Author: Neville Hobson

  • Is your Facebook profile enough to prove your ID?

    One thing synonymous with air travel is declaring your identity, usually in the form of a passport or citizen ID card, depending on the country and other factors. In some countries, you can manage just fine with a driving license…

  • The dawn of 2014

    For some people (probably many people), early morning on January 1 in any year is characterized by the plink-plink-fizz sequence of two Alka-Seltzer tablets dropping into a glass of water. A few gulps and, a bit later, relief! These days,…

  • The mutual value of the conversation

    The stats helper monkeys have been busy, said WordPress in an overnight email telling me about “Your 2013 in blogging,” a concise analysis of this blog during the year as noted by the stats module in Jetpack, the uber-plugin utility…

  • Introducing "FIR On Technology With Dan York"

    The FIR Podcast Network is pleased to announce a new podcast on technology that will begin on December 31, 2013. Presenter Dan York explains… How can communicators best use new tools such as, say, Google+ Hangouts On Air to tell…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #736: December 30, 2013

    FIR Podcast Network News: FIR on Higher Education with Kevin Anselmo debuted on Dec 26, Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester episode 4 posted on Dec 28, FIR on Technology with Dan York coming this week, more new shows in the…