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Monday, March 25, 2013

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #696: March 25, 2013

Intro: FIR Interview with Steve Rubel set for this week, still time for your 10% discount for this week’s Social Media Measurement & Monitoring conference in London, Neville on panel discussion with Marketing Profs’ Ann Handley on March 27 and live as a Google+ Hangout On Air;

Quick News: Klout offers access to big data with launch of business dashboard for brands, the implications of the AP’s win in copyright battle with Meltwater, New York Times attempts a structured comment system, Amazon launches "Send to Kindle" button for web publishers and WordPress blogs; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: The end of the 30-second spot? You only need 5 seconds to tell your story, says ad director Trevor Beattie; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the logic of luxury in emerging markets; Coca-Cola asserts buzz doesn’t drive sales, then backtracks; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments from the FIR Community on Google+; how social media improved writing; Dan York’s report; can PR find its way into a mobile world?;

Donna Papacosta interviews Andrea Weckerle about her book ‘Civility in the Digital Age’ on the Trafcom News podcast; music from the David Nelson Band; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for March 25, 2013: An 83-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.


Links to websites, blog posts and other content we discuss in the show are posted as Delicious bookmarks to facilitate your connection with the discussions and sharing of that content.

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Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the online FIR communities on Facebook, Friendfeed and Google+.

You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: @FIRpodcast. 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.

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So, until Monday April 1…

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Monday, March 18, 2013

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #695: March 18, 2013

Intro: FIR Interview with Edelman’s Steve Rubel coming soon, FIR Book Review by Bob LeDrew of Civility in the Digital Age by Andrea Weckerle posted, 10 percent ticket discount for FIR listeners for Social Media Measurement and Monitoring 2013 in London;

Quick News: The technologies that matter from SXSW 2013 according to Altimeter, study reveals growing comfort with social use of smartphones worldwide, build a personal language phrasebook with Phrasebook for Google Translate, Facebook likes can reveal your deepest secrets; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: A critical look at the whole real-time thing; Dan York reports with brief commentary about Google Reader and a cautionary tale from Jeff Jarvis, Matt Cutts on SEO and authorship, new Flickr app for iOS, video and reports from IETF; The demise of Google Reader and FeedDemon RSS readers marks the passing of an era - discussion; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments from the Google+ FIR Community; a look at some trends in design; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the Jollibee brand hijacking, and more; at least 10 mobile apps that help you maximize your content curation, sharing and networking at conferences;

Music from Akaisky; and more.

Get FIR:

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 March 18, 2013: An 86-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.


Links to websites, blog posts and other content we discuss in the show are posted as Delicious bookmarks to facilitate your connection with the discussions and sharing of that content.

FIR online communities

Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the online FIR communities on Facebook, Friendfeed and Google+.

You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: @FIRpodcast. 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.

To stay informed about occasional FIR events (eg, FIR Live), sign up for FIR Update email news.

So, until Monday March 25…

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Saturday, March 16, 2013

FIR Book Review: Civility in the Digital Age, by Andrea Weckerle

Civility in the Digital AgeAndrea Weckerle was an FIR interview guest in January, 2010, discussing CiviliNation, the organization she co-founded to promote civil behavior online. Now, as part of that effort, she has written Civility in the Digital Age, a review of the issues affecting civility online and proposing a “30-Day Action Plan” for restoring civility to your corner of the digital world

In this FIR podcast episode, Book Review Editor Bob LeDrew reviews Civility in the Digital Age.

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Civility in the Digital Age: How Companies and People Can Triumph over Haters, Trolls, Bullies and Other Jerks, by Andrea Weckerle.

Publisher: Que Publishing
Ebook and paperback (320 pages) editions
Published in the US: February 2013
ISBN: 978-0789750242

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This FIR Book Review is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

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Monday, March 11, 2013

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #694: March 11, 2013

Intro: Shel on a client assignment and Neville recording solo, welcome to new PR podcast The Echo Chamber from The Holmes Report, an experiment with this show includes some new voices;

Quick News: Cision University Programme for PR professionals, Pew study says Twitter sentiment is more negative than the general public, Pizza Hut and the 140-second job interviews at #SXSW, Facebook updates are seen by 1 in 3 friends study finds; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Learning social media tricks from the big boys; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on popular content on China’s Weibo platforms; op-ed with Ike Pigott: The State of Punditry; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments; employees prefer face-to-face communication; Dan York reports on Google+ and Facebook changes, Google’s VP8 codec, ION Singapore, and more; the utility of Google+: voices from the Limerick Open Coffee Club, from Mark Lynch with Bernie Goldbach;

Music from Daniel Davidzon; 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 March 11, 2013: A 76-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England.


