Hobson and Holtz
The Hobson & Holtz Report
Thursday, February 21, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #321: February 21, 2008
Content summary: Podcast Alley voting system now working again; discussion: the legitimacy of print on demand; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; description meta tags; the influence of employee bloggers in corporate acquisitions; successful marketing campaigns on social networks; start-up brings Second Life to mobile phones; Dan York reports; listeners’ comments discussion; upcoming FIR Interview; music from Rock Kills Kid; and more.
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Show notes for February 21, 2008
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 60-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 27.5 MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod, subscribe with iTunes; good podcatchers include Juice and DopplerRadio, and RSS aggregators that support podcasts such as FeedDemon.)
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Monday, February 18, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #320: February 18, 2008
Content summary: FIR Interview with Connie Reece, Frozen Pea Fund, posted; FIR Report from Ronna Porter on IABC EuroComm posted; listener poll on FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio: results so far; the Gawker vs Edelman kerfuffle; CNN fires producer for blogging; Reuters introduces Calais semantic web service; social network developments: seesmic, Sonico, Twitxer; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listeners’ comments discussion; music from The Frantic; and more.
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Show notes for February 18, 2008
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 58-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Download the file here (MP3, 26.5MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod, subscribe with iTunes; good podcatchers include Juice and DopplerRadio, and RSS aggregators 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; or 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 February 21…
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #319: February 14, 2008
Content summary: Vote in FIR Live call-in poll; upcoming FIR Interview and Speakers & Speeches podcasts; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; CNN launching citizen journalism news site iReport.com; twittering your Yahoo layoff experience; environmental activists confront GM on GMNext blog; blogger influence on weekends; Dan York reports on Yahoo Live and OoVoo, and privacy issues; listeners’ comments discussion; music from City and Colour; and more.
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Show notes for February 14, 2008
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 59-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 26.9MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod, subscribe with iTunes; good podcatchers include Juice and DopplerRadio, and RSS aggregators 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; or 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 February 18…
Monday, February 11, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #318: February 11, 2008
Content summary: My ooVoo Day: testing ooVoo desktop video conferencing; discussion: upcoming FIR Interview and Speakers & Speeches podcasts; the FIR Live show on BlogTalk Radio; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; the social media news release and PRWeb: update from Dave Fleet; the new FastCompany community; mashups are breaking the mould at Microsoft; why are PR students not blogging?; corporate coming and going in Second Life; Eric Schwartzman meets the newswires on the future of the press release; listeners’ comments discussion; music from Heidi; and more.
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Show notes for February 11, 2008
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 60-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Download the file here (MP3, 27.4MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod, subscribe with iTunes; good podcatchers include Juice and DopplerRadio, and RSS aggregators 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; or 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 February 14…
Saturday, February 09, 2008
FIR Live Call-In Episode: February 9, 2008
Content summary:The live call-in episode on BlogTalk Radio. Our topic: the blurring line between internal and external communication.
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Show notes for the live call-in episode recorded February 9, 2008
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 60-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, Concord, California, USA, and all points in between thanks to our call-in participants.
Download the file here (MP3, 27.3MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod, subscribe with iTunes; good podcatchers include Juice and DopplerRadio, and RSS aggregators that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon.)
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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; or 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 February 11…
Thursday, February 07, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #317: February 7, 2008
Content summary: Problems with voting at Podcast Alley; how to participate in Saturday’s FIR live on BlogTalkRadio; the FIR Listener Contest: announcing the winners; Dan York reports on Microsoft/Yahoo as well as AOL, Google’s social graph API, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; why social applications will thrive in a recession; new corporate blogs show businesses start to ‘get it’; hurdles to jump for the social media news release; Steve Lubetkin reports on Jeff Pulver on the road with the Social Media Breakfast; listeners’ comments discussion; music from Loveless; and more.
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Show notes for February 7, 2008
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 58-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 26.5MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod, subscribe with iTunes; good podcatchers include Juice and DopplerRadio, and RSS aggregators 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; or 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 February 11…
Monday, February 04, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #316: February 4, 2008
Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; FIR live on BlogTalk Radio Feb 9; Marantz PMD-620; get the new FIR widget; two initiatives from Ragan Communications: My Manager social network, IABC international conference coverage; Lee Hopkins reports; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Tom Foremski’s request for PR pitches; Microsoft and Yahoo: organization and communication challenges; changes at Utterz; listeners’ comments discussion; music by Matthew Ebel; and more.
[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.]
Show notes for February 4, 2008
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 60-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Download the file here (MP3, 27.4MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod, subscribe with iTunes; good podcatchers include Juice and DopplerRadio, and RSS aggregators 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; or 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 February 7…
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