Month: October 2008

  • SMC: People come for the people

    Friday morning’s Social Media Cafe get-together in London was another excellent event but with a difference – the venue. After spending all of this year at the Coach and Horses pub in Soho, SMC has moved its regular Friday mornings…

  • FIR Interview: Dave Armon with Jim Fong on PR Newswire Study

    PR Newswire recently released the results of a study conducted by Diagnostics Plus that determined that the wire service’s press releases are used by journalists as a source for an article more than its competitors. The release of the results…

  • Freshening up

    I’ve introduced a slightly new look to this site with a new theme, one I’ve been experimenting with for the past few months on my tech blog as well as on a copy of this blog I run on my…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #387: October 9, 2008

    Content summary: FIR Listener Contest results in next Monday’s show; two FIR Interviews posted; Dan York reports on the use of video and other communication tools in the US presidential campaigns; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits…

  • A new venture with Bond PR

    A press release was published this morning announcing the launch of Bond-i (short for ‘Bond Interactive’), a new venture I’m starting with Bond PR International. Bond-i focuses on social communication. That means applying a strategic view to social media and…