Year: 2008

  • Easy Skype recording with CallBurner

    A Twitter buddy asked me today what application would I recommend for recording Skype conversations, the resulting recordings to be used in podcasts. That’s the sixth such request I’ve had over the past few weeks. Does it indicate that we’re…

  • LG blogger relations case study

    Yesterday’s Marketing 2.0 event in Manchester, organized by KMP, included some great presentations that, collectively, add up to a good overview of the roles social media play in the overall marketing mix. The highlight for me was a case study…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #358: June 30, 2008

    Content summary: Neville’s in Manchester; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on a Text 100 survey of Asian bloggers, and on a professional conference in Singapore and an academic conference discussing China’s Internet; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That…

  • The new marketing in Manchester

    Tomorrow I’ll be in Manchester participating in Marketing 2.0, a half-day seminar from KMP Interactive Marketing and Technology. We will be discussing how the web is dramatically influencing the way in which people communicate and interact with brands and companies.…

  • It can’t be harnessed

    Reading Jeremiah Owyang’s post on phrases he overhears when people talk about social media reminds me of another one that I hear all too frequently: “Let’s harness the power of social media.” ‘Harness’ is one of the words many communicators…