Month: January 2010

  • Apple’s tablet as the killer e-reader

    Ellee Seymour asked me if I’ve tried an e-reader yet, one of those gadgets that you use to read e-books. Something like a Sony Reader, perhaps, or an Amazon Kindle. I told Ellee that I hadn’t yet. I do read…

  • Stamps for collecting not for posting

    The Royal Mail has a terrific series of stamp designs it plans to release on January 7 that features the covers of some iconic British rock music albums over the last 40 years. The Classic Album Covers collection features album…

  • Marking five years as a podcaster

    Today, January 3, 2010, is rather a special day for Shel Holz and I as it marks the fifth anniversary of For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report, the podcast we both started on January 3, 2005. To me,…

  • Joining dots about social media and B2B

    Last month, Kerry Bridge and I organized and hosted the Dell B2B Social Media Huddle, a one-day event at Dell UK’s headquarters that attracted more than 50 people from across the UK. Some came to listen, some to talk, others…

  • Five examples of innovation with Twitter

    Five examples of innovation with Twitter

    Credible case studies or examples of how people in organizations successfully use social communication channels like Twitter to connect and engage with customers are gold dust to anyone looking to make a case in their own organization. We know how…