Year: 2010

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #526: February 15, 2010

    Content summary: HAPPO is this Friday; FIR Interview with Marc Wright coming soon; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the Year of the Tiger, and a Rio Tinto update; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: you really…

  • Can Toyota survive?

    One business story that seems to be a permanent feature in the news headlines around the world is the crisis confronting Toyota and the car maker’s product recalls. The assault on Toyota’s reputation is undoubtedly a matter of grave concern…

  • Will news be free forever?

    It will be if you read Le Figaro, according to PaidContent UK as the French newspaper prepares to launch its new content-access service on Monday. […] instead of hoisting up a paywall around all its news content, Le Fig is…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #525: February 11, 2010

    Content summary: Social media for the Bonnaroo Music Festival; special FIR discount for New Communications Forum 2010; FIR Interview with Marc Wright coming; Dan York in Berlin, Germany, reports on Google Buzz, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop;…

  • Google Buzz: it’s all about search and mobile

    The buzz about Google Buzz has been huge since the new service was announced by Google yesterday. Google Buzz gives you a social network built into Gmail, Google’s web-based email service (known as Google Mail in some countries including the…