Month: August 2012

  • A panel discussion on social media for business [video]

    What does the future look like for social media in the small and medium business setting? That’s one of the questions addressed in a panel discussion I moderated for Dell in May, the video recording of which is available for…

  • Instagram mainstream at US political conventions

    The biggest media events in four years take place this week in the US with the Republican Party convention in Tampa, Florida, followed by the Democratic Party convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, next week. In the year when a new…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #666: August 27, 2012

    Content summary: Shel’s still in São Paolo thanks to Tropical Storm Isaac; what’s behind the number ‘666’?; Giovanni Rodriguez interview is up; Quick News: Facebook launches Edge Studio for agencies, is Feedburner about to be closed by Google?, new features…

  • A refresher on how to write a press release

    It seemed a good idea – spend an early hour on a Bank Holiday Monday to get up-to-date with the email inbox. Catch up on those emails that I’d marked to give attention to when I had time. After going…

  • Good Sunday reads

    It’s a nice change to simply enjoy the start of Sunday morning for the sake of it, spending an hour or so reading about interesting things for no other reason than, well, they’re interesting. The Bank Holiday weekend virtual papers…