Year: 2008

  • The real problem with political leadership

    I was reading a rather good political commentary in The Guardian yesterday (spotted via a David Brain tweet) by Danny Rogers, the editor of PR Week UK, in which he laments the lack of strategic communication counsel at 10 Downing…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #380: September 15, 2008

    Content summary: Shel’s in Austin; FIR listener contest coming with two great prizes; next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on Sept 20; discussion: trackbacks and comments; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits – diverse opinion about Yammer,…

  • Easy collaboration with Dropbox

    I’m a big fan of Live Mesh, the service from Microsoft that is a great productivity tool when working with colleagues and clients in different locations, where you can synchronize different devices used by different people to share files. I’m…

  • Spreading the word in September

    Just updating some details on my speaking engagements at events in the next few months as we look ahead into autumn. In the final half of September, I’m speaking at these two events in the UK which you might find…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #379: September 11, 2008

    Content summary: Remembering 9/11; next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on Sept 20; update on iTunes; follow-up: GM’s anti-misinformation website; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Dan York reports on BusinessWeek’s guide to CEO micro-blogging, and Yammer; News That Fits…