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Monday, November 21, 2005
The Hobson and Holtz Report - Podcast #87: November 21, 2005
Content summary: Show 100 wish; The Sunderland experience; listeners’ comments; new free RSS and wiki tools; angry AOL bloggers push boycotts; blocking bots from stealing content; Google’s new head of communications in Europe and other developments; Eric Schwartzman’s Spinfluencer report; join the FIR community; upcoming interviews and book reviews; and more.
Show notes for November 21, 2005
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, an 83-minute conversation recorded live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 34MB), 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 the free Juice (formerly known as iPodder), DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
In this Edition:
Intro:
- 00:29 Neville introduces the show; what the show’s about; where to send comments; show notes
- 02:08 We’re just 13 episodes shy of our 100th show; here’s what we’d like
- 04:30 Neville discusses the conference at which he spoke at the University of Sunderland
- 11:44 Blogging progresses in the UK
- 12:30 Sunderland conference participants didn’t claim their bosses were actively opposing new media channels
Listeners’ comments discussion:
- 16:52 We have comments from every one of our comment channels.
- 17:19 Sallie Goetsch hassles Shel some more about how he characterized his vacation
- 20:59 Dan York calls the comment line from the US/Canada border crossing to discuss K7.net, Frapr, and Feedburner.
- 23:07 Howard Harawitz sends an email to talk about his growing understanding of PR (thanks to listening to FIR)
- 25:07 FeedDigest and Schtuff
- 36:00 AOL bloggers upset about ads on their paid blogs
- 40:07 A tool called Botsense to keep bots from sucking your blog’s bandwidth and stealing your content
- 45:21 Google hires a European PR chief and opens new offices in the UK
- 48:37 Google’s book rental proposal
- 51:38 Update on Google Analytics
- 51:55 Brief discussion of Google Base
- 55:25 Andy Lark gives us a shoutout and Shel idents the show
- 55:58 A report from The Spinfluencer, Eric Scwhartzman from the Portable Media Expo and Podcasting Conference in Ontario, California, USA
- 60:04 Eric interviews Portable Media Expo and Podcasting Conference co-founder Tim Bourquin
- 60:40 Eric interviews “Podcasting Solutions” authors and podcasters Dan Klass and Michael Geoghegan
- 61:25 Eric interviews Paul Figgiani
- 62:52 Eric discusses the California Copyright Commission dinner he attended where music rights and podcasting were the subject of discussion
- 64:51 Shel and Neville riff on Eric’s report, beginning with a discussion of advertising in podcasts
- 65:48 TiVo to allow subscribers to copy recorded shows to the iPod video and the Sony PSP
- 66:36 More discussion of music copyright issues
- 67:12 A bit of talk about podcasting demographics
- 70:51 Ragan Communications selling recorded teleseminars on an iPod
Outro:
- 71:49 Neville will be in Strasbourg on Thursday; Shel will record from his Mom’s house (he’s there for Thanksgiving); programming notes
- 72:59 Update on Frappr contributions
- 75:47 You can download a copy of the FIR logo and promote FIR on your site!
- 76:19 Where FIR stands in the Podcast Alley rankings
- 78:09 Where to send comments
- 79:06 Today’s music: Walk Away by Love Spirals via the Podsafe Music Network
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are now 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. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Thursday November 24.
Thursday, November 17, 2005
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #86: November 17, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments (the FIR comment line; FIR RSS feeds; Shel’s website calendar; group vs. individual blogs; blogs and podcasts as conversation; the appropriateness of blogs as part of integrated marketing programs, Poynter’s E-Media Tidbits blog); Neville’s trip to the University of Sunderland, FIR has a Frappr map, more on Waxmail, Heather Green’s new podcast, an update on Typepad’s service levels, Krause Taylor Associates and SixApart respond to blogger criticism, GM Fastlane gets heat for an out-of-synch post, an airline introduces a blog for its loyalty program, Dan York’s report (PR companies that get it; Business Week’s article on “50 Smart Ways to use the Web;” the accuracy of podcast download statistics, Neville’s trip down memory lane recalling HTML Assistant, and why podcasts are different from streaming audio), the Sony rootkit crisis and why communicators need a seat at the management table, Neville and Shel react to Shel Israel’s post about blogs and integrating marketing, a government agency in Florida yanks a blog, and music from the Podsafe Music Network.
