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Year: 2012

  • Hollywood had Chris Dodd and a press release, Silicon Valley had Facebook

    A nice sound bite in a frothy report by US entertainment industry columnist and blogger +Sharon Waxman about yesterday’s online protests against SOPA and PIPA. If you remember the core of this issue, it’s seen by many as Hollywood and…

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  • The SOPA blackout

    From 5am GMT today, January 18, one of the top-ten most visited websites on the internet is unavailable for 24 hours – if you visit English-language Wikipedia, you’ll just get a page with a text concisely explaining why you can’t…

  • FIR Book Review: The Social Media Strategist by Christopher Barger

    The Social Media Strategist: Build a Successful Program from the Inside Out, by Christopher Barger, is the latest book to be reviewed by FIR Book Review editor Bob LeDrew. From the book description: “In today’s fast-paced professional climate, large companies…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #634: January 16, 2012

    Content summary: Update on SOPA; FIR Interviews posted: with John Clemons, interim IABC Executive Director, and a Google+ Hangout video interview with Stuart Bruce and Phil Gomes on Wikipedia and PR; inaugural FIR Book Club date reminder: January 27; review…

  • Good experience with a mobile Google+ Hangout

    One of the most appealing things about Google+ is the Hangouts video conferencing feature. It lets you conduct impromptu video conversations with up to ten people with just your connected computer and a webcam and microphone. Nothing to install or…