Year: 2011

  • Tips for being social at conferences

    A reality today at many conferences and other large-scale organized events is that attendees at those events are going to tweet, post photos, comment on walls and otherwise talk online about what they’re experiencing (or anything else that comes to…

  • Story-telling the Audi way

    German car maker Audi has published a terrific video that tells a compelling story about teamwork, technology, individual courage and stamina – all requisite elements of what Audi looks for to win the Le Mans 24-Hour Race again this year…

  • Content worth getting in your inbox

    My desktop email client is Microsoft Outlook for Windows. In spite of the frustrations in many aspects of using it, I like it overall (it does much more than email). I’ve been using it for the best part of a…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #600: May 23, 2011

    Content summary: This is episode #600!; interviews for Shel and Neville; Shel’s on the road; listener comments discussion including Burson Marsteller follow-up, Friendfeed FIR Room round-up; Ragan promo; News That Fits – super-injunctions that gag the mainstream media but not…

  • Signs of the times for the future for e-books

    I have a Kindle, the digital e-book reader from Amazon who launched the third-generation model last year. Actually, my whole family has Kindles. We also have stacks of printed books. We’re not especially wedded to format, more the content and…