Month: November 2006

  • Highway robbery and other tales from the road

    Mainz in Germany is an attractive city. That’s where I spent the night on Sunday ahead of a full day on Monday with a client in Rüsselsheim. I stayed at the Hyatt Regency. Right on the bank of the river…

  • Unofficial Vista Blog Tour, Day 2: Does IE7 suck?

    Stuart Mudie and Derek Torres are co-authors of The Unofficial Guide to Windows Vista, a warts-and-all look at the new Microsoft operating system, that is due to be published by Wiley early next year. I’ve worked with Stuart in the…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #193: November 27, 2006

    Content summary: A legitimate labour issue misses social media opportunities; CBS grows late-night viewing by adding clips to YouTube; new RSS services; a report by Lee Hopkins; the music; and a little bit more. [Messages from our sponsors: Save time…

  • Spreading the viral wine discount

    Hugh MacLeod – cartoonist extraordinaire, bespoke tailoring champion and, latterly, viral marketer for Stormhoek wine – has started talking about something that could get quite big quite quickly. No need for that booze cruise to Calais before Christmas as you…

  • Developing social media guidelines for PR

    It’s good to see that the CIPR, the body representing the public relations profession in the UK, has taken a lead in formally starting a debate about social media and PR. The CIPR has just published a social media consultation…