Month: July 2007

  • The transition is happening

    The introduction of consumer-driven Web 2.0 technologies into businesses is set to usher in a new phase of productivity growth that could surpass that achieved during the late-1990s internet boom, according to John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems.…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #257: July 12, 2007

    Content summary: Network issues delay FIR; Shel’s in Las Vegas; Apple iPhone PR update; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Dan York reports on screen capture utilities, a social network event, face reviews, Windows Live Writer; UK newspapers offer more…

  • David Miliband’s potential interactive platform

    So, will new Foreign Secretary David Miliband continue the blog he started early last year while at DEFRA? According to political blogger Ellee Seymour: There is a chance that David Miliband might write a Foreign Office blog once he has…

  • Vista system lockup could be fixed

    Late yesterday, Microsoft released a slew of updates for Windows Vista and Windows XP, as well as for versions of Microsoft Office. When I booted up my Vista desktop and XP laptop first thing this morning, both machines retrieved 12…

  • Writing a blog is about the 80-20 rule

    To demonstrate world-class expertise, says Jakob Nielsen, avoid quickly written, shallow blog postings. Instead, says the web usability guru, invest your time in thorough, value-added content that attracts paying customers. No doubt there are any number of quickly-written shallow blog…