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.

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So, until Thursday June 25…

Posted by neville on 06/22 at 09:40 AM

  1. Really interesting discussion regarding conferences and what’s worth paying for. It’s really not that much different from topics like the conversation about pay walls on media websites, how “piracy” impacts Hollywood and other similar points.

    It’s all about real - and perceived - costs and what certain items are worth to people. If I watch a movie on Hulu it’s because I’ve decided sitting through the commercials there are worth the instant access as opposed to renting, for a cost, the physical DVD. If I perceive the content of the Wall Street Journal to be valuable I’ll pay for it. If not I’ll wait to read a recap on someone’s blog.

    Likewise, if I think a conference has value (content, networking opps, etc) I’ll pay for it. Even if the conference is free there are still the time and travel costs which need to be considered.

    Interesting points, gentlemen, as always.

    Posted by Chris Thilk  on  06/24  at  11:48 AM

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