
Show Notes
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Monday, August 14, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #163: August 14, 2006
Content summary: Thanks for voting in the Podcast Awards 2006; first looks at Windows Live Writer and TypePad Mobile; add your suggestions to Dana Vanden Heuvel’s mavens of modern marketing; 12 reasons why UK companies don’t blog; blogger relations efforts going mainstream; Steve Rubel suggests reinventing the media interview; Lee Hopkins reports on innovation; an opening discussion on PR ethics; listeners’ comments discussion; congratulations Antony Mayfield and Niall Cook for being proud new fathers; FIR Frappr community update; FIR in Second Life: we’ll be back!; the music; and more.
Show notes for August 14, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, an 80-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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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 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Thursday August 17…
Thursday, August 10, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #162: August 10, 2006
Content summary: Podcast Awards 2006 voting closes on Friday; more perspectives on Second Life; podcast contest for Ireland tourism; online video creation study; MTV buys Atom; networked generation changes media habits; instant messaging risks; the war on terror in the UK: consequences for travel, business and work practices; David Phillips reports on how important the internet is and yet PR planning cannot cope with maintaining a crisis web site; is social networking just bunk?; Dan York reports; listeners’ comments discussion; the music; and more.
Show notes for August 10, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 77-minute podcast recorded live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and West Hills, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 31MB), 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 Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are 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 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Monday August 14…
Monday, August 07, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #161: August 7, 2006
Content summary: Pimping for Podcast Awards votes; Neville’s traveling but Mitch Joel is filling in; One-Minute News: Chrysler’s Dr. Z campaign gets slammed and Chryler responds on its Firehouse blog, a videoblogger is jailed for contempt of court when he refuses to turn over his tape to a grand jury, citizen media is producing new stars of the web, instant and text messaging is actually improving kids’ language skills; Starwood debuts a new hotel brand in Second Life; the fallout over “The Long Tail” begins; how companies need to take risks and act small to succeed in the new-media space; a report from Lee Hopkins; blogs and podcasts are lead generation tactics for b-to-b marketers; listeners’ comments; the music; and more.
Show notes for August 7, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, an 88-minute podcast recorded live from West Hills, California, USA, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Download the file here (MP3, 35.2MB), 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 Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are 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 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Thursday, August 10…
Thursday, August 03, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #160: August 3, 2006
Content summary: Regular monthly pimp for votes on Podcast Alley and for the Podcast Awards 2006; about the out-takes in show #159; Pew Internet study on newspapers and other news sources vs. blogs; Newspaper Association of America report on how newspapers can attract and retain young readers; AOL to offer free email access; Windows Live Spaces launches; PR podcasts in opml.org directory; 150 free Windows programs from Microsoft; Agency.com pitches for Subway via YouTube; David Phillips interviews Colin Farrington, Director-General of the CIPR; Cadbury’s brand reputation takes a dent following salmonella scare, but profits and share price up; Dan York reports from Las Vegas; listeners’ comments discussion; the music; and more.
Show notes for August 3, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 73-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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 Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are 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 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Monday August 7…
Monday, July 31, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #159: July 31, 2006
Content summary: Vote for FIR in Podcast Awards 2006; listeners’ reactions to 25% variable speed FIR version; eBay invests in Meetup.com; a new voice at GM FastLane: chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner writes a post; Johnson & Johnson and blogging moms; activeCollab looks promising; JotSpot upgrade; PR Web embraces new media in press release distribution; BASF podcasts for agriculture journalists; Second Life update; co-creation podcast; Cyworld launches in the US; if all the internet’s a stage, why don’t CEOs use it? asks the New York Times; discussing Rob Safuto’s 1-Minute News items from FIR #158; listeners’ comments discussion; the music; and more.
Show notes for July 31, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 73-minute podcast recorded live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 29MB), 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 Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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In This Edition:

Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are 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 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Thursday August 3…
[Update Aug 1: We’ve just replaced the MP3 file for this edition. The original version contained a couple of out-takes by mistake that, while probably make for amusing listening, aren’t really what we’d like to leave as the legacy of show #159.]
Thursday, July 27, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #158: July 27, 2006
Content summary: Vote for FIR in Podcast Awards 2006; NewAssignment.net: experiment in open source journalism; PR Week client satisfaction rankings; ToolURL; Shift’s PR 2.0 guide; OPML podcast directory; Marriott Hotels reaches out to blogger; Podshow’s ads in RSS feeds; Shel’s Ode to the Mac, aka The Mac Rant; David Phillips reports; discussion: investor relations and social media; listeners’ comments discussion; the music; and more.
Show notes for July 27, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, an 85-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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 Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are 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 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Monday July 31…
Monday, July 24, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #157: July 24, 2006
Content summary: Interview with Flemming Madsen of Onalytica posted; new NMRcast available; about that ticking clock in the new 1-Minute News segment; coComment’s new release; the secret diary of Steve Jobs; Podcast Network uses eBay to sell advertising; big rise in air travel complaints; CIA contractor blogger fired; Lee Hopkins reports; three blog surveys: Pew Internet, Porter Novelli corporate blogging, MSN Spaces UK survey; listeners’ comments discussion; investor relations and social media: discussion theme for next show; the music (and the Wendy’s story behind it); and more.
Show notes for July 24, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 72-minute podcast recorded live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 29MB), 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 Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are 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 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Thursday July 27…