Show notes for November 17, 2005
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 85-minute conversation recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and almost live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Download the file here (MP3, 35MB), 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 the free Juice (previously known as iPodder), DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
[Show notes OPML file to come]: Get the show notes on your own PC, Mac, PDA or other device. To use this file, we suggest trying Dave Winer’s OPML Editor (for Windows).
In this Edition:
Intro:
- 00:31 Shel introduces the show; what the show’s about; what’s in this edition; where to send comments; show notes
Listeners’ comments discussion:
- 01:54 First comment from Bryan Person is read by TextAloud text-to-voice software; Bryan thinks he knows what happened to the FIR comment line and asks about our RSS feeds and Shel’s website calendar.
- 04:46 Shel answers Bryan’s questions (the website calendar, by the way, is part of a larger open-source CMS package called PHPWebSite)
- 10:02 Lloyd Grosse on whether corporate blogs are better written by individuals or groups
- 12:56 Sallie Goetsch discusses whether blogs and podcasts constitute “conversations”
- 15:56 Bryan Person points us to Shel Israel’s post dismissing blogs’ potential as elements of integrated marketing strategies.
- 16:40 Judy Jones points listeners to the Poynter Institute’s E-Media Tidbits blog
The Show:
- 18:11 Neville on his trip to the University of Sunderland
- 19:01 FIR has a Frappr Map; please visit and add yourself so we can see where all our listeners are!
- 21:17 Neville waxes eloquently some more about Waxmail
- 23:07 Heather Green from BusinessWeek will start a podcast on podcasters
- 27:00 Neville updates us on how SixApart has handled its TypePad performance issues; he also updates us on his move to Wordpress
- 343:30 How Krause Taylor Associates, a PR agency, and Six Apart, the agency’s client, handled a potentially damaging blog post by commenting on the blog
- 44:46 GM takes some heat over a Fastlane post that sounded more like an advertisement
- 48:52 An airline starts a blog associated with its loyalty program
- 51:48 Christopher Bennett gives us a shoutout before Shel idents the show
- 52:05 Dan York‘s report begins with a report of a PR agency that gets it, moves forward, and drinks the Kool-Aid
- 55:05 Dan on accuracy in podcast download statistics
- 55:29 Dan enjoyed Neville’s walk down memory lane as he remembered Howard Harawitz as the programmer behind HTML Assistant
- 55:46 Dan explains how podcasting is different than streaming audio
- The Sony rootkit PR crisis shows just why communications should have that proverbial seat at the management table
- 63:26 Neville disagrees with Shel Israel’s contention that blogs have no place in an integrated marketing strategy
- 70:52 Shel agrees with Neville, not with…umm…Shel
- 75:39 Neville discusses Josh Hallett’s post about a Florida government agency that yanked a blog that seemed to be working just fine
Outro:
- 83:00 Shel wraps the show; show notes; how to give your feedback
- 94:34 The music - Song for Free from Todd Lerner via Podsafe Music Network
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are now 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. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Monday, November 21…
Monday, November 14, 2005
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #85: November 14, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments (Blue Boxes and phone phreaks; the music industry and podsafe music; recommended IT Conversations interview; Daily Telegraph starts podcasting; more on the anti-blog backlash; regulating American political blogs); Wikipedia defends itself; report from the Portable Media Expo; most powerful women bloggers list includes a man; Podcaster News launches; My Syndicaat RSS engine debuts; Lee Hopkins’ Report; blogger relations and public relations; PubSub PR List; addressing questions from the Financial Times on companies and blogging; latest Speakers & Speeches podcast posted; upcoming FIR interviews.
Show notes for November 14, 2005
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 99-minute conversation recorded live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 41MB), 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 the free Juice (previously known as iPodder), DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
[Show notes OPML file to come]: Get the show notes on your own PC, Mac, PDA or other device. To use this file, we suggest trying Dave Winer’s OPML Editor (for Windows).
