Year: 2009

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #491: October 12, 2009

    Content summary: FIR Interview with Steve Rubel now happening later this month; Michael Netzley reports on social media tools in times of crisis in The Philippines, text messaging and Facebook in China, and FTC-like guidelines on social media disclosure coming…

  • Doesn’t anyone check spelling at Amazon?

    The mistakes are so obvious even a spell checker would have picked them up! And Amazon is still using the wrong cover – that was the mock-up done by the publisher during the early planning stages. Mind you, I can’t…

  • Guidelines for using avatars in business

    Do you ever pause and think about the avatar you use online as the visual representation of you: your persona or alter ego? What it says to others about you and the organization you work for or represent? Avatars are…

  • Get ready for video Twitter

    What if you could “video tweet” natively in your Twitter account instead of or in addition to the short text messages you currently send when you use Twitter? According to a report in the Telegraph today, video will soon be…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #490: October 8, 2009

    Content summary: Content summary: Dan York joins Shel as guest co-host while Neville copes with demands during his first week in his new job; our interview with Steve Rubel on lifestreaming and other matters is set for Friday; Dan reports…