Year: 2011

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #631: December 26, 2011

    Content summary: Today is Boxing Day, a public holiday in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and some other Commonwealth nations; Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas Day messages available for Kindle from Amazon; FIR Book Club with Bob LeDrew starts next month…

  • Goodwill 2012

    There’s been plenty of talk in recent days of a war being over. Depends on your perspective, I think. I would imagine, if you’re in Iraq, your view of things may be that war is not over. In any case,…

  • AdAge reports that Twitter and Edelman have parted company, citing recent changes…

    AdAge reports that Twitter and Edelman have parted company, citing recent changes in the evolving Twitter organization as reasons. The AdAge report also has this very interesting statement: “It doesn’t appear that Twitter intends to replace Edelman, which prompts the…

  • FIR Book Club starts in January 2012

    Welcome to the FIR Book Club. You already think of FIR as the podcast where you find out what’s making news and why in the worlds of public relations, social media, and communication. Now, the FIR book club – announced…

  • A crisis unfolding for GM following Saab’s bankruptcy filing

    Angry Saab fans vent on GM’s Facebook page. Post from +Hans Kullin in Sweden. #G+WP Embedded Link GM’s Facebook page attacked by angry Saab fans On Monday, a Swedish court approved the Saab Automobile bankruptcy petition, filed by the company…