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Thursday, July 07, 2011

FIR Plus: A test drive of Google+ Hangout

FIR co-hosts Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz were joined by friends of FIR Kami Watson Huyse (of Zoetica), Lionel Menchaca (chief blogger for Dell) and Bryan Person (of LiveWorld) for a test drive of Google+ Hangout, the social network’s video conferencing service. The experience was far from perfect and this video has been edited heavily so you don’t have to sit through the gaps and gaffes. Thanks to Bryan Person for capturing the screencast.

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Posted by shel on 07/07 at 10:51 AM
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Monday, July 04, 2011

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #606: July 4, 2011

Content summary: FIR Interview with Bill Calder of Intel Free Press posted; Neville will be writing posts for the Huffington Post UK launching July 6; listener comments and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; Ragan promo; discussion: Google+; News That Fits: @foxnewspolitics Twitter feed hacked to tweet that President Obama assassinated (it’s a hoax), BBC acts to stop Twitter leaks by stars and writers, Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the shift of PR wealth to Asia and more, IBM aims to bring social media into compliance, the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop, Dan York reports on Google+ and more, Pollstream promo; music from Georgia Wonder; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for July 4, 2011: A 70-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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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 show notes home page for info.

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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 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR. 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 July 11…

Posted by neville on 07/04 at 09:52 AM
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

FIR Interview: Bill Calder, managing editor, Intel Free Press

imageFIR co-host Shel Holtz explores how Intel is taking steps to become a media company in this interview with Intel Free Press managing editor Bill Calder. According to the “about” page on the site, “The Intel Free Press is a tech news beta from Intel Corporation, covering technology and innovation stories that are often overlooked or warrant more context and deeper reporting. The stories here are reported and produced by writers employed by the company with a focus on people, technology, events and topics relevant to Intel.”

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imageBill Calder is managing editor for Intel Free Press who’s been with Intel since 1994. Prior to Intel, he served as press secretary to Sen. Mark Hatfield in Washington D.C., and before that he served as a regional correspondent for The Oregonian and a freelancer for the Eugene Register-Guard. Follow Bill on Twitter @billcalder.

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

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Posted by shel on 06/29 at 08:24 AM
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Monday, June 27, 2011

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #605: June 27, 2011

Content summary: Donna Papacosta’s IABC presentation and FIR Interview with Brian Solis posted; a quick note on AVEs; listener comments from the FIR Room on Friendfeed; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Marriott introduces Facebook game for recruiting, Dan York reports from the EComm Show in Burlingame CA on "voice 3.0" and more, the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop, new private podcasting service Cinchcast looks great but price is terrible, Donna Papacosta reports from Toronto on workers fired after Vancouver riots, Pollstream promo, Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on Twittamentary and more, 12 tips for engaging in a tweet chat, Geoff Barbaro in Australia reports on Australia’s "plain cigarette package" legislation; there will be a July 4 show; music from Annex; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 27, 2011: A 68-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.

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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 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR. 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 July 4…

Posted by neville on 06/27 at 10:02 AM
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Friday, June 24, 2011

FIR Interview: Brian Solis

FIR co-host Shel Holtz talks with Brian Solis about the update to his book, Engage, among other topics including social business and the role of frontline employees in representing their organizations online.

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About our Conversation Partner

Brian SolisBrian Solis is a Principal Analyst at Altimeter Group. Brian works with businesses on new media strategies and frameworks to build bridges between companies and customers, employees, and other important stakeholders. Additionally, he specializes in change management to help businesses (and the leadership team) introduce new media resources, systems and processes, and management layers to effectively embrace and excel around the connected customer. As a result, CRM Magazine named Brian as an influential leader of 2010.

Brian is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. His latest book Engage is an award winning reference guide for businesses to build, cultivate and measure success in the social web. A digital analyst, business strategist, and futurist, Brian has studied and influenced the effects of emerging media on business, marketing, and culture.

His blog, BrianSolis.com is among the world’s leading business and marketing online resources, ranking among the top 1% of all blogs tracked by Technorati. Brian is also ranked as one of the leading voices in the AdAge Power 150 index of worldwide marketing bloggers. He actively contributes to FastCompany, BusinessWeek, AdAge, Harvard Business Review, and Mashable. joining Altimeter Group, Brian led interactive and social programs for Fortune 500 companies, notable celebrities, and Web 2.0 startups since 1999 as Principal of FutureWorks.

Connect with Brian on Twitter at @BrianSolis.

Engage (336 pages, from Wiley) is available from Amazon in the U.S., Canada and the UK.

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

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Posted by shel on 06/24 at 03:38 PM
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Thursday, June 23, 2011

FIR Speakers and Speeches: Donna Papacosta on digital storytelling at IABC 2011 World Conference

Oakville, Ontario-based communicator Donna Papacosta delivered an All-Star presentation at the IABC 2011 World Conference titled, “Fascinate Your Audience with Digital Storytelling.” Donna has graciously permitted us to share the audio of session on FIR, along with a PDF of the presentation.

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About Donna Papacosta

imageDonna Papacosta of Trafalgar Communications, based in the Toronto area, works with clients all over the world, helping them to communicate with employees, customers and prospects. A former systems analyst and magazine journalist, Donna has combined her love of communications and technology into a thriving independent practice since 1985. Her roster of clients includes major manufacturers, leading organizations in healthcare and information technology, nonprofits, universities, government agencies, small- to mid-sized businesses and more. Donna writes, produces multimedia content, consults, speaks and runs workshops and Web-based seminars.

Reach Donna on Twitter at @donnapapacosta

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Posted by shel on 06/23 at 11:55 AM
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Monday, June 20, 2011

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #604: June 20, 2011

Content summary: IABC 2011 World Conference summary, the impact of Twitter on the conference, Shel’s conference presentation posted as an FIR Speakers & Speeches podcast; join John Cass’ and Jonathan Baskin’s discussion of the military use of avatars; "Social Media @ Work" video released on June 17; Neville reviewing Philip Sheldrake’s "The Business of Influence" Kindle edition; listener comments discussion; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Duke Nukem Forever PR threats and reputation management, Michael Netzley reports from Singapore, the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop, the rise of Tumblr, PollStream promo, Dan York’s report; music from Annie Stevenson; 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; and Pollstream: helping you transform your communications goals into exciting strategies that will enable you to engage, educate and inform your customers and employees online, pollstream.com/fir/.

For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 20, 2011: A 64-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.

FIR on Friendfeed
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 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR. 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 June 27…

Posted by neville on 06/20 at 09:44 AM
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