Month: April 2008

  • A window into Twitter with TweetStats

      Lots of people have opinions about Twitter, ranging from a complete waste of time to the indispensable connector with your community. (If you don’t know what Twitter is, this video by Lee Lefever will explain it all.) I’m firmly…

  • Evidence of Timberland’s social responsibility

    Last week while on a guilt-free shopping trip, I bought a pair of Timberland loafers. Factory outlet pricing (about a third less than you’d normally pay), so I was quite pleased with my bargain. What intrigued me, though, was a…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #333: April 3, 2008

    Content summary: Dates for diaries: dinner in London with Mike Manuel and Josh Hallett, April 12; FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio, April 19; Dan York reports on WordPress 2.5, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with Connie Reece and CustomScoop;…

  • PR geek dinner in London April 12

    Two names that are well known in the global online PR community are Mike Manuel and Josh Hallett. Based in the US, both are with Voce Communications, a West-coast PR firm. Mike and Josh will be in London next week…

  • Is Windows Vista really going nowhere?

    A discussion on Twitter early this morning about Windows Vista has got me thinking about faith. I’ve been a Windows Vista believer since the operating system was in beta. Even in the face of relentless negative opinion – seemingly everywhere…