Month: February 2009

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #425: February 23, 2009

    Content summary: CDs for first-time commenters; upcoming FIR Interview; East Bay Social Media Breakfast on Feb 25; Michael Netzley interviews Edelman’s Alan VanderMolen on the 2009 Trust Barometer research in Asia; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits:…

  • Connecting government with its publics

    A tweet from @downingstreet, the Twitter handle of the communications team in the Prime Minister’s office at 10 Downing Street, prompted me to check in at Number10.gov.uk at 11am this morning to witness a question-and-answer session with members of the…

  • The hell of email

    Sometimes, being an advocate of the “if it ain’t broke, break it” school of thought – the title of one of my long-time favourite business books which I bought when it was first published in the early 90s – can…

  • Formidable but what a challenge!

    This has got to be one of the most challenging, interesting, influential and professionally-fulfilling senior communication jobs around, arguably anywhere in world right now. The British government is advertising for a Director of Digital Engagement, a new role in the…

  • It’s the economy, right?

    I don’t know about you but I get confused every time I watch the news on TV, hear it on the radio or read about it online. It’s that ‘e’ word – the economy. Every time it’s mentioned, I get…