Year: 2006

  • New PR blog, new PR network

    Two emails from two Canadian PR bloggers with news of new developments in PR blogging. The first from Eric Eggertson in Saskatchewan, with news that he’s started Common Sense PR for b5media, the fast-growing blog network founded by Canadian serial…

  • 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…