Monday, October 15, 2012

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #673: October 15, 2012

Intro: Shel speaking at PRSA conference today (and was at a special wedding yesterday), Neville solo this week; FIR nominated for 2012 European Podcast Award; discount for FIR listeners to Social Media Marketing 2012 conference in London on October 25;

Quick News: Ford connects again with PeerIndex, with 3D printing and more for a Fiesta car in a new influencer outreach programme in Europe; print’s not dead as the Evernote Smart Notebook from Moleskin suggests; Kickstarter UK launch set for October 31; the return of micropayments with Google Wallet for Content; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Is there any point today in blogging? Recap of #FTDLW12; Dan York reports from Mumbai, India, on the reliance of the internet for so many of our activities, Marco Arment of Instapaper launches "The Magazine", and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Flipboard is the publishing tool of the future and it can also raise your Klout score; listener comments; TemboSocial promo; no report from Michael Netzley in Singapore this week; tips for using LinkedIn’s new Endorsement feature;

Music from May Stands Still; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for October 15, 2012: A 56-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England.


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So, until Monday October 22…

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