Month: October 2008
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FIR Live panel discussion on the value of PR for startups set for Nov 7
In the wake of several high-profile posts suggesting startup CEOs can do their own PR just as effectively as a professional, we’ve put together a panel to discuss just what value startups get from working with agencies. The panel includes…
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The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #390: October 20, 2008
Content summary: Podcast Awards announced (no nomination for FIR); Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on journalistic regulations in China and nationalism in South Korea; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop (Sarah Wurrey’s final MMM); News That Fits – Michael Dell…
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Twitter mainstream
Quite a bit of commentary in the blogosphere and twittersphere greeted the news that pop icon Britney Spears now has a Twitter account (actually started on October 10). Known as therealbritney, Spears’ presence on the micro-blogging service is the front…
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A little Latin flavour
A part of the world that’s not constantly front-of-mind for many people in the UK is Latin America. One country that’s an integral part of that region is Costa Rica, nowadays a popular holiday destination and a place I call…