If you subscribe to the FIR “everything” feed, however, this podcast will not be included.
Content summary:The full complement discusses the entries of Fleishman Hillard and Edelman to the social media news release party; Chris provides an update on the integration of microformats into the social media press releases standard; Tom responds to a colleague’s question about whether journalists want a new type of press release; Chris covers progress toward planning a social media new release summit.
Show notes for Dec. 11, 2006
Welcome to NMRCast episode #12, a 28-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Download the file here (MP3, 12.9 MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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In This Edition:
- Weblo’s social media release, produced by iStudio and High Road Communications, affiliated with Fleishman Hillard
- iStudio’s blog post about the Weblo release
- Fleishman Hillard’s Ed Lee blogs about Canada’s first social media news release
- Edelman’s announcement of the debut of StoryCrafter
- Edelman’s Phil Gomes offers blog posts—part one and part two—discussing Edelman’s StoryCrafter
- The microformats website
- Tom Foremski’s post, Do journalists want a social media news release? from Silicon Valley Watcher
- Social Media Release Wiki (contribute your case studies)
- The new Social Media Release site, home of the social media release requirements
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #197: December 11, 2006
Content summary: What a gathering of communicators in New Orleans thinks of social media; do journalists want a social media news release?; marketers tour of Second Life planned; using YouTube to spot 2007 trends; YouTube demographics may not be what you might think; David Phillips reflects on the digital tsunami; the Thresher 40% wine discount: great viral marketing or a business mistake?; Steve Mallison-Jones with conversations from The World’s Leading… party; listeners’ comments discussion; CaseCamp Second Life; upcoming FIR interviews; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 11, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, an 80-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 37MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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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 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; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. 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.
So, until Thursday December 14…
Thursday, December 07, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #196: December 7, 2006
Content summary: Measuring RSS feeds; RadioTail’s Ripple out of beta; what it takes to be in PR; catching up: Music Ally event, London conference, Neville and Dan York meet up; Edelman introduces the StoryMaker social media press release; Philip Rosedale of Linden Lab on the economic possibilities of virtual worlds; Fleishman Hillard on French attitudes towards blogs; FT reports on substantial shifts in attitutes towards financial reporting; CIPD survey on ‘passion for work’ in the UK; Dan York reports; listeners’ comments discussion; thinking about FIR #200: it’s soon; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 7, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 69-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Download the file here (MP3, 31.4MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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In This Edition:
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 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; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. 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.
So, until Monday December 11…
Monday, December 04, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #195: December 4, 2006
Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; Cerado’s Haystack widget; Yahoo and Reuters collaborate in citizen photo journalism; Fox misguided copyright protection; the future of web advertising is in the UK; new study from the American Marketing Association; listener comment; Lee Hopkins reports; two sides of the Second Life coin; events including Music Ally debate in London; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 4, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 50-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 23MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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In This Edition:
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 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; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. 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.
So, until Thursday December 7…