
The July 2019 edition of “The Hobson and Holtz Report” features Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz discussing these stories:
- Have we hit “peak podcast”?
- Google’s trying social media again
- These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2019
- Communicators need to explore new channels for their messages
- You downloaded FaceApp. Here’s what you’ve just done to your privacy
- Consumers are less attentive to news on mobile devices
- Dan York reports on interoperability, the new Twitter interface, Twitter’s “Live Cut” app/service, the need to go HTTPS, China and smart speakers, and gaming
Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music.

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Links from This Week’s Episode
- Why are there so many podcasts?
- Podcast revenue set to pass $1 billion this year
- Google takes another run at social networking with Shoelace
- These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2019
- Google Assistant tapped for moon landing anniversary
- Playing the community game
- ‘Stranger Things’ fans are uncovering an IRL mystery right now (and so can you)
- Rethinking Channels–Chat Is More Than Conversations
- You downloaded FaceApp. Here’s what you’ve just done to your privacy
- Justin Reynolds’ tweet on FaceApp’s terms of service
- Screen size matters: Consumers less attentive to news content on small screens
Links from Dan York’s Report
- Cory Doctorow on interoperability
- The new Twitter is coming (whether you want it or not)
- Why sites that don’t have HTTPS need to get it
- China and smart speakers
- Are you paying attention to gaming?
The next episode of For Immediate Release will be posted on Monday, August 19.