Author: Neville Hobson

  • When robots rule the world

    The idea that computers rather than people could make decisions about other people’s intentions in the workplace that I wrote about recently – an IBM security tool can flag “disgruntled employees” – may be the tip of an evolutionary iceberg…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #689: February 4, 2013

    Intro: Fix for FIR mobile app updates, Allan Schoenberg interview still planned; Quick News: Companies failing to accommodate shift to mobile, IBM security tool can flag ‘disgruntled employees’, YouTube introducing paid subscriptions, Swedish bloggers commit to posting 50,000 blog posts…

  • The arrival of the dystopian workplace

    Maybe it’s because I’m currently reading 1984 by George Orwell on my Kindle – the first time I’ve read the book since the early 1980s – but this report in The Wall Street Journal that an IBM security tool can…

  • It’s a matter of respect, IABC

    For the past few months, a growing discussion has been going on in the LinkedIn group of IABC, the International Association of Business Communicators. It’s a conversation that has brought to the surface a wide range of passionate commentary and…

  • Six reasons why Vine is worth your time

    The buzz about Vine – pro and con – is non stop. BBC News has a great 6-point analysis of why they think it will continue grabbing attention: Stop motion animation is alive and well Ads work at six second length…