Author: Neville Hobson

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #557: July 26, 2010

    Content summary: Contest continues for free FIR iPhone app; next FIR Live is August 14 with panellists that include Steve Rubel, Scott Monty and Jennifer Cohen; new FIR Interview with the Smithsonian’s Michael Edson posted, another one to come this…

  • FIR Live set for August 14 on Facebook-focused campaigns

    FIR Live is back! Is it wise for companies to direct consumers to their Facebook pages instead of their websites? That’s the subject the panel will discuss on Saturday, August 14 in our live call-in show, at 10am Pacific, 1pm…

  • Creating a fresh canvas

    If you’re a regular visitor to this blog, you may notice something different about its appearance today. Still familiar-looking, perhaps, but sort of different. If you only see the content as an RSS or email subscriber, well, head on over…

  • FIR Interview: Michael Edson and the Smithsonian Commons

    Michael Edson returns to FIR to introduce the prototype of the Smithsonian Commons, an interactive tool for digitally sharing the Smithsonian’s assets and enabling social interaction about them. You can also see a video that explores the use of the…

  • Facebook is not the only game in town

    With the news confirmed that Facebook membership now exceeds 500 million people worldwide – that’s nearly 10 percent of the world’s total population – it’s a worthy reminder to note that, never mind its size or seeming monolithic ubiquity, there…