Month: January 2012

  • Can you really control who says what about the 2012 Olympics?

    Reuters reports that 70,000 unpaid volunteers recruited for the London Olympics this summer have been warned not to give away breaking news about athletes or disclose the location of politicians and celebrities through online comments or pictures posted on social…

  • WHB: A new host for a new year

    In November 2011 I made a decision that, in early 2012, I’d move this blog and some other web properties to a new hosting service. From today, that service is WebHostingBuzz and I’d like to introduce you to them. Founded…

  • PR is seventh most stressful job

    That’s an improvement over 2010 when PR ranked second, according to this report in CorpComms magazine. The report focuses on stress negatives, but note that stress can be good for you as well ( http://goo.gl/1bkHr ). It’s all about balance.…

  • FIR Video Interview with Eric Schwartzman on Collaborative Consumption

    Eric Schwartzman joined FIR co-hosts Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz in a Google+ Hangout to recount his less-than-satisfactory experience with AirBnB while attending Le Web in Paris this past December. (If you don’t see the video embedded above, watch it…

  • First FIR Book Club meeting on Jan 27 with guest author Christopher Barger

    Friday, January 27, 20112pm EST, 7pm GMT, 11am PSTListen online We’re returning to BlogTalk Radio for the meeting. FIR Book Review Editor Bob LeDrew will introduce Christopher Barger. They’ll talk for a few minutes, then open it up to your…