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Monday, January 22, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #208: January 22, 2007
Content summary: Two new FIR podcasts posted; marketers upset about changes to Outlook; track website analytics with RSS feeds; online newspaper blog traffic grows 210%; blogger, not splog, hijacks blog content; increasing criticism of Celebrity Big Brother and the UK’s Channel 4 as advertisers pull out: what does this TV show say about society?; David Phillips reports on social media on steroids; the social media press release kerfuffle; listener’s comment discussion; reminder about the New Communications Forum in March; the music; and more.
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Show notes for January 22, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 56-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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So, until Thursday January 25…
Saturday, January 20, 2007
FIR Speakers & Speeches/NMRCast - Third Thursday Panel Discussion: January 18, 2007
Content summary: The Bay Area’s Third Thursday group, meeting at Shine SF in San Francisco, heard a panel discussion about the Social Media Press Release. The panel discussion was led by Chris Heuer, and featured Shel Holtz, Brian Solis, Tom Foremski, and special guest, Joel Tesch from BusinessWire.
At the session, Mike Manuel, one of Third Thursday’s founders, announced a new partnership with Social Media Club and the Society for New Communication Research.
Stowe Boyd, who was at the event and asked a few questions, voiced his alternate view of the social media release on his blog, and Chris responded on the Social Media Release blog. Nothing like a bit of controversy to get the juices flowing!
This podcast is being fed through two feeds. The NMRCast is not included in the regular FIR “everything” feed because of the specialized nature of the content. But this is also being delivered through the FIR Speakers & Speeches feed, and thus is also included in the “everything” feed.
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FIR Book Review - Second Life: The Official Guide
In this edition of For Immediate Release book reviews, Neville and Shel review Second Life: The Official Guide.
This book is a collaborative work by six writers with expert knowledge of Second Life, the three-dimensional virtual world that today has over 2.6 million registered users. In Second Life: The Official Guide, there is something for everyone from the casual user to the committed Second Life resident.
Our discussion includes - description of the book’s structure and what it’s about; a summary overview of the contents and the content of the accompanying CD; snapshots of specific chapters, especially those describing the grand tour of Second Life, understanding the library and inventory, and changing your appearance; commentary on what some residents are quoted in the book as saying; concluding summary and our recommendation about the book.
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Second Life: The Official Guide
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Paperback, 342 pages
Published in December 2006
US$34.99 / CDN$41.99 / £22.99
ISBN: 0-470-09608-X
Available now from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and other outlets.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #207: January 18, 2007
Content summary: Coffee with crayon in Second Life; discussions prompted by listeners - a journalist who doesn’t care about reader feedback, engaging all employees within an organization, dealing with podcast catch up, the goal of the Microsoft/Edelman Vista blogger campaign; Terry Fallis podcasts his new novel; Dan York introduces his new blog and reports on RSS auto-discovery and the US social media presidential campaign; Marriott CEO starts blogging; IBM erases employee blog post and then puts it back; Skype founders launching internet TV service; Watson Wyatt starts social media practice; new FIR podcasts posted: interview with Lionel Menchaca, Direct2Dell, and ethics Skypecast; the music; and more.
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Show notes for January 18, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 54-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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If you have comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for our future shows, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. 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.
So, until Monday January 22…
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Ethics Skypecast: January 18, 2007
Content summary: A special episode of The Hobson & Holtz Report features a Skypecast conducted on Saturday, January 13, addressing ethics in public relations and organizational communications with a focus on new media.
Show notes for the ethics Skypecast:
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 55:33-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and several other points around the world including Nigeria, Hungary, and Canada.
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FIR Interview - Lionel Menchaca, Direct2Dell: January 12, 2007
In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel and Neville enjoyed a 37-minute conversation with Lionel Menchaca, Digital Media Manager at Dell, the global computer systems manufacturer and vendor.
Our conversation included discussion about Dell customer service and addressing customer needs; the background behind the Direct2Dell blog; Lionel’s role with Direct2Dell and the role of the blog as part of broader customer engagement goals; keeping a finger on the pulse of the blogosphere; launch, evolution, experiences and learnings from Direct2Dell; plans for further developing customer engagement; advice for companies thinking about a corporate blog.
About our Conversation Partner
Lionel Menchaca is the Digital Media Manager for Dell’s official blog, Direct2Dell. He is charged with managing and expanding the reach of Dell’s blog, which currently attracts thousands of readers and serves well over a million page views per month.
Beyond the blog, he is part of a team that is responsible for coordinating digital media activities across the company. These initiatives all have one thing in common: to provide Dell’s customers a way to interact or communicate feedback to the company. He also serves as a technologist to help define the tools that enable the company to monitor and engage in conversations in the blogosphere.
An avid fan of computers and technology, he has over 15 years experience in the industry, most of which he has spent at Dell serving in a variety of technical and product roles. He has also worked at game developer Origin Systems.
He has a degree in Archeological Studies from University of Texas and lives in Round Rock, Texas with his wife Aileen and two children, Louis and Mia.
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Monday, January 15, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #206: January 15, 2007
Content summary: New Communications Forum 2007 conference in March; trackbacks switched off on FIR blog; social media coming to business faster than anticipated; follow up on Cisco vs Apple: the conversation about the lawsuit on the Cisco blog; media and Second Life; the Starbucks ‘employee first’ philosophy; EFF defends wiki linking case; GM’s blogger outreach campaign at the Detroit motor show; Lee Hopkins reports; listener’s comment discussion; FIR interview with Lionel Menchaca, Direct2Dell, and FIR ethics Skypecast to be posted this week; Eric Schwartzman’s 5-week social media PR course at UCLA; upcoming FIR book review: Second Life The Official Guide; coffee and conversation at crayonville Island in Second Life on Jan 18; the music; and more.
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Show notes for January 15, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 58:36-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Download the file here (MP3, 26.8MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
Listen to this podcast now:
In This Edition:
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 home page for info.
If you have comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for our future shows, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. 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.
So, until Thursday January 18…
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