Month: December 2008

  • FIR Interview: Bob Pearson, VP Communities and Conversations at Dell

    One of the pioneers in using social media to engage with customers and others is global technology firm Dell. During the past few years, Dell has been lauded for its transparency and engagement in how its social media channels like…

  • Paying attention to copyright

    One topic I’ve written about before in this blog is copyright, prompted in particular by my continuing puzzlement about why we continue to use laws that are based on geography in an age where intellectual property is increasingly digital and…

  • Will Google Friend Connect deliver the promise?

    I’m doing a little experiment on this site with Google Friend Connect, a new service in beta from Google that was announced in May. Some sites are receiving invitations to sign up; this site is one of those. According to…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #403: December 4, 2008

    Content summary: Neville on proctoring IABC accreditation exam candidates; Dan York reports on Twitter identifiers, the new dot tel domain, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits – asking the Le Web community for the interview…

  • Yes, we do predictions

    This evening, I’ll be in London’s Soho taking part in “Chinwag Live: Xmas Futures, Crystal Balls?”, the latest panel discussion session and social get-together organized by Chinwag, the network and community for digital media practitioners in the UK and beyond,…