Year: 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;…

  • Le Web 3: A French farce (or is it a tragedy?)

    An extraordinary event took place in Paris this week, one that I was due to be part of as a presenter but could not make it. Le Web 3, the third in a series of Web 2.0-ish events organized by…

  • Update: Dolphin Music does care about its customers

    [Update May 29, 2007: The title of this post has been changed to reflect some developments since I wrote the post in December 2006. The original title was: “Recommendation: Don’t buy from Dolphin Music.” Read on to see why I’ve…

  • Windows Vista global release date

    If knowing the precise date when Windows Vista will be released to the world at large is important to you, mark January 30, 2007, in your diary now: Microsoft’s founder and chairman Bill Gates will launch the software giant’s long-awaited…

  • 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…