Month: May 2009

  • Chat Catcher needs a white knight

    I was dismayed by news in an email the other day from Shannon Whitley that he could no longer continue supporting Chat Catcher. This is one of the most useful tools on the web that links disparate conversation on Twitter…

  • FIR Cut: Can you explain Twitter in 140 characters or less?

    Overflow from FIR #446 on May 7, 2009. The Blog Herald asks: Can you explain Twitter in 140 characters or less? Download this podcast (3.30Mb, 7:09) If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they’re published, subscribe to the…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #446: May 7, 2009

    Content summary: Shel’s on the way to Brazil; FIR Listener contest to win a free ticket to Somesso London 09 closes May 8; FIR Listener Survey results published; Neville guests on Media Bullseye Roundtable podcast; Dan York reports on social…

  • The influence of the global FIR community

    In 2006, when we first surveyed the listeners of the For Immediate Release podcast that Shel and Neville started in January 2005, we learned a lot from what they told us. Three years later, we’ve had a new learning experience…

  • Spreading the word in May

    Just updating some details on my list of speaking engagements at events in the coming months as we head into the summer. This month, May, I’m leading New Media for Old Hands, a popular half-day professional development workshop I developed…