Month: August 2007

  • FIR Interview – Steve Mallison-Jones, VlogYourJob: August 17, 2007

    PR and communications headhunters Indigo Red have launched VlogYourJob.com, the UK’s first online video recruitment website, as a solution for employers to tackle the problem of recruiting in a market where there are more employers than good candidates. Neville Hobson…

  • Not a good day for relying on technology

    From my Twitter stream this morning: 09:31 Amazing what a good night’s sleep can do. Feeling pretty refreshed this morning. So, good morning all! 09:32 Uh-oh, DreamHost’s problems continue. All my sites down. Email not working. 09:58 Skype still not…

  • Cut from FIR #267

    Overflow from today’s FIR #267: Impact of Social Media on Tech Reporters’ Practices If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they’re published, subscribe to the RSS feed. (What are FIR Cuts?)

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #267: August 16, 2007

    Content summary: Podcast Awards 2007 winners announced; Dan York reports on social network portability, Tris Hussey’s Mediasphere podcast, data sharing summit, IABC Heritage Region conference; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; US report refutes claims of social networking dangers; editing…

  • Useful but user unfriendly

    One of the things I really like about DreamHost, the US company which hosts my sites including this blog, is the frequent and clear communication on what’s happening with their service. They have a status blog, but what I find…