Month: January 2010

  • Help Haiti via SMS donations

    Inspired by a report a few days ago in the New York Times on how making donations via text message on mobile phones in the US to support relief efforts in earthquake-devastated Haiti had raised over $2 million in donations,…

  • Learn how the social web redefines business at NewComm Forum 2010

    The 6th annual New Communications Forum conference takes place in San Mateo, California, USA, from April 20-23. Event organizer Jen McClure and the organizing team have created a superb framework for learning under the theme “The Social Web: Redefining Business.”…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #517: January 14, 2010

    Content summary: It’s just Shel today, thanks to travel schedules and time zone issues; Neville’s interview with Scott Monty and Paul Thomas from Ford Motor Company is up; FIR Live is still happening on January 23; Dan York’s Report; the…

  • FIR Interview: Scott Monty and Paul Thomas, Ford Motor Company

    One of the US ‘Big Three’ automakers, the Ford Motor Company is recognized in the broad marketing community as a pioneer in using social media effectively as part of its strategic and product-supporting communication activities that directly support the company’s…

  • GSK’s healthcare blog doesn’t cross the line

    If you’re in a regulated industry of some kind – financial services, for instance, or healthcare – how would you use a tool like a public blog as a means to engage with people you want to connect with, and…