Month: May 2011
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Content worth getting in your inbox
My desktop email client is Microsoft Outlook for Windows. In spite of the frustrations in many aspects of using it, I like it overall (it does much more than email). I’ve been using it for the best part of a…
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The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #600: May 23, 2011
Content summary: This is episode #600!; interviews for Shel and Neville; Shel’s on the road; listener comments discussion including Burson Marsteller follow-up, Friendfeed FIR Room round-up; Ragan promo; News That Fits – super-injunctions that gag the mainstream media but not…
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Signs of the times for the future for e-books
I have a Kindle, the digital e-book reader from Amazon who launched the third-generation model last year. Actually, my whole family has Kindles. We also have stacks of printed books. We’re not especially wedded to format, more the content and…
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Criticism of Burson Marsteller now a firehose
The kerfuffle surrounding PR firm Burson Marsteller and its poorly-planned and -executed blogger outreach on behalf of its client Facebook continues apace, on Facebook. Swift recap: Last week, Burson was caught out in what many critics see as unethical business…