Thursday, August 17, 2006
Oops, I did it again
Libsyn’s stats tell me about 120 listeners downloaded episode #164 before I was informed that a flub was in the file. I swore I’d removed it, but somehow it found its way back in. In any case, I’ve edited and re-uploaded the file free of the mistake. It’s nothing serious, just another behind-the-scenes look at what you don’t usually hear on FIR, but we prefer the usual flawless production values to which you’ve become so accustomed.
NMRCast #5 - The Contest Episode - 08/17/06
The New Media Release Podcast, episode 5 can be downloaded here, heard directly from this page, or subscribed to via the NMRCast feed. Also, the Apple iTunes subscription is now available here or by searching for NMRCast at the Apple iTunes store under “podcasts.” If you subscribe to the FIR “everything” feed, however, this podcast will not be included.
Content summary:Participants: Chris Heuer, Tom Foremski, Brian Solis, Shel Holtz. The discussion covered the possible integration of XPRL aand the hRelease format; the results of a Social Media Club meeting on Wednesday night where the new-media release was addressed; the development of a working group; and the announcement of a case study contest.
Show notes for August 17, 2006
Welcome to NMRCast episode #5, a 35-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Download the file here (MP3, 13.9MB), 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:
- New Media Release wiki
- Free Josh Wolf wiki
- XPRL working group website
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
As long as Josh Wolf came up in the discussion, we figured we’d offer the following information:
First, a reminder that a fund-raising show for Josh is planned this Saturday, August 19, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Cafe la Bohème, 3318 24th St., San Francisco. Admission will be free and donations will be much appreciated. Entertainers will include, among others, Diamond Dave Whitaker of Enemy Combatant Radio and musician John Staedler (http:// johnstaedler.com). Chuck Gonzalez will be DJ. Speakers will include, among others, Josh’s mother, Elizabeth Wolf-Spada; his uncle Harland Harrison, who is Libertarian candidate for Congress from San Mateo County; and Krissy Keefer, Green Party candidate for Congress from San Francisco’s east side; and yours truly, representing the National Writers Union.
If you can’t attend and want to help Josh defray his legal costs and keep his apartment, you can donate in either of two ways:
- Through a PayPal account accessible via http://joshwolf.net/grandjury/donate.html
- ending a check to his mother, made out to her, at PO Box 2235, Wrightwood, Ca 92397.
Josh reports through his website that he’s in good health and spirits, and resolute on keeping his unedited video footage out of the grand jury’s hands. He’ll welcome your letters. Send them to Federal Correctional Institution, Joshua Wolf 98005-111, 5701 8th St. Camp-Parks, Unit J2, Dublin, CA 94568.
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #164: August 17, 2006
Content summary: Listener feedback on the 2006 Podcast Awards; Apple’s cease-and-desist orders concerning use of the iPod name; employee at UK telco Orange suspended for racial post on political blog; blogs, wikis and forums sway consumer opinion; podcast transcription and Amazon Mechanical Turk; Google’s Blogger upgrade; Dell battery recall: communication issues and opportunities; Dan York reports; listeners’ comments discussion; Across the Sound podcast #50: upcoming Skypecast; the music; and more.
Show notes for August 17, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 77-minute podcast recorded live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 31MB), 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. 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 August 21…
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
2006 Podcast Awards - Results
The results for the 2006 Podcast Awards contest were announced late yesterday and the list of nearly all winners posted. FIR was a contender for the Best Business Podcast Award - but we didn’t win.
Winner of this category was Manager Tools, a weekly podcast focused on helping you become a more effective manager and leader, hosted by Mark Horstman and Michael Auzenne. A worthy competitor and a worthy winner.
We don’t know how FIR fared in the contest as voting details haven’t been published. What we do know is that, overall, the awards site received just under 8 million hits during July and August. That’s a lot of hits!
We would like to thank everyone who voted for FIR. We greatly appreciate your support.
Winners of the two top-level categories - People’s Choice and Best Produced Podcast - will be announced during the Podcast and Portable Media Expo late next month (Shel and Neville will be speaking at that event).
Warm congratulations to all the winners!
NMRCast #4 - XML - August 15, 2006
The New Media Release Podcast, episode 4 can be downloaded here, heard directly from this page, or subscribed to via the NMRCast feed. Also, the Apple iTunes subscription is now available here or by searching for NMRCast at the Apple iTunes store under “podcasts.” If you subscribe to the FIR “everything” feed, however, this podcast will not be included.
Content summary:Chris Heuer and Brian Solis live at SES discuss search-engine optimization of press releases and the role of XML schemas in press releases.
Show notes for August 15, 2006
Welcome to NMRCast episode #4, a 23-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Download the file here (MP3, 15.7MB), 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).
Sorry; the ability to hear a stream from this page is not available for episode #4
In This Edition:
- New Media Release wiki
- Search Engine Strategies conference
- XPRL, the eXtensible Public Relations Language
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
Monday, August 14, 2006
You may need to re-download #163
If you got episode #163 (August 14) before about 4 p.m. PDT on Monday, you may want to grab it again. The music behind the One-Minute News was turned way down, but during normalizing, for some reason, it returned to full volume, drowning out our voices. Of course, you may think that’s a good thing, but if not, we’ve re-done the file and re-uploaded it.
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #163: August 14, 2006
Content summary: Thanks for voting in the Podcast Awards 2006; first looks at Windows Live Writer and TypePad Mobile; add your suggestions to Dana Vanden Heuvel’s mavens of modern marketing; 12 reasons why UK companies don’t blog; blogger relations efforts going mainstream; Steve Rubel suggests reinventing the media interview; Lee Hopkins reports on innovation; an opening discussion on PR ethics; listeners’ comments discussion; congratulations Antony Mayfield and Niall Cook for being proud new fathers; FIR Frappr community update; FIR in Second Life: we’ll be back!; the music; and more.
Show notes for August 14, 2006
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, an 80-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Download the file here (MP3, 32MB), 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. 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 August 17…
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