Month: June 2011

  • Tesco connects busy shoppers with QR codes

    One of the critiques of QR codes I often hear is about the lack of imaginative uses being made of them.  Surely you can do better than simply get a company’s regular website – too often not optimized for mobile…

  • FIR Speakers and Speeches: Donna Papacosta on digital storytelling

    Canadian communicator Donna Papacosta – and the voice that guides you on how to comment on FIR – delivered an All-Star presentation at the IABC 2011 World Conference that took place June 12-15 titled “Fascinate Your Audience with Digital Storytelling.”…

  • Time to get with the mobile program

    Another sign that mobile is increasingly the way more people access the internet, bypassing traditional computers in their hunt for information, comes in a post on GigaOM highlighting the growth is usage of mobile devices notably the iPad and Android…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #604: June 20, 2011

    Content summary: IABC 2011 World Conference summary, the impact of Twitter on the conference, Shel’s conference presentation posted as an FIR Speakers & Speeches podcast; join John Cass’ and Jonathan Baskin’s discussion of the military use of avatars; "Social Media…

  • No-fuss perspectives: Social Media @ Work

    Pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable. Block out 15 minutes of your time to watch a story, a corporate video with a difference. Watch it full screen in high definition and turn up the sound a little. Ready?…