Hobson and Holtz
The Hobson & Holtz Report
Monday, October 08, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #282: October 8, 2007
Content summary: Shel’s in Manchester, England; wrap-up of the past week including the FIR Geek Dinner in Windsor; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; how reCAPTCHA fights spam and helps preserve old books and manuscripts; British Library books go digital; Facebook applications are not the quick way to good communication; Lee Hopkins on a strange journey; listeners’ comments discussion; Heather Gorringe’s Web 2.0 quest; Shel’s off to the Ragan conference in Dallas; and more.
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Show notes for October 8, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 63-minute podcast recorded live from Manchester and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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So, until Thursday October 11…
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Conversations at FIR Geek Dinner Oct 5
A great success is how we would judge the first FIR Geek Dinner in the UK which took place in Windsor on Friday October 5, 2007.
As the photo indicates, we had a full house in the Ristorante Amalfi where nearly a dozen of us gathered over dinner. Many of us already knew each other; for some, it was a first time to meet.
In all cases, we had at least one thing in common - FIR and being part of its global community.
Guests game from far and wide. Co-host Neville Hobson and wife Laura from down the road in Wokingham. Co-host Shel Holtz and wife Michele from Concorde, California. Everyone else from the surroundings of London: Canterbury, Kingston, Chiseldon near Swindon, Amersham, Maidenhead and Hartley Wintney.
Who’s who, clockwise from left: Jed Baxter, Shel Holtz, Michele Holtz, Alan (?), Samantha Grant, Martyn Davies, Neville Hobson, Ronna Porter, Michael Blowers, David Phillips. Photographer (not pictured): Laura Hobson.
Others also took photos; you can see them at Flickr if they’re tagged firgeekdinner.
We had a blast! Thanks to everyone for being there.
firgeekdinnerThursday, October 04, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #281: October 4, 2007
Content summary: FIR face-to-face again in Wokingham, England; FIR Geek Dinner update; thoughts on this week’s CIPR social media workshop and the Ragan/SimplyCommunicate social media masterclass; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Dan York on the Podcasting and New Media Expo and new tools for podcasters including the MicMate, plus a question for listeners on emailing to wikis; Forrester case study on Northwestern Mutual’s enterprise Web 2.0 journey; AIM and Zune integrate social networking; email spamming and the Monster mash; the Dove Onslaught on YouTube; listeners’ comments discussion; music by The Friendly Ghost; and more.
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Show notes for October 4, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 65-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Download the file here (MP3, 29.5MB), 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.)
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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 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.
So, until Monday October 8…
Monday, October 01, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #280: October 1, 2007
Content summary: FIR face-to-face in Wokingham, England; FIR Geek Dinner update; vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; Lee Hopkins reports; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; General Motors sponsors the Manic Mommies podcast; Neville’s thoughts about PodCamp Ireland with Shel’s on the Ragan conference and the Podcast & New Media Expo; listeners’ comments discussion including Georgetown University students’ comments and questions; and more.
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Show notes for October 1, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 62-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Download the file here (MP3, 28.4MB), 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.)
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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.
So, until Thursday October 4…
Thursday, September 27, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #279: September 27, 2007
Content summary: Shel’s in Chicago; Neville’s getting ready for PodCamp Ireland, Shel for PME and UK trip; update on FIR Geek Dinner plans; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Shel reports on the Ragan unconference; Armani opens store in Second Life; new global corporate climate change reports from the Carbon Disclosure Project; Nintendo fires employee for blogging; Yahoo to close podcasting site; Carefree Dan York reports from the AstriCon conference; listeners’ comments discussion; news about next week’s shows; music from Brother Love; and more.
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Show notes for September 27, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 58-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Chicago, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 26.4MB), 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.
So, until Monday October 1…
Monday, September 24, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #278: September 24, 2007
Content summary: New IABC Cafe2Go podcast; new FIR Interview podcast with Forrester Research analysts; Shel’s in the UK next week: join us at the FIR Geek Dinner in Windsor on October 5; take a Society for New Communications Research survey; Neville’s impressions from the Conference Board meeting in Zurich; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Facebook, breast feeding and PR; what does the end of pay-for-content by the New York Times mean for the media and the consumer?; Lee Hopkins reports; listeners’ comments discussion; news about Thursday’s show; podcasting book signings this weekend at the Podcast & New Media Expo in California and at PodCamp Ireland; music from Matthew Ebel; and more.
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Show notes for September 24, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 60-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 27.5MB), 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; 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.
So, until Thursday September 27…
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #277: September 20, 2007
Content summary: Shel’s in Dallas, Neville’s at the Conference Board Europe meeting in Zurich, the Chatham House Rule, employee-generated media, Media Monitoring Minute, StopBlocking.org campaign, Dan York reports, David Phillips reports, listener comments, the music, and more.
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Show notes for September 20, 2007
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 62-minute podcast recorded live from Dallas, Texas, USA, and almost live from Zurich, Switzerland.
Download the file here (MP3, 28.7MB), 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; 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.
So, until Monday September 24…
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