Month: March 2010

  • Language choices at the granular level

    Discussions during my trip to Berlin, Germany, a few days ago prompted some thought in my mind about a key element in the overall social media puzzle – people’s behaviours. Especially from a business communication perspective, social media are tools…

  • Kicking the tyres of the Dell Latitude Z

    For the past few months, I’ve been using a new laptop computer on my travels and when working away from the desktop computer in my home office. The new laptop is a Dell Latitude Z and comes courtesy of Dell…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #535: March 18, 2010

    Content summary: Neville’s in Berlin (home of his birth); Voce Communications’ Doug Haslam fills in. Doug and Shel chat about the Pan Mass Challenge and baseball, including the Chicago Cubs’ attempts to finalize an advertising deal with Toyota. Dan York…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #534: March 15, 2010

    Content summary: Communication jobs in Switzerland; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Fraxion Payments micropayment system launched for bloggers, PR agency runs for the US Congress, American medical journal bans the UK’s…

  • Apture toolbar: a model of popup discretion

    If you’re a regular visitor to this blog, you’ll know that it’s “enhanced with Apture.” Well, you may not know that, actually. But you will have experienced Apture when you’ve clicked on certain links that show you information as elegant…