Year: 2008

  • GM launches anti-misinformation website

    A new entrant to General Motors’ stable of social media communication channels is GM Facts and Fiction which launched yesterday. The Financial Times reports on this attempt by GM to address what the auto maker sees as unfair and inaccurate…

  • Becoming a plugged-in traveller

    There’s a post by Jake McKee on Dell’s new DigitalNomads blog that suggests some great tips for business travellers to think about when planning a trip, especially concerning your baggage. Don’t check in your bag at the airport, says Jake,…

  • An unwelcome email marketing tactic

    A marketing email from Dell caught my eye amongst all the inbox content because of the subject line: “Was it something we said?” Curiosity piqued, I clicked on it to open it, and saw the eye-catching image you see above.…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #377: September 4, 2008

    Content summary: SNCR awards deadline Sept 8; Twitter questions for Laura Fitton; PR Week blog contest update; follow-up discussion: Seth Godin and ‘the myth of launch PR’; Dan York reports on Google Chrome and upgrading the web; the Media Monitoring…

  • Really simple RSS with Wikio

    If you’re like me, you’ve probably got a range of options for people to subscribe to your blog’s RSS feed. In addition to your main feed, often via FeedBurner, you might offer little chicklets or links that enable people to…