Month: December 2009

  • It it weren’t a serious matter, it would be a farce

    Winter certainly did arrive in many parts of the UK overnight on Thursday with thick snow blanketing much of the eastern and southern parts of England. Friday December the 18th was a day of complete chaos on the roads, on…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #510: December 17, 2009

    Content summary: Shel’s on the road but producing the show anyway; Dan York’s report; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: The Huffington Post charges companies to participate in its comment areas and Twitter feeds, The Guardian’s pay-for iPhone app could…

  • The $220m effect of Tiger Woods’ fall

    Tiger Woods’ personal life may be out of the prime time news headlines at the moment but the financial consequences of what he allegedly did are now becoming clear. I’m talking about the effect on business, not only the value…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #509: December 14, 2009

    Content summary: Shel’s on the road; experimenting with VodBurner; FIR Live next month; FIR’s 5th anniversary on Jan 3, 2010; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore with a cultural backgrounder to the TechCrunch/Fusion Garage falling-out over the CrunchPad; the Media Monitoring…

  • B2B social media: a long road but worth the trip

    How time flies – a week’s gone by since the Dell B2B Social Media Huddle that took place at Dell UK’s headquarters in Bracknell on December 7. Well over 80 people had registered for the free event which Kerry Bridge…