In this Edition:
Intro:
- 00:28 Neville introduces the show; about SkypeOut; what the show’s about; what’s in this edition; show notes
Listeners’ comments discussion:
- 03:43 Howard Harawitz on “Blue Boxes” and phone phreaks; a reminiscence on those pre-PC computing days
- 07:38 Robin Mayfield asks if anyone has noticed any reaction from the music industry to the rise of podsafe music, recommends listening to IT Conversations: Voices in Your Head, and tells us that The Daily Telegraph started a daily podcast today
- 17:31 Rob Cottingham says fear is the name of the game in the mainstream media anti-blog backlash; regulating American political blogs - why our sympathy should be with those who will have to implement the regulations
News:
- 24:21 Wikipedia defends itself against charges of inaccuracies by an ex-managing editor of Encyclopedia Britannica
- 31:22 The Portable Media Expo last week - excellent commentaries on sessions and keynotes from Matt Foster
- 39:45 The ten most powerful women in blogging… the 8th one, Joi Ito, is actually a man
- 44:02 Podcaster News launches, the latest venture from Todd Cochrane; potential new developments from Yahoo! Podcasts; and what about iTunes and Odeo‘s planned podcast-creating capability?
- 52:41 My Syndicaat, a new RSS “news mastering engine,” debuts
Features:
- 56:54 From Our Correspondent Down Under: Lee Hopkins - on jargon words; happy birthday to the Coffee; Mr & Mrs Jenkins caught on camera; Constantin’s PubSub PR rankings; ‘Perfect Medical Presentations’ book wins prestigious gong; article & white paper on knowledge management; Lee’s rant: the corporate blogger’s professional project
- 64:28 Taking up Lee’s rant - is there a difference between “blogger relations” and “public relations”?
- 70:18 The PubSub PR rankings - does volume of posting make a difference to where you appear on the list?
- 73:24 Continuation from show #84: The Financial Times asks lots of questions about companies and blogging - we try and provide some of the answers
Outro:
- 90:13 Shel outros the show; upcoming interviews, probably next week; latest Speakers & Speeches podcast posted; show notes; how to give your feedback
- 92:59 Shel’s solo on Thursday’s show as Neville travels to the UK to speak at a conference at the University of Sunderland
- 94:34 The music - Bad Religion from Jimmie Bratcher via Podsafe Music Network
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are now 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 +1 206 984 0931. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Thursday November 17…
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Speakers & Speeches: November 3, 2005 - CiB & IABC UK Panel Discussion
This panel discussion in London, organized by the British Association of Communicators in Business and the IABC UK Chapter, was titled “Join the Virtual Revolution.” The organizers described the event:
“Digital media is changing the way we communicate. Just as we’ve got our heads around the internet, email and mobile technology, a new wave of tools are becoming increasingly relevant – blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS and integrated mobile devices. What are these tools and how can we use them to communicate with audiences? More importantly, how can audiences communicate with us? And if everyone is a communicator, how can we control the message? The on-demand, digital world offers communicators new and exciting opportunities and challenges.”
The panel was moderated by Ben Hunt, Editor of the Financial Times’ Digital Business. In order of their presentations, the panelists were Neville Hobson, communicator and FIR co-host; Neil McIntosh, Assistant Editor of Guardian Unlimited; and Euan Semple, BBC Director of KM Solutions.
This 90-minute podcast has been produced with the permission of the organizers and participants. Download the file here (MP3, 37MB), or sign up for the Speakers & Speeches RSS feed to get it and future such podcasts automatically. For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as the free iPodder, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon. To receive all For Immediate Release podcasts including the twice-weekly Hobson & Holtz Report, sign up for the full RSS feed.
Additional download: PowerPoint presentation (7.8Mb). Requires Microsoft PowerPoint or free PowerPoint viewer for Windows.
