Author: Neville Hobson

  • Be cool with social media logos

    Here’s a quick just-before-New-Year quiz – which one of these is the correct Twitter logo? I see them all over the web, especially the text one and the ‘t’ image. None of them is correct. Today, there is only one…

  • It’s all love and hate with Facebook

    The thumbs-down symbol to register dislike of something on Facebook has long been a wish expressed by quite a few people. That wish has come to fruition, sort of – there now is a dislike button but only as an…

  • Happy Christmas

    Recorded in 1972 as a protest song about the Vietnam War, the lyrics of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” resonate powerfully today, too, especially when set against the backdrop of the imagery in this YouTube video. So, this…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #735: December 23, 2013

    FIR Podcast Network news: Debuts for ‘Inside PR’ and ‘Thought Leadership’ last week, ‘FIR Presents Higher Education with Kevin Anselmo’ will debut this week; Michael Procopio’s interview with Oracle’s Jill Rowley is up; Neville was the guest last week on…

  • Introducing "FIR on Higher Education with Kevin Anselmo"

    The FIR Podcast Network is pleased to announce a new podcast on higher education that will begin on December 26, 2013. Presenter Kevin Anselmo explains… How can academics effectively promote their ideas to general audiences? What are the best ways…