Year: 2011

  • Top 20 UK tech blogs for June 2011

    On June 5, European search engine and news portal Wikio will be publishing their latest monthly ranking of the top 100 technology blogs in the UK. As usual, they’ve given me a sneak peek ahead of publication at the top…

  • FIR Book Review: Welcome to the Fifth Estate

    Welcome to the Fifth Estate, by Geoff Livingston. FIR co-host Shel Holtz reviews Geoff Livingston’s Welcome to the Fifth Estate. Livingston co-founded Zoetica, a social enterprise that provides superior communication consulting, training, and strategy to help mindful organizations affect social…

  • If FIFA looks like it’s in a crisis…

    When is a crisis not really a crisis? The answer is simple, according to the president of FIFA, the world governing body of professional football. FIFA has been embroiled in a scandal of alleged bribery and corruption for months with…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #601: May 30, 2011

    Content Summary: FIR Book Review coming of Geoff Livingston’s "Fifth Estate"; Shel was at BlogWorld New York for a day; Shel and Neville interviewed by Kelly Kass, SimplyCommunicate; Neville on Simply.TV this week; Update: Twitter, freedom of speech, privacy and…

  • Social media engagement huge in China

    Experian, the global information services company, launched its Experian Hitwise measurement service in China a few days ago. The press release says that the new service will help meet increasing demand from domestic and international marketers for tools to improve…