FIR goes live on June 1

Our 142nd episode will be live and interactive

Listeners to For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report will be able to participate actively in the show as we record episode #142 on Thursday, June 1.

Since we record the show over Skype anyway, it was not a huge leap to record a Skypecast, a conference call-like service that allows dozens of people to participate. We’ll cover the normal content we usually review in a show, but you’ll be able to join in the discussion with us in real time. In addition, you’ll be able to chat with each other by visiting the chat room we set up just for this live, interactive show. The chat room will be at www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php/weblog/chat/. We’ll monitor the chat room during the show, taking questions posted there and commenting on the discussion, as well.

The entire show will be posted as a regular FIR episode.

The show kicks off at 4 p.m. GMT, 9 a.m. PDT (where Shel lives) and 6 p.m. Amsterdam time (Central European Time) for Neville. To join the conversation, visit the Skypecasts page, find the Skypecast labeled “For Immediate Release,” and click “Sign in to join.” If course, you’ll need Skype, but it’s free from www.skype.com and requires only a microphone and headphones (or a headset that combines the two).

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We’re both looking forward to your participation in this unique Hobson & Holtz installment!

Posted by shel on 05/26 at 05:59 AM

  1. I must say that the calendar implementation has really worked out well for you guys, and I am glad that you found my reccomendation worthy.(3/27)

    So I really have to give you guys props on the interactive show coming up.  Now that is going to be cool! I wonder if it will put a different edge on the show?  Scratch that, I know it will.

    I wonder if FIR could move in some other directions in the near future?  I tell you, I would really love to see some visuals while I listen on windows media player.  A full blown Vlog?...No, but how about high-res screenshots of pertinent websites?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  05/27  at  05:27 PM

  2. Thanks, Justin.

    Good suggestions. We’d love to add more to the show along the lines you suggest. The major difficulty is simply time. It’s already a massive struggle just to complete show notes for each show, so I can’t see additional material anytime soon with just the two of us to do it.

    I like the idea of video, though…

    Posted by Neville Hobson  on  05/28  at  11:06 PM

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