Month: February 2009

  • Twitter talk podcast

    Yesterday, I enjoyed a 30-minute conversation with Mark Hunter for the third episode of the Social Media Podcast (download MP3, 31Mb). We had a great chat, touching on a wide range of topics surrounding Twitter including validating identities of followers,…

  • Enjoyable Reading Twestival

    Yesterday was the day of Twestival, the global event designed to raise awareness of and financially support the charitable work of charity:water. Local twestivals took place in around 200 cities worldwide. I took part, too, at my local twestival: Reading…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #422: February 12, 2009

    Content summary: Shel calls in from Chicago with a shoutout to Callburner; Dan York reports on Twestival, APIs, mashups, Skype and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Belkin astroturfing follow-up, the amazing Twitter behaviour of Canadian…

  • Twestival today!

    Today, February 12, marks the culmination of an awful lot of effort and energy by many people around the world, volunteers all, who have made Twestival. This is an event taking place today in over 175 cities around the world,…

  • Resting communicators at LinkedIn

    If you’re in organizational communication and have lost your job, a new support group focused on LinkedIn, the business-oriented social network, might just be what you need. Anyone in an organizational communication role isn’t immune from the consequences of global…