Time Stamps:
- 00:02 Neville introduces this podcast
- 03:37 General event introduction
- 05:53 Theme and panel introduction by Ben Hunt
- 10:09 Presentation - Neville Hobson
- 30:54 Presentation - Neil McIntosh
- 46:01 Presentation - Euan Semple
- 61:04 General discussion moderated by Ben Hunt
- 88:38 About the event, this podcast and where to find For Immediate Release
Thursday, November 10, 2005
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #84: November 10, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments (getting online when traveling abroad); strife in podcast land; a lawsuit against Apple goes international; don’t play non-podsafe music: the warning from Adam Curry’s recent experience; blaming bloggers for rioting in France; eBay introduces more RSS feeds; Dan York’s Report; search strategies for PR; questions from a Financial Times feature on blogs; exploding the myths about podcast advertising.
Show notes for November 10, 2005
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 72-minute conversation recorded live from Hawaii, USA, and almost live from Budapest, Hungary.
Download the file here (MP3, 30MB), 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 the free iPodder, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
[Show notes OPML file to come]: Get the show notes on your own PC, Mac, PDA or other device. To use this file, we suggest trying Dave Winer’s OPML Editor (for Windows).
In this Edition:
Intro:
- 00:28 Shel introduces the show; Hawaii travelogue
- 02:28 What the show’s about; what’s in this edition; show notes
Listeners’ comments discussion:
- 04:02 Mark Wright on the familiar problem to most of us with trying to get online when traveling abroad on business or on holiday, and the startling bill for connectivity he received from Vodafone
News & Features:
- 09:59 Strife in the world of podcasting - emerging factions and ruffled feathers over the Portable Media Expo and Adam Curry according to Wired magazine; what business podcasters should focus on
- 16:49 The iPod nano lawsuit goes international - what might this mean for the iPod brand?
- 21:38 Don’t include copyrighted music in your podcasts! Adam Curry’s recent experience is a warning of the real risks you run if you do
- 26:27 The authorities in France say that some blogs have played a negative role in the riots and social unrest in France; Skyblog takes steps to block “inflammatory postings”
- 30:28 eBay adds new RSS feeds so buyers and sellers can see when new items are listed
- 32:06 Dan York‘s Report - lack of time to listen to podcasts, the blog backlash, wiki spam issues, my new podcasting project: Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast
- 39:57 Using search for PR and reputation management - the increasing importance of search engine optimization
- 47:10 “Who’s afraid of the big bad blog?” asks the Financial Times, prompting Neville’s critical post about blog backlash and subsequent questions from the FT’s Kevin Allison - what answers do you have for those questions?
- 61:52 Addressing the myths about advertising in podcasts
Outro:
- 65:09 Shel outros the show; how to give your feedback; show notes; we’ve both finished reading the Naked Conversations galley, so book review coming soon
- 66:14 The music - Chasing Echoes from Crush via Podsafe Music Network
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are now 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 +1 206 984 0931. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Monday, November 14…
Monday, November 07, 2005
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #83: November 7, 2005
Content summary: How we recorded today’s show; views on Hawaii; listeners’ comments; RSS discussion; The Spinfluencer interviews Alex Ben Block; the ousting of the Financial Times’ editor; US Democrats defeat blogger immunity bill; new survey on employee communication; how market researchers can use blogs; Lee Hopkins’ report; and more.
Show notes for November 7, 2005
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, an 86-minute conversation recorded live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and from Hawaii, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 35MB), 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 the free iPodder, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
[Show notes OPML file to come]: Get the show notes on your own PC, Mac, PDA or other device. To use this file, we suggest trying Dave Winer’s OPML Editor (for Windows).
In this Edition:
- Detailed show notes to come
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are now 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 +1 206 984 0931. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Thursday November 10…
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #82: November 2, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments; Euroblogs survey; Steve Rubel and the cancer blog; speaking engagements; the anti-women ad executive who resigned; Bacon’s cluelessness; Panasonic’s character blog; Arla Foods three blogs; Dan York’s Report; pimping for podcast votes; and more.
Show notes for November 2, 2005
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, an 84-minute conversation recorded live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and almost live from Hawaii, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 34MB), 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 the free iPodder, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
[Show notes OPML file to come]: Get the show notes on your own PC, Mac, PDA or other device. To use this file, we suggest trying Dave Winer’s OPML Editor (for Windows).
In this Edition:
- Detailed show notes to come
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are now 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 +1 206 984 0931. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Monday November 7…
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