Monday, August 11, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #370: August 11, 2008
Content summary: Appeal to a listener in Ireland; update on voting in PR Week blog contest; Michael Netzley in Singapore discusses Web 2.0 coverage of the Olympic Games and North Korea’s plan to join the world wide web; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - SNCR report on changing patterns of influence through social media, pitching by video, what to do when PR firms pitch you badly, why do PR firms send unsolicited embargoed press releases?; Eric Schwartzman in Los Angeles with an op-ed PRSA panel; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed room round-up; news about next Thursday’s show; music from Seed; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for August 11, 2008: A 62-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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Thursday, August 07, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #369: August 7, 2008
Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; a conversation with Shel in Washington, DC; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - orchestrating social media: in business, somebody needs to do it, Wrapit plus Facebook equals angry brides to march on HSBC HQ, Dave Fleet’s e-book on communication planning, spoilt for choice with coverage of the Olympic Games: mainstream media and Qik; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed roundup; music from Glasshouse; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for August 7, 2008: A 56-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Washington, DC, USA.
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Monday, August 04, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #368: August 4, 2008
Content summary: Shel’s on the road; PR Week blog contest; Michael Netzley in Singapore discusses culture differences when making a promise; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - ExxonMobil and Twitter: looks can be deceptive, lists of brands and media on Twitter, Sky News on Twitter with the Olympic Games, McKinsey survey on building the Web 2.0 Enterprise, a brand dilemma for Guinness, Microsoft instant messaging survey heavily misinterpreted, the Cadbury’s Wispa comeback: why good PR is like a good referee; listener comment and FIR Friendfeed roundup; Crowd Surfing from David Brain; London Girl Geek Dinners’ third anniversary; music from the Manic Street Preachers; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for August 4, 2008: A 61-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Washington, DC, USA.
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Friday, August 01, 2008
NMRCast #18 - 08/01/08 - Discussion about impact of SEC announcement
The New Media Release Podcast, episode can be downloaded here, heard directly from this page, or subscribed to via the NMRCast feed. Also, the Apple iTunes subscription is now available here or by searching for NMRCast at the Apple iTunes store under “podcasts.” If you subscribe to the FIR “everything” feed, however, this podcast will not be included.
Content summary:The usual suspects: Chris Heuer, Shel Holtz, Tom Foremski, and Brian Solis. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced it will unveil new Reg FD rules that allow the use of blogs and web pages in some circumstances to satisfy regulations for fair disclosure. The group discusses the impact on wire services and the social media news release.
Show notes for August 1, 2008
Welcome to NMRCast episode #18, a 19-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City.
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In This Edition:Key reference sites for the Social Media Press Release:
- Working document referenced by Shannon Whitley
Blog posts referenced in this podcast:
TechCrunch article
Neville Hobson’s post
Tom Foremski’s post
IRWebReport post from Dominic Jones, which kicked off the story
Social media release resources:
- The new Social Media Release site, home of the social media release requirements
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
- hRelease wiki
Note! These sites will be updated soon with new sites implemented by IABC.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #367: July 31, 2008
Content summary: HARO update; Dan York reports on Phweet, Dropio, Tweetio, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - launching social media in a crisis: Apple and Exxon Mobil, social media gains SEC approval for Reg FD, BlogWorld hosts certification workshop for journalist-bloggers, Blog Council launches disclosure best practices toolkit; listeners’ comments discussion; a word about FIR #366; news about next week’s shows; music from Mojomama; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for July 31, 2008: A 64-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #366: July 28, 2008
Content summary: Wrap-up of Saturday’s FIR Live; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on China’s Internet and business challenges around the upcoming Olympic Games; the Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop; News That Fits: 50 steps to establishing a consistent social media practice, PRSA’s new diversity podcast, how cool is Cuil?, Google Knol is an opportunity for communicators; listeners’ comments discussion; music from The Taters; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for July 28, 2008: A 70-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
FIR Live Call-In Episode #7: July 26, 2008
Content summary:The live call-in episode on BlogTalk Radio. Our topic: At what stage do marketers and communicators really need to get to grips with new communication tools?
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