Year: 2008

  • Happy birthday, WordPress!

    Five years ago today, WordPress was born. The popular blogging platform or content management system (take your pick of description) has come a very long way in this short time. I first started using WordPress in 2005, a time when…

  • Animoto: A compelling way to tell your story

    One of the communication technologies I like experimenting with is video. That’s why I play with new tools like Qik (live video streaming from a Nokia mobile phone) and seesmic (video conversations via your webcam). I discovered another one today…

  • Stranded on a geek island

    A couple of months ago, I met up with Neil Dixon to record an episode of the Desert Island Geek podcast. I love the idea of this podcast: Desert Island geek is a new podcast show all about you. Imagine…

  • Cut from FIR #348

    Overflow from today’s FIR #348: 1-Minute News New York Times’ social networking/open API Listen to this FIR Cut: [display_podcast] Download FIR Cut MP3 – NY Times (2:58) If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they’re published, subscribe to…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #348: May 26, 2008

    Content summary: The May 24 FIR Live call-in fiasco; next FIR Live on June 11; new FIR room on FriendFeed; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore about the Ogilvy Verge conference, The Open Room, and Social Media Breakfast; the Media Monitoring…