Monday, March 12, 2012

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #642: March 12, 2012

Content summary: Two new FIR Book Review podcasts now up; is FIR too long?; News That Fits: Is public relations the profession of liars? asks PRSA’s Gerard Corbett; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on China’s social networks hit by censorship, and more; Ragan promo from SxSW; law firms and financial services making inroads into social media; listener comments; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; how big a problem is Twitter hashtag spam?; Dan York reports on live-streaming an ICANN workshop from Costa Rica, and more; TemboSocial promo; is SMS dying, and what could that mean for businesses using SMS?; music from LaZae; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for January 23, 2012: A 78-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.


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So, until Monday March 19…

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