Month: August 2011

  • Getting hands-on with social media comes to London in September

    If you’re looking for a conference or other event where you can learn more about social media for business, there are quite a few coming up during the next few months. I’m involved with some as a presenter. Here’s one…

  • Top 20 UK tech blogs for August 2011

    European search engine and news portal Wikio will be publishing its latest monthly ranking of the top 100 technology blogs in the UK shortly. As usual, they’ve given me an advance look ahead of publication at the top 20 from…

  • FIR Cut: Crowdsourcing The Big Mac Index

    Overflow from FIR #610 on August 1, 2011. The Economist: Fast food for thought: What do hamburgers, lipstick and men’s underwear have in common? The joys of quirky economic indicators The Economist: The Big Mac index: Currency comparisons, to go…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #610: August 1, 2011

    Content summary: Vote for FIR on Podcast Alley; FIR Speakers & Speeches and FIR Live podcasts posted; the results of Shel’s Google+ poll; listener comments discussion; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Curated social media comes of age during Oslo attacks,…