Month: June 2013

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #708: June 17, 2013

    Intro: Three new FIR Interviews are up, new FIR Interview coming, FIR Book Reviews on the Gamification Revolution and Attack of the Customer coming, we’re experimenting with Google+ Hangout to record this episode; Quick News: How Upworthy became the fastest…

  • The standout experiences of LeWeb London 2013

    The second LeWeb London conference took place earlier this month when 1,200 or so people gathered in London  – joined by thousands more via the net – to hear other people talk about the sharing economy. That dry description belies…

  • Tweet catches on in the OED

    The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the premier British dictionary of the English language – or, as its tag line states, “the definitive record of the English language” – adds new words from time to time, as well as evolved meanings…

  • FIR Interview: Rossi Mitova, CEO and Co-Founder Farmhopping, at #LeWeb London

    Bridging the gap between farms and city people who are interested in sustainable farming is the central idea behind Farmhopping, a global web platform to support small sustainable farms and communities by giving them an opportunity to access additional funding,…

  • FIR Interview: Update on FIR’s GaggleAmp with Founder and President Glenn Gaudet

    GaggleAmp is a service that helps amplify your social media messages. The company’s founder and president, Glenn Gaudet, gave FIR an account to use and report on back in September 2011. Since then, we’ve posted a series of updates with…