Month: July 2007

  • Ragan Communications sponsors FIR

    If you listen to yesterday’s FIR #255, you’ll notice a new way in which we introduce the show. Shel and I have just agreed a deal with Chicago-based Lawrence Ragan Communications who have become an FIR sponsor. Under the sponsorship…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #255: July 5, 2007

    Content summary: Lawrence Ragan Communications, Inc, sponsors FIR; MP3 download issues; Podcast Awards 2007 nominations; new SNCR Journal is out with project Shel worked on; Dan York reports on FeedBurner Pro and MyBrand, the iPhone podcaster kit, Pownce; the Media…

  • Chinwag parties in the real and virtual worlds

    There’s quite a party taking place in South Kensington, London, this evening, with over 1,000 people signed up to attend. It’s Chinwag’s Big Summer 07. Sponsored by Adobe, Agency.com, Channel 4 and Purple, this will undoubtedly be the party to…

  • On my recommended reading list

    I’d like to recommend some valuable, thought-provoking and, yes, entertaining business reading that I’m currently enjoying. Two books: Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging by John Cass. A great wake-up call for corporations, says one reviewer. John highlights not only…

  • Phone in your TwitterGram

    Last week, I wrote about TwitterGram, a tool/service developed by Dave Winer that lets you record a brief audio message and post it to Twitter. It’s already proving to be quite a popular tool, judging from the flurry of ‘grams…