Month: January 2014

  • Expanding internet choice with .guru and more

    This week, a raft of new top-level domains for internet addresses became available for early registration. I was reminded of this in an email a few days ago from GoDaddy, the domain name registrar, suggesting that I might like to…

  • Making the #CIPRSM redundant

    One of the great things about a professional association is that it can be a powerful force for change in taking a leading and proactive stand in helping those in the profession – association members or not – understand and…

  • A new guide to help you verify digital content from any source

    Verifying facts before publishing a news story is one of the cornerstones of trusted behaviour that we have traditionally expected from the mainstream media. Even in the disruption of traditional sources of news over the past decade – with the…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #740: January 27, 2014

    New in the FIR Podcast Network: FIR B2B #1 with Paul Gillin and Allan Schoenberg; Lori Ruff on AMP Up Your Social Media #13 with Glenn Gaudet; FIR Presents Inside PR 361: Justine Sacco, poor judgment and the mob mentality;…

  • How to be smart about guest bloggers

    How to be smart about guest bloggers

    Every week, I receive two or three requests to publish guest posts on my blog. The requests come by email from people I don’t know who almost always have a Gmail address, not a recognisable company domain. And there is…