Year: 2008

  • Lots on the radar at Web 2 Expo Berlin

    Early this morning, the Web 2.0 Expo Berlin conference kicked off with sessions ranging from an Adobe AIR bootcamp to software development collaboration techniques. This event is not only for tech geeks, though: if you’re involved in organizational communication in…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Gold Quill now includes social media

    If you’re an IABC member, you’ll likely have received by now the brochure about this year’s Gold Quill Awards, the annual international competition to identify and recognize the best communication work. My copy arrived in the post this morning, and…

  • 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…