
Hobson and Holtz
The Hobson & Holtz Report
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #460: June 25, 2009
Content summary: Join us for FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on June 26; sign up to the FIR mailing list; follow-up on Habitat UK and Twitter: blame the intern!; Dan York reports from Enterprise 2.0 in Boston with Eric Schwartzman and Christopher Penn; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - Apple plus Steve Jobs’ health and a cult of secrecy, FTC becomes blogging’s Big Brother, research suggests email patterns provide early warning of organization crisis point, Washington Metro train crash exposes the sad state of emergency communications, King of Shaves asks customers for cash to bump up its marketing spend, how are Fortune 100 CEOs using social media?; news about next week’s shows; music from Sarah Fimm; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 22, 2009: A 66-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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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So, until Monday June 29…
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #459: June 22, 2009
Content summary: Next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on June 26; join the FIR mailing list; discussion on conferences and unconferences prompted by listener Robin Brown; Michael Netzley reports on China’s Green Dam and censorship; the Media Monitoring minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Habitat UK shows how to behave like a Twitter spammer, Matrixx Initiatives shows the effective use of social media for Zicam; Friendfeed FIR Room round-up; Podsafe Music Network is now Mevio MusicAlley; music from Zoolab; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 22, 2009: A 62-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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.
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 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR, or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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 Thursday June 25…
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #458: June 18, 2009
Content summary: Guest line-up confirmed for next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on June 26; Dan York reports on iPhone OS 3.0, TweetDeck, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - Top PR firms fail to make the grade online, British Airways asks its marketing team to work for free, study shows crowdsourcing and social networking urged in stimulus oversight, from the Strange But True PR Dept: confronting the power of the Blackberry ‘to save relationships in business and politics’; listeners’ comments discussion; music from Candye Kane; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 18, 2009: A 64-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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.
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 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR, or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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 22…
Monday, June 15, 2009
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #457: June 15, 2009
Content summary: How to subscribe to the new FIR email newsletter; next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on June 26 will feature guest Gary Vaynerchuk; Eric Schwartzman interviews Leysia Palen, social media crisis communications researcher at the University of Colorado at Boulder; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: the role of social media in political expression with contrasts from Iran and Australia, companies are using blogs to reach employees says IABC Research Foundation survey, social media plays large role in Refugee Week communication campaign in the UK, linking as a communication strategy; listeners’ comments discussion including WH Smith travel guide boycott; music from The Watermarks; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for June 15, 2009: A 67-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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.
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 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR, or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.
Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.
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So, until Thursday June 18…
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #456: June 11, 2009
Content summary: Neville’s back in the UK and Shel’s in Washington, DC; review of the IABC World Conference and FIR Listener Dinner, both in San Francisco; Dan York reports on Facebook user names, Apple’s new products, the future of PR, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Harvard Business School survey on Twitter usage, Hewlett-Packard tests new mobile social network Friendlee; listener comments’ discussion; music from Runaway Dorothy; 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 June 11, 2009: A 64-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Concord, California, USA.
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.
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 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR, or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.
Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.
So, until Monday June 15…
Monday, June 08, 2009
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #455: June 8, 2009
Content summary: Recorded live from the IABC World Conference in San Francisco, this episode includes conversations with Barbara Gibson (2008-2009 IABC Chair), Mark Schumann (2009-2010 IABC Chair), Lee Hopkins, Allan Jenkins, Bryan Person, Suzanne Salvo, Les Potter, Paula Cassin, Bill Spaniel, Sheri Rosen; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; news about Thursday’s show; and more.
Get FIR:
- Download the MP3 file (29.5Mb, 73:19)
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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 June 8, 2009: A 73-minute podcast recorded live from San Francisco, California, USA.
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.
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 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR, or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. 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.
Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.
So, until Thursday June 11…
Hashtag: #iabc09
Friday, June 05, 2009
Join us as we record #455
Neville and Shel will record FIR #455 live and in person on Monday, June 8, and you can be part of it. We’ll be on the exhibit hall floor at the IABC World Conference, with recording set to begin around 10:30 a.m. If you’re attending, please drop by and share your thoughts with the FIR listener audience. (You need to be a paid attendee to get into the exhibit hall.) We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

