Month: March 2010

  • Earth Hour 2010 today

    As I write this post, Earth Hour 2010 gets underway off the coast of  New Zealand, when the diesel generators on the Chatham Islands are turned off, as the first of 125 countries and territories sets in motion a 24-hour…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #537: March 25, 2010

    Content summary: Just Shel today; thanks to Tony Molloy for time stamps for episode #536; a pitch to attend the NewComm Forum; a brief look at Prezi.com, a new approach to presentations; Dan York’s report; the Media Monitoring Minute from…

  • Employee use of social media and networks: inform your decisions

    Blocking employee access in the workplace to social networks and other content (and people) on the web is a tactic employed by many organizations. The most common reasons I hear are that it’s to address organizations’ concerns surrounding security (prevention…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #536: March 22, 2010

    Content summary: PR firm Murray Hill running-for-Congress story update; thanks to Debi Davis for adding time codes to show notes; Michael Netzley reports on his plans to interview Steve Rubel on his Singapore visit, developments in the Rio Tinto corruption…

  • A conversation about pharma and social media

    A topic sure to generate commentary and opinion, often passionate, is social media and the pharmaceutical industry. This is especially so in the US with calls over the years by healthcare communicators and others for clarity in the role of…