Year: 2009

  • Collaborative book reviews on Twitter

    Hmm, wonder if this idea would work with the kind of books I’m currently reading, and have queued up to read, for doing reviews. IT Pro reports that TV and radio celeb Jonathan Ross has launched WossyBookClub on Twitter where…

  • A voluminous reading list

    One of the benefits of being a blogger and podcaster is that writers (and publishers) of business books are happy to let you have a copy of their work in case you might review it. I’m always willing to read…

  • JournalistTweets: more than just a directory

    If you want to find journalists who use Twitter, there are quite a few directories out there already. A new entrant from business intelligence firm Cision, launched today, looks like it could be the place users will find of great…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #449: May 18, 2009

    Content summary: Thanks to Dan York and Sallie Goetsch for an outstanding FIR #448; Somesso London 09: no entries for the FIR Listener Contest but Neville was there; new FIR Interview posted; FIR listener dinner at the IABC conference in…

  • Twitter is the front channel

    I had a great time on Friday at Somesso London 09, the one-day conference about social media and large organizations. So many terrific people to meet, interesting topics to listen to and learn about, and opportunities to experiment with a…