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Thursday, November 22, 2007
FIR Cuts: MoveOn.org takes on Facebook
Cut from FIR #295: MoveOn.org takes issue with Facebook’s “Beacon” ads over privacy issues.
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Monday, November 19, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #294: November 19, 2007
Content summary: New FIR Interview posted; upcoming FIR Interview; SNCR Research symposium in Boston; Neville and Trevor Cook get together; Lee Hopkins reports on being on the cusp of something big, tracking down Meryl David, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Vodafone offers calls and text service inside Second Life, and handset design contest; Alcatel-Lucent turns to Second Life competition for crowdsourcing effort; conversational market study; Stormhoek marketing stage 3: Twitter; marketers bolster branded tutorials with social features; David Phillips reports on why PR’s reputation is going through the mill; listeners’ comments discussion; next FIR as usual on Thanksgiving Day; music from Jackie Greene; and more.
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Show notes for November 19, 2007
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Friday, November 16, 2007
FIR Interview - Jeremy Burton, CEO, Serena Software, on Facebook Fridays: November 16, 2007
While reports continue to flood out of the business world of companies blocking employee access to online venues—notably social media and especially social networks—Serena Software has taken the opposite approach, actively encouraging employees to network with each other on Facebook. Serena’s CEO, Jeremy Burton, has written about his philosophy for ZDNet Asia; the company even issued a press release about it.
In this exclusive FIR Interview, Shel Holtz talked with Burton about the “Facebook Fridays” program, his view of the value social networks bring to the organization, and his opinion about how other companies are handling employee time spent on social networks.
About our Conversation Partner
Jeremy Burton brings 20 years in the high technology industry to Serena as president and CEO. Prior to joining Serena, Mr. Burton was group president of the enterprise security and data management business unit at Symantec. Mr. Burton was responsible for engineering, product management, alliances, and business development for Symantec’s endpoint security, compliance, archiving, Windows backup, security response, and managed security service offerings.
Burton joined Symantec through the company’s merger with VERITAS Software in July 2005. At VERITAS, he was executive vice president of the data management group. Previously, he served as the company’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
Before joining VERITAS in April 2002, Burton served as senior vice president of product and services marketing at Oracle Corporation. He also founded Oracle’s developer program, Oracle Technology Network, which today has millions of members. Before working in marketing, Mr. Burton held positions in customer support, pre-sales, product management, and engineering.
Burton graduated from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England in June 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in information systems engineering. He and his wife, Ruth, have three children.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #293: November 15, 2007
Content summary: Follow-ups: GM’s new podcasts and Max Kalehoff’s new gig; new FIR Facebook page; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; the rise of APML; UK law firm Clifford Chance sponsors law blog; the coming mashup era; Wall Street Journal online to be free; a PR-specific Google hack; weak US dollar spells opportunity for US PR firms; Dan York reports on corporate blog portals and more; listeners’ comments discussion; music from Catriona; and more.
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Show notes for November 15, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 58-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #292: November 12, 2007
Content summary: Personal branding teleseminar podcasts available from Nov 12; Sallie Goetsch reports on fempowerment, bacon and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; women are a major force among UK internet users; Hillary Clinton’s Fact Hub; a lot of pitching going on at BlogWorld Expo, says Todd Cochrane; pre-rolls rank lowest in IBM advertising study; listeners’ comments discussion; music by RAQ; and more.
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Show notes for November 12, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 59-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #291: November 8, 2007
Content summary: A Brand You World 2007 Global Telesummit takes place today; follow up on Wired’s Chris Anderson posting lame PRs email addresses; discussion: allow or ban anonymous commenting on blogs?; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Office Depot deploys mobile online marketing; what happens when Microsoft fires a senior executive in a communication vacuum?; the power of commenting on blogs; Google coming to a filling station near you; Dan York reports on Google’s Open Social initiative, and more; listeners comments discussion; music by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; and more.
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Show notes for November 8, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 59-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England and Concord, California, USA.
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Monday, November 05, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #290: November 5, 2007
Content summary: Neville on Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot; Facebook’s reversal on cancelling a nom de plume blogger’s account; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; EU cracks down on fake blogs; Google and the Open Social API; how to be more than a blip in the blogosphere; social media study from the Council of PR Firms; David Phillips asks how do we measure networks?; listeners comments discussion; new FIR Interview posted; music from Rotten Cheri; and more.
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Show notes for November 5, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 62-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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