Hobson and Holtz
The Hobson & Holtz Report
Thursday, December 28, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #201: December 28, 2006
Content summary: Two new interviews and a book review posted; ethics Skypecast is on Jan 13; Lee Hopkins eulogizes on FIR; Mitch Joel’s international 6POS podcast; the ways PR agents piss off journalists, and a few companies that do it right; what is the value of professional PR bodies?: PRSA elects new president; Robert Scoble on the US presidential election campaign trail; Text 100 presents a Second Life view of the new publics; Microsoft PR issues: the Vista laptop give-away (Bribery? No, says Neville; the jury’s still out, says Shel), relying on employee bloggers to address reputation issues surounding the RSS patent filing; listeners’ comments discussion; next FIR episode: the hangover cure on New Year’s Day; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 28, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 74-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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So, until Monday January 1, 2007…
Thursday, December 21, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #200: December 21, 2006
Content summary: The ‘5 Things’ tag game; five social media trends that will impact PR; Southwest Airlines’ consumer-generated media competition; the TechCrunch war of words gets serious; reports from Dan York and David Phillips; Shel and Neville look back over 2 years of FIR with clips from show milestones 1 (Jan 3, 2005), 25 (April 18, 2005), 50 (July 14, 2005), 75 (Oct 10, 2005), 100 (Jan 5, 2006), 125 (April 3, 2006), 150 June 29, 2006), 175 (Sept 25, 2006) plus listeners’ comments; FIR interview with Alex Laats posted; upcoming interview with Steve Rubel on Dec 22; no FIR on Christmas Day; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 20, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 94-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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So, until Thursday December 28…
Monday, December 18, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #199: December 18, 2006
Content summary: CaseCamp Second Life review; Lee Hopkins reports; traditional media far from dead, says Ketchum/USC media usage survey; Circuit City opens store in Second Life; Nick Denton on last days of the media embargo; Edelman and NewsGator to create branded communities and conversational advertising; HP, Dell, IBM engage in competitive dialogue through blogs; PayPerPost now requires disclosure; David Phillips reports; NBC/iVillage ‘Girls Night Out’ in Second Life; listeners’ comments discussion; show #200 is on Thursday; no show on Christmas Day; upcoming FIR interviews (Alex Laats, CEO Podzinger; Steve Rubel, Micro Persuasion; Lionel Menchaca, Direct2Dell); the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 18, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 66-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 30MB), 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).
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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. 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 December 21…
Thursday, December 14, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #198: December 14, 2006
Content summary: FIR continues twice a week in 2007; CaseCamp Second Life today; thanks to Tyler Leisher; John Stauffer asks for thoughts on how to engage with less-than-interested public relations co-workers about social media; the irrelevance of the page view; community websites take the wiki path with Wikia.com; Socialtext Unplugged for offline wiki working; New York Times adds Digg to online articles; Le Web 3 meltdown and the firing of the TechCrunch UK co-editor Sam Sethi; PR gaming of Digg; IBM launches marketing effort in Second Life; Dan York reports on measuring RSS subscribers and podcast downloads; brand advocates and their role in the marketing mix; listeners’ comments discussion including some great suggestions for show #200; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 14, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 70-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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So, until Monday December 18…
Monday, December 11, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #197: December 11, 2006
Content summary: What a gathering of communicators in New Orleans thinks of social media; do journalists want a social media news release?; marketers tour of Second Life planned; using YouTube to spot 2007 trends; YouTube demographics may not be what you might think; David Phillips reflects on the digital tsunami; the Thresher 40% wine discount: great viral marketing or a business mistake?; Steve Mallison-Jones with conversations from The World’s Leading… party; listeners’ comments discussion; CaseCamp Second Life; upcoming FIR interviews; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 11, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, an 80-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 37MB), 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).
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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. 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 December 14…
Thursday, December 07, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #196: December 7, 2006
Content summary: Measuring RSS feeds; RadioTail’s Ripple out of beta; what it takes to be in PR; catching up: Music Ally event, London conference, Neville and Dan York meet up; Edelman introduces the StoryMaker social media press release; Philip Rosedale of Linden Lab on the economic possibilities of virtual worlds; Fleishman Hillard on French attitudes towards blogs; FT reports on substantial shifts in attitutes towards financial reporting; CIPD survey on ‘passion for work’ in the UK; Dan York reports; listeners’ comments discussion; thinking about FIR #200: it’s soon; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 7, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 69-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Download the file here (MP3, 31.4MB), 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).
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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. 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 December 11…
Monday, December 04, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #195: December 4, 2006
Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; Cerado’s Haystack widget; Yahoo and Reuters collaborate in citizen photo journalism; Fox misguided copyright protection; the future of web advertising is in the UK; new study from the American Marketing Association; listener comment; Lee Hopkins reports; two sides of the Second Life coin; events including Music Ally debate in London; the music; and more.
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Show notes for December 4, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 50-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 23MB), 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).
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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. 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 December 7…
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