Month: March 2011

  • Local gestures can make global impacts

    On Saturday March 26 at 8.30pm, we’ll be turning our lights out at home for about an hour as we support Earth Hour 2011. It’s our small part in supporting a grassroots environmental campaign that aims to bring attention to…

  • Twitter is in the mainstream

    Yesterday, Twitter marked the fifth year since co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the first tweet. As part of that date-marking, Twitter launched a new website, discover.twitter.com, that’s a focal point for enabling you to learn about how others use Twitter. On…

  • FIR Interview: RealWire CEO Adam Parker on the value of press releases

    In this FIR interview, co-host Shel Holtz speaks with Adam Parker, chief executive of RealWire, a UK-based press release distribution service. RealWire recently launched PR Filter, a search engine that searches press releases from a broad range of distribution services;…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #591: March 21, 2011

    Content summary: New podcasts posted: Curation Nation book review, Brian Solis presentation and discussion at Dell B2B Social Media Huddle; FIR Interview with RealWire’s Adam Parker coming; listener comments discussion; follow-up discussion on the Chrysler F-bomb tweet; Ragan promo; News…

  • FIR Speakers and Speeches: Brian Solis at Dell B2B Social Media Huddle

    The third Dell B2B Social Media Huddle took place in London on March 17, 2011. Organized jointly by Dell, Google and FIR, the event featured social business expert Brian Solis and was characterized by its popular unconference approach, enabling anyone…