Year: 2007

  • EMI and Apple drive a wedge into DRM

    I was listening to the live webcast from EMI and Apple at lunchtime today announcing the availability of EMI’s music catalogue without digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. The first outlet where you will be able to buy such DRM-free music…

  • Plausible isn’t necessarily believable

    I’ve been reading quite a few of the April Fool’s Day jokes doing the rounds today. Some excellent imagination with stories that are so convincing, it’s hard to separate fact from fantasy. Google’s free in-home wireless broadband service, for instance.…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #227: March 29, 2007

    Content summary: On conference experiences in Newcastle, Montreal and San Diego; surveys show Web 2.0 making its way into the enterprise; PR briefings about journalists: Microsoft example shows be careful when you click to send that email; growth of advertising…

  • Podleaders interview with Tom Raftery

    Tomorrow morning I’ll be chatting with Tom Raftery for an episode of his PodLeaders podcast series. If you have a question you’d like us to discuss, add your comment here or on Tom’s post. All the questions there so far…

  • Delivering the New PR 2.0 in Newcastle

    Arrived in Newcastle early evening yesterday for the “Delivering The New PR 2.0” conference which takes place today. This is the first of the second series of conferences organized by the University of Sunderland. I’m joining the seasoned team of Philip…