Author: Neville Hobson

  • FIR Interview: Lee Hopkins on Twitter and symbolic convergence theory

    Lee Hopkins, FIR’s first correspondent and a social media strategist, has been working on a Ph.D. that originally focused on communication and virtual worlds. He recently shifted his attention to whether the decades-old communication theory of "symbolic convergence" is applicable…

  • Will iPads lead to better customer service?

    British Airways “revolutionises customer service using iPads,” says a BA press release on August 17 about a service trial that got quite a bit of attention this week. The airline says it’s trialling iPads with 100 cabin crew to enable…

  • How to stay safe and secure on Facebook

    Facebook has just published a handy guide to help you do all you can to stay safe and secure when you are online and using the social networking site. Available on free download, the 14-page PDF entitled "A Guide to…

  • Twitter psychology infographic: it’s about retweets

    A visual feast in this nicely-imagined infographic embedded below that offers some credible tips and tricks for attracting attention and, thus, followers. Common sense, in fact. My 3-easy-steps takeaway from  this: Tweet interesting things, perhaps with a dose of humour…

  • FIR Book Review – Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki

    Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki. FIR Book Reviews editor Bob LeDrew reviews Enchantment, Guy Kawasaki’s tenth book. From the publisher’s book description: “Enchantment, as defined by bestselling business guru Guy Kawasaki, is not…