Month: June 2010

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #551: June 14, 2010

    Content summary: Shel’s in Prague; two new FIR Speakers & Speeches podcasts up: more sessions from NewComm Forum 2010; 5 minute on… Impressions of the FIFA World Cup: North Korea broadcasts World Cup opener illegally, the internet has busiest news…

  • Mirror images

    Business confidence among UK firms has seen its biggest drop since 1995 due to the government’s rhetoric on spending cuts, a survey suggests says the BBC. This news item brings to mind an apt analogy in The Economist this week:…

  • FIR Speakers and Speeches: Alex Plant on corporate video channels

    Content summary: Alex Plant, Head of Social Media and Social Media Studio at NetApp, delivers a breakout session at the 2010 NewComm Forum titled “Why a Corporate Video Channel Makes Sense,” April 22, 2010. From the NewComm Forum session description:…

  • Anger management for BP

    Like the Financial Times and large numbers of others, I suspect, I’ve got a growing sense of unease if not alarm about what’s happening to BP. From what I read, see and hear online, the oil company is the manifestation…

  • FIR Speakers and Speeches: Jen McClure and Vinay Iyer on Social CRM

    Content summary: SNCR President Jen McClure and Vinay Iyer, vice president of SAP CRM Global Marketing, presented a breakout session, “Intro to Social CRM,” at NewComm Forum 2010 as part of the Social CRM track on Wednesday, April 21, 2010.…