Links to websites, blog posts and other content we discuss in the show are posted as Delicious bookmarks to facilitate your connection with the discussions and sharing of that content.

FIR online communities

Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the online FIR communities on Facebook, Friendfeed and Google+.

You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: @FIRpodcast. 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.

To stay informed about occasional FIR events (eg, FIR Live), sign up for FIR Update email news.

So, until Monday March 18…

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Monday, March 04, 2013

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #693: March 4, 2013

Intro: Congratulations to Steve Rubel as Edelman’s new Chief Content Strategist, FIR Book Review coming from Bob LeDrew of Andrea Weckerle’s "Civility in the Digital Age", B2B Huddle scheduled for May 2: FIR will podcast keynote presentations, 10 percent discount for FIR listeners to Social Media Measurement & Monitoring 2013 in London, March 26-27;

Quick News: Nearly 60 percent of major brands are using Instagram, the decline of snark and the return of sweetness, is this the world’s first Vine press release?, Google unveils interactive site to show how search works; Ragan promo;

News that Fits: Yahoo’s telecommuting announcement and how it’s being communicated; Dan York comments on the Yahoo announcement, and reports on Evernote and secure passwords, on App.net’s free service level, collaborative music production at the International Space Station, and more; the agency pop-up store concept: what can JWT’s approach at SXSW teach PR firms?; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments; Google+ rises for small and b2b businesses; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on a new documentary examining the ideology of and propaganda in North Korea, and reports on an autopsy of a dead social network: Friendster; Dell gaining real-time intelligence into customer behaviors with social net advocacy tool;

Music from Second Saturday; and more.

Get FIR:

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 March 4, 2013: An 88-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.


Links to websites, blog posts and other content we discuss in the show are posted as Delicious bookmarks to facilitate your connection with the discussions and sharing of that content.

FIR online communities

Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the online FIR communities on Facebook, Friendfeed and Google+.

You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: @FIRpodcast. 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.

To stay informed about occasional FIR events (eg, FIR Live), sign up for FIR Update email news.

So, until Monday March 11…

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Monday, February 25, 2013

The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #692: February 25, 2013

Intro: Recording on Sunday Feb 24, experimenting with Diigo as an alternative to Delicious;

Quick News: New York Times gamifies reading, why podcasting should be the PR consultant’s best friend, slow video delivery dooms your video views, ad creep reaches the thighs of young Japanese women; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: 2012 Inc 500 Social Media report; Michael Netzley’s report shares an investigative journalism article and public protests challenging the Singapore government; challenges big and small highlighted in the CIPR’s State of the Profession 2012/13 report; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments from the Google+ FIR Community; how Maker’s Mark turned a social media smackdown into a win; Dan York reports (from a ski lift) on Karen McGrane and "Adapting Ourselves To Adaptive Content"; Google downgrades Pagerank on UK media websites that sell links;

Music from David Cyr; and more.

Get FIR:

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 February 25, 2013: An 84-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.


Links to websites, blog posts and other content we discuss in the show are posted as Delicious bookmarks to facilitate your connection with the discussions and sharing of that content.

FIR online communities

Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the online FIR communities on Facebook, Friendfeed and Google+.

You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: @FIRpodcast. 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.

To stay informed about occasional FIR events (eg, FIR Live), sign up for FIR Update email news.

So, until Monday March 4…

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Monday, February 18, 2013

The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #691: February 18, 2013

Intro: FIR Interview with Allan Schoenberg is up;

Quick News: Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm Raytheon, Twitter kills Posterous, American Express cardholders can tweet to buy, TD Bank invests in Google+ content; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: What do corporate directors and senior managers know about social media?; Dan York asks do you have current email contact info at your hosting providers?, reports on his experiments with Soundcloud and podcasting, and asks if you remember what it feels like to be a beginner again; the European #horsemeat scandal widens and deepens: how are big retailers communicating?; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments from the FIR Community on Google+; is real-time marketing now a requirement?; Michael Netzley’s report didn’t make it from Singapore via the cloud: we hope it’s coming separately as an FIR Cut; does augmented reality work for PR?;

Music from Strangefolks; and more.

Get FIR:

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 February 18, 2013: An 81-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.


Links to websites, blog posts and other content we discuss in the show are posted as Delicious bookmarks to facilitate your connection with the discussions and sharing of that content.

FIR online communities

Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the online FIR communities on Facebook, Friendfeed and Google+.

You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: @FIRpodcast. 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.

To stay informed about occasional FIR events (eg, FIR Live), sign up for FIR Update email news.

So, until Monday February 25…

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