Year: 2008

  • A good time to join IABC is now

    If there’s one professional association I’m always willing to actively talk about, promote, and otherwise persuade communicators to be part of, it’s the International Association of Business Communicators, IABC. I’ve been a member since 1989. I’ve found the knowledge I’ve…

  • The Google way of effective communication

    Tech news that instantly spread beyond the blogosphere to the mainstream media is yesterday’s announcement from Google about Google Chrome (link not working as I write this), a new browser that’s expected to be launched in beta sometime today. Already…

  • PodPress band-aid wearing thin

    About six months ago, I wrote about PodPress on my tech blog, talking about my mixed experiences with this podcasting plug-in for WordPress. In spite of those mixed experiences, I still use it as I’ve yet to find an alternative…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #376: September 1, 2008

    Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; new FIR Interview posted; iTunes download problems; diary date for next FIR Live: Sept 20; PR Week blog contest update; Michael Netzley discusses recommendations for managing Singapore’s internet; the Media Monitoring Minute…

  • Dining with girl geeks at Google

    So on my first visit to the London office of Google last Thursday, I’m mostly remembering the food experience as much as the people who were there. That experience was when I joined in with nearly 100 others to celebrate…