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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Temporary glitch resolved

Apologies to those who have had difficulty getting show #147. The problem has been resolved and the file is available once again.

In a nutshell, we’re testing a new podcast stat service that’s in beta (which rocks, incidentally). The problem occurred when we made a change to our profile. Using the service requires that we redirect any references to the MP3 file’s URL through the service’s domain. When we made the change, the service picked up the previous URL instead of the original one, which pointed to the home of our MP3 files over at Libsyn. It took a while to identify the problem and then to get the service to let us update the profile with the correct redirect URL. But all is well now and everything’s working just fine.

We’ll report on the service we’re using once it moves out of beta; we’ve been asked to keep it quiet until then. But it definitely shows considerably more downloads of the show than Libsyn’s stats service.

Posted by shel on 06/21 at 07:20 AM
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Thursday, June 08, 2006

FIR 144 coming…

A very busy schedule at the 2006 Innovative Marketing Conference in New York - lots of podcast interviews - means that we’re running a bit late in getting today’s FIR edition posted.

We’ve just completed recording and we’re planning to post the show later this evening New York time.

Thanks for your patience ;)

Now we need to rush to the FIR/ATS Geek Dinner. Hope to see you there.

Posted by neville on 06/08 at 12:37 PM
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Friday, June 02, 2006

FIR/Across the Sound Geek Dinner

We’ll gather in New York City at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 8 at Isabella’s, 359 Columbus Ave (at 77th). We have a reservation for 20, so please join us! Neville, Joseph Jaffe, and I will all be there. Reply to this post or drop me a line at shel@holtz.com to let us know you’ll be joining us. See you there!

hcalendar microformat listing:


  FIR/Across the Sound Geek Dinner:
  June 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Isabella’s, 359 Columbus Ave., New York, NY

Posted by shel on 06/02 at 05:08 PM
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Details on Thursday’s “live” podcast

We’re both very excited about tomorrow’s “live” podcast of episode #142. We tested the interface today and it worked great, so we’re ready to rock and roll. Here’s some information on how to get online with us and participate.

First, you’ll need to go to the Skypecast web page —https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/home—and log in there in addition to opening your Skype application. The Skype login is at the upper-left of your screen, where it says, “Hello there!” Sign in using the same account name and password y ou use to log in to Skype. Once you’re logged in, go to “Starting Soon” (or, if you join us after 4 p.m. GMT, “On now”) and click the link to the For Immediate Release podcast. You can also search for us using “FIR” or “For Immediate Release” as your search terms.

FIR Skypecast

Once you find the FIR Skypecast, click “Join this Skypecast.” Skype will dial in and you’ll be greeted with a screen that looks something like the graphic above (taken from our test). You will start out “muted.” In order to participate live on the show, just click the link that says, “Ask for microphone.” I’ll unmute you and let you know that you’re able to talk!

That’s only one way to participate, though. You can also go to the FIR chat room at http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php/chat. Here, you can engage in conversation with other listeners as the show is being recorded. You can also raise topics you want to discuss or points you’d like us to make. When you join the chat room, please be sure to change your name from Gabber ### to something that lets us know who you are!

In addition to any topics you raise for us, we’re planning on addressing these themes in tomorrow’s show:

  • New research from Forrester suggests 49% of marketers don’t plan to incorporate any new media anytime soon!
  • How people deal with blog-based attacks to their reputations. We’ll look at a couple situations, including attacks to Tim O’Reilly based on his company’s effort to retain the rights to the Web 2.0 trademark for its conference and an accusation that Michael Arrington of TechCrunch takes money to review products and services (he doesn’t).

We also have our usual reports from Dan York and David Phillips, and we’d like you to join us in commenting on those, too.

We’re looking forward (like crazy) to your participation! See you tomorrow at 4 p.m. GMT. (Here’s a site that will help you figure out what time it is where you live when it’s 4 p.m. GMT.)

Posted by shel on 05/31 at 09:14 AM
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Monday, May 29, 2006

Details for Interactive Episode

Here are details for the interactive, FIR episode, number 142, on Thursday, June 1. The show begins at 9 a.m. PDT, 4 p.m. GMT, 6 p.m. Amsterdam time. To participate, start out at our Skypecast page:

https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/skypecast/detailed.html?id_talk=6843

You’ll be able to participate LIVE in the conversation Neville Hobson and I generally do by ourselves. I’ll announce the process, but in short, you’ll have a keyboard command you’ll use to virtually raise your hand. I’ll announce whom we’re hearing from next and release you so you can talk. We’ll record the entire session and post it as our regular podcast. At the same time you’re listening and (we hope) participating, you can also engage in a live, real-time chat right on our podcat website:

http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php/chat

You’ll need Skype to participate, but it’s completely free and drop-dead-easy to use. If you don’t already have it, just download it and install it at http://www.skype.com.

Posted by shel on 05/29 at 09:44 AM
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IABC Conference Dinearound Details

For those of you who RSVP’d to join us for dinner at the IABC conference, here’s the lowdown:

We’ll dine at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, at Cafe de Paris, 751 Denman Street. This is the evening of the opening reception, which is being held at the Vancouver Aquarium. The reception begins at 6:30 p.m., so you’ll have plenty of time to network before leaving for the restaurant, where we have a reservation for 12 people. That means we have a few open spots, so if you haven’t let us know you’ll be joining us, you can still snag a spot and enjoy a moderately priced French meal with Neville and me and several other FIR listeners. Some of the folks we know will be there: Laura Smart, Donna Papacosta, Tom Keefe, Dave Traynor and Ed O’Meara. If I missed you, let me know!

The restaurant has a website: www.cafedeparisbistro.com. We’ll see you there!

Posted by shel on 05/29 at 09:36 AM
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Friday, May 26, 2006

FIR goes live on June 1

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).

image Add this event to your calendar!

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

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