Year: 2007

  • The return of TechCrunch UK

    So TechCrunch UK is planning to relaunch on June 1. Part of the prep is hiring a new editor. The big TechCrunch falling-out was a lively story in the blogosphere late last year when Michael Arrington shut down the UK…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #234: April 23, 2007

    Content summary: Neville’s 24-hour cold and the Vista effect on recording; Shel on the social outcomes from social media; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; reputation damage and the GMTV phone quiz ‘irregularity’; borrowing social media ideas for Accenture’s intranet;…

  • Keeping the conversation going

    If you followed the Stowe Boyd kerfuffle a few months ago – the one in which he says, broadly, that PR people don’t “get it” regarding social media – you’ll be interested in listening to Stowe talking to Eric Schwartzman…

  • Defining employee engagement

    Does anyone agree what employee engagement is? asks David Ferrabee. It’s a very good question. ‘Employee engagement’ is a phrase that appears frequently in media articles and blogs, yet it seems to me that people tend to use the phrase…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #233: April 19, 2007

    Content summary: Shel on The Engaging Brand; CustomScoop’s new promo spots; Neville on organizational culture; Dan York’s report; Neville on website measurement; Sallie Goetsch’s report; listener comments; the music; and more. [Message from our sponsor: Save time with the CustomScoop…