Year: 2008

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #325: March 6, 2008

    Content summary: Neville’s traveling while Shel assembles the show from the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, site of the Ragan Social Media for Communicators conference; Ragan conference included an unconference featuring Crystal Interactive technology; Media Monitoring Minute; Neville reports on…

  • Disrupting mobile data costs

    I twittered the other day about my most recent Vodafone bill for mobile phone service that included a charge of £80 for data use. ‘Ouch’ was the polite epithet I used. Although the costs for using a mobile phone to…

  • IABC members can join the conversation

    An email yesterday from IABC brought news of a new member benefit – The IABC eXchange. In development for some while, this new resource offers a great opportunity to introduce every IABC member to blogs and blogging. According to IABC,…

  • Too many crazy drivers

    The news last week of a woman motorist sent to jail for running down a cyclist while she was sending a text message on her mobile phone is a sobering thought for every driver. Even though I use a hands-free…

  • Courageous decisions helped regain brand trust

    I watched a fascinating documentary on the Virgin1 TV channel last night – the story of the Tylenol poisoning crisis in 1982. Seven people died in the Chicago area after ingesting Tylenol Extra Strength capsules that had been deliberately laced…