Month: June 2011

  • What the FTSE 100 do with social media

    If you want to get a rich snapshot view on what many of the FTSE 100 companies are doing with social media, look no further than "The Communicators’ Guide to FTSE 100 Social Media Use" published last week by the…

  • FIR’s still a labour of love

    On May 23, my podcasting partner Shel Holtz and I marked a milestone number for our weekly business podcast For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report, usually referred to simply as ‘FIR’ – episode number 600. Many of our…

  • An apologetic tweeter

    A Malaysian social activist will apologise 100 times on Twitter in an unusual settlement with a magazine publisher in a defamation case, reports The Guardian. […] Fahmi Fadzil, an opposition politician’s aide and respected commentator on social issues, claimed on…

  • Touching Windows 8

    If you have an interest in PC software and, in particular, operating systems, you’ll probably remember the milestones in each consumer release of Microsoft Windows. You may have fond memories of some versions, eg, Windows XP. Others, like Windows Me,…

  • FIR Book Review: The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk

    The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk. FIR Book Review editor Bob LeDrew reviews Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book, The Thank You Economy. Vaynerchuk earlier hit the bestseller charts with Crush It. He oversaw spectacular growth of Wine Library through the…