Month: October 2009

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #495: October 26, 2009

    Content summary: Shel’s in Nashville; assembling today’s show; Neville’s conference experiences last week: different events but similar issues; Michael Netzley reports on Edelman’s country-by-country Digital Brand Index in Asia; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Twitter is…

  • Different events, similar issues

    I took part in two excellent conferences last week focused on social media and communication: one in Burnley, Lancashire, the other in London. The Don’t Panic Guide to Social Media in Tourism took place in the splendid Towneley Hall outside…

  • Opportunity knocks with Google Sidewiki

    Google Sidewiki launched last month and opinion online is wide and varied. Much of that opinion suggests a brewing crisis for companies, their brands and other things of interest to them if people can comment at will on anything on…

  • Last chance saloon for Royal Mail and CWU

    Driving home from Lancashire on Thursday night, I passed a number of big white articulated trucks on the M6 motorway heading south. Only one had logos or signage although I’m assuming all were doing the same thing – transporting the…

  • Upgrades to WordPress and the Thesis theme

    A new version of WordPress was released last week and I’ve upgraded this blog to that version, 2.8.5. As always, I followed my 6 tips to upgrading WordPress to ensure a smooth and trouble-free upgrade. The WordPress developers say that…