Year: 2012

  • The B2B Huddle on the social web

    Since mentioning it last month, plans for the 5th Dell B2B Social Media Huddle are proceeding apace. Keynote speakers are being lined up, unconference workshop sessions are being discussed, tweetup plans are all proceeding, and we’ll be naming names soon!…

  • QR codes at heart of lost-and-found service Belon.gs

    A topic I’ve written about frequently here is QR codes, those square, random-looking black-and-white images that are meaningless to the eye but content-rich to a cameraphone and some barcode-scanning software. These little barcodes are popping up everywhere these days, and…

  • Should you trust Twitter?

    So the kerfuffle over Twitter’s suspension of journalist Guy Adams’ account has ended, with the company reinstating it and issuing an apology of sorts. Adams, the Los Angeles-based correspondent for The Independent newspaper, had been posting a series of tweets…

  • FIR Interview: IABC Executive Director Chris Sorek

    The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) welcomed Chris Sorek as its new executive director effective July 1. (Read the press release.) Sorek’s appointment follows a lengthy search to replace Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, who left the post after 10…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #662: July 30, 2012

    Content summary: FIR Interview with Philip Sheldrake and Stephen Waddington on “Share This” published; interview with Chris Sorek, IABC executive director, coming; how to run an effective tweetup: #EalingTU shows the way; Ragan promo; News That Fits: how social should…