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Monday, October 13, 2008

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #388: October 13, 2008

Content summary: Shel’s at the Ragan SAS conference; new FIR Interview posted; winners of the FIR Listener contest announced; Michael Netzley discusses the Geek Dinner and Conferences in Asia; News That Fits - transparency and authenticity in communicating the impact of the financial crisis, your hotel on an iPod Touch with Runtriz, AIG’s bad press over its high-priced retreat, survey: employees not hackers cause most corporate data loss; Sallie Goetsch reports; FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; news about Thursday’s show; music from Brightwood; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for October 13, 2008: A 55-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Concord, California, USA.

FIR Show Notes links
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 show notes home page for info.


Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.

Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.

So, until Thursday October 16…

Posted by neville on 10/13 at 11:49 AM
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Thursday, October 09, 2008

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #387: October 9, 2008

Content summary: FIR Listener Contest results in next Monday’s show; two FIR Interviews posted; Dan York reports on the use of video and other communication tools in the US presidential campaigns; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - senators act to restrict random laptop searches at US borders, volunteer-run non-profit PR agency Bright One launches; The Knight News Challenge Real Winners: Heidi Miller interviews Adrian Holovaty; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; news about next week’s shows; music from Electric Touch; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for October 9, 2008: A 47-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

FIR Show Notes links
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 show notes home page for info.


Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.

Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.

So, until Monday October 13…

Posted by neville on 10/09 at 12:13 PM
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Monday, October 06, 2008

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #386: October 6, 2008

Content summary: FIR Listener Contest closes for entries, review begins; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the melamine food contamination case and also PodCamp Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - brands enter the blogosphere, CIPR seeks views on social media guidelines, GM’s Olympic-sized PR blunder, iSense: ‘Welcome to Targeting 2.0’; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; news about the next three shows; music from The Alice Project; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for October 6, 2008: A 61-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and West Hills, California, USA.

FIR Show Notes links
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 show notes home page for info.


Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.

Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.

So, until Thursday October 9…

Posted by neville on 10/06 at 11:03 AM
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Thursday, October 02, 2008

The Hobson and Holtz Report - Podcast #385: October 2, 2008

Content summary: Neville’s moving house; please vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; FIR listener contest update; Dan York reports; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: Todd Defren’s tale of unethical behavior by an SEO agency, Guy Kawasaki gets immediate help after tweeting his dilemma, Jeremy Pepper blasts clueless use of Twitter, SocialText 3.0 will be released with social media features and an upcoming Twitter-like utility, use of the mobile Internet is growing dramatically, a study reveals consumers expects and wants companies to engage with them using social media channels, Best Buy gives store managers decision-making power over in-store media interviews but only for three days; David Phillips reports; listeners’ comments; music by Brad Sucks; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for October 2, 2008: A 61-minute podcast recorded live from Chicago, Illinois, USA.

FIR Show Notes links
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 show notes home page for info.


Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.

Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.

So, until Monday, October 6…

Posted by shel on 10/02 at 02:08 PM
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Monday, September 29, 2008

The Hobson and Holtz Report - Podcast #384: September 29, 2008

Content summary: FIR listener contest update; Podcamp Ireland; Michael Netzley in Singapore discusses transparency and trust in Asia; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - which comes first: employees or customers?, mystery meetings, new books on crowd surfing and brands in networks, lessons learned when launching a venture with social media, MobaTalk evolves into Twitter Video, Oracle’s launch of Oracle Listens; listeners’ comments discussion and Friendfeed FIR Room round-up; news about Thursday’s show; music from Derek James; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for September 29, 2008: A 63-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

FIR Show Notes links
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 show notes home page for info.


Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.

Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.

So, until Thursday October 2…

Posted by neville on 09/29 at 07:00 AM
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Thursday, September 25, 2008

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #383: September 25, 2008

Content summary: Enter the FIR listener contest and win free conference tickets; Dan York reports on tech tools Dropbox, IBM Bluehouse, and more; fancy a social media job at Ford’s world headquarters?; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; help Max Hansen launch the Alpha Mind podcast; News That Fits - Technorati’s state of the blogosphere 2008, Google G1 Android phone launches; the Knight News Challenge with Heidi Miller: what’s your great idea?; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; news about next week’s shows; music from Diana McCorry; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for September 25, 2008: A 57-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

FIR Show Notes links
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 show notes home page for info.


Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.

Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.

So, until Monday September 29…

Posted by neville on 09/25 at 06:27 AM
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Monday, September 22, 2008

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #382: September 22, 2008

Content summary: FIR Live recording posted; FIR listener contest announced: win free tickets to two conferences; follow-up: Metrolink train crash and crisis communication; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; discussion: new research from Universal McCann on how the internet turned us all into influencers; News That Fits - making the case for General Motors, why SMS is not effective for emergency notifications; listeners’ comments; news about Thursday’s show; music from Lovespirals Remixed; and more.

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Messages from our sponsors: FIR is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years, www.ragan.com; Save time with the CustomScoop online clipping service: sign up for your free two-week trial, at www.customscoop.com/fir.

For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for September 22, 2008: A 64-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

FIR Show Notes links
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 show notes home page for info.


Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.

Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.

So, until Thursday September 25…

Posted by neville on 09/22 at 09:23 AM
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