Year: 2009

  • Speaking out on IABC advocacy

    In last Thursday’s FIR #436 podcast, I reported on a call to action by current IABC Chair, Barbara Gibson, concerning moves by the New Zealand government to reduce the number of communications staff in government as part of its efforts…

  • Wikio top 30 UK tech blogs for April 2009

    Each month since last December, my friends at information portal and news search engine Wikio have given me a glimpse of their monthly ranking of the UK’s top technology blogs ahead of publication. It’s April and I’ve just been looking…

  • Twitter could be Googled

    [See April 4 Update 1 at end of post.] I suppose speculation that Google is in talks to acquire Twitter should surprise nobody. The story I saw early this morning in TechCrunch is based on information they say they have…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #436: April 2, 2009

    Content summary: Shel’s in Kansas City; Dan York reports on intersections, Skype for iPhone, April Fool’s Day, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: The social G20 summit, the future of PR according to Jeremiah Owyang,…

  • Sign in with your Twitter account to comment

    If you’ve left a comment on this blog during the past ten days, you will have noticed an additional option on the comment form to identify yourself with your Twitter account instead of providing the required information of your name…