Year: 2009

  • A red mist about social media

    Antony Mayfield writes about an experience recounted on the This Is Herd blog about someone getting really wound up about social media: […] Interesting post from Dirk about how social media can make people very, very angry. People sometimes wish…

  • Watch your communication-ness soar

    A new technology tool that started rolling out during the past week is Google Wave, what Google dryly describes as “an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration.” It’s got a lot of people articulating a lot of opinions, pro…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #488: October 1, 2009

    Content summary: Neville’s new role at WeissComm Group; vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; FIR interview with Smithsonian’s Michael Edson posted; FIR interview next week with Steve Rubel; follow-up: Brands in Public and Google Sidewiki; Dan York reports on Google…

  • FIR Interview: Michael Edson, Smithsonian Institution

    Michael Edson put the development of a strategy for social media at the Smithsonian Institution on a public-facing wiki where anyone could monitor progress. In this FIR Interview, Shel Holtz chats with Michael about the reactions and results produced by…

  • Joining WeissComm Group

    [Update Oct 2: If you see the comments to this post, you will see so many messages with warm wishes. It’s almost overwhelming. See the end of this post for my audio response to everyone.] Big decisions sometimes don’